Faculty
Bonney Gulino Schaub, APRN, M.S., B.C., , is a state-licensed and nationally board-certified advanced practice nurse psychotherapist in private practice in Huntington NY. Contact: Bonney Gulino Schaub, APRN, M.S., B.C.
Richard Schaub, Ph.D., is a state-licensed psychotherapist in private practice in Manhattan and Huntington. Contact: Richard Schaub, Ph.D
Together, Bonney and Richard are co-founders (1978) and co-directors of the New York Psychosynthesis Institute and are on the faculty of the Italian Society for Psychosynthesis Therapy in Florence. Authors of The End of Fear: A Spiritual Path for Realists, Dante’s Path (featured in Oprah’s "O" magazine and her new book, Live Your Best Life), and Healing Addictions: The Vulnerability Model of Recovery, Bonney and Richard bring thirty years of experience in the fields of psychotherapy, addiction recovery, holistic health, transpersonal psychology and meditation to their teaching and private practice with individuals and couples.
They have taught and supervised professionals in universities and graduate schools, Bonney at Molloy College and the College of New Rochelle, Richard at Hofstra University and St. John’s University, including the development of innovative courses in clinical imagery and meditation, and have taught internationally to professional and self development audiences in Canada, Germany and Italy. Prior to private practice, Bonney’s work included in-patient psychiatry and substance abuse treatment settings. A pioneer of holistic nursing, she contributed two chapters to the standard text for the field, Holistic Nursing: A Handbook for Practice Richard’s past work includes cardiac and cancer rehabilitation, counseling in an alcohol treatment center, and directing a hospital-based program for adolescents. Together, they brought innovative mind-body-spirit principles and services to the Greenwich Village community at the height of the AIDS crisis.
–Roberto Assagioli, M.D.
In addition to four years of training and certification in the transpersonal psychology of psychosynthesis, they studied brain-wave biofeedback at the Menninger Foundation lab of Elmer Green, trained in Zen and in mindfulness, studied QiGong with Dr. Ching Tse Lee and now with Peter Yates, and have traveled extensively to deepen their understanding of the emotional healing principles in the various spiritual traditions. Their studies led them to the monastery of the Medieval mystic, Hildegard of Bingen, in Germany and to the Sufi Rumi’s Mevlevi Order in Istanbul, and they have also guided others on sacred art and meditation retreats to Florence. They bring this synthesis of professional and personal study to their therapeutic work and to their training of professionals.
Megan McInnis Burt, R.N, M.S, is a state-licensed nurse psychotherapist who specializes in addictions recovery, including leading groups on spiritual development for women in recovery. She teaches in the institute’s Clinical Imagery and Meditation and Advanced Recovery programs, and in The Dante School. Her private practice office is in Glen Head, NY. Contact: Megan McInnis Burt, R.N, M.S
Michael Follman, M.A, is a state psychologist applying psychosynthesis and meditation practices to people with chronic emotional illness. He is a teacher in The Dante School and writes extensively on the stages of human development beyond the personality. His private practice office is in Huntington NY. Contact: Michael Follman, M.A
Richard Grossman directed the Center for Health in Medicine at Montefiore Medical Center for twenty years, where he was also on the faculty of the Residency Program in Social Medicine and the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. He leads retreats for the seriously ill as part of the Cancer Help Program of The Smith Farm Center for the Healing Arts. He was the editor and publisher of Dr. Roberto Assagioli’s books, Psychosynthesis and Act of Will. Richard is also an accomplished author (see Publications page). He teaches in the institute’s Older Growing and Chronic Illnesses programs. His private practice of health counseling and psychotherapy is in Salisbury, Connecticut. Contact: Richard Grossman
Lisa Gulino, M.L.S., is a state-certified librarian with extensive experience in corporate technology and project management. She is the institute’s researcher and art curator. Contact: Lisa Gulino, M.L.S.
Victoria Gulino, M.A, is a state-certified art teacher. She has worked in day treatment and school settings for fifteen years. She has integrated her training in art, psychosynthesis and clinical imagery into the process of Art Alchemy, classes which assist children and adults in self-expression, stress reduction, self-discovery and healing through art. Contact: Victoria Gulino, M.A
Elizabeth Sudler, L.C.S.W, is a state-licensed psychotherapist whose specialty is helping people in recovery from addiction. In addition to her mentoring and therapy work, she has held senior corporate positions and now consults with businesses on quality improvement activities that are grounded in personal responsibility. She teaches in the institute’s program, Advanced Recovery, and has a private practice office in Sag Harbor NY. Elizabeth Sudler, L.C.S.W