GREENWICH OUTPATIENT EATING DISORDER PROGRAM

Grace Meyer

Grace is a Board-Certified Music Therapist and group facilitator at Center for Discovery’s Greenwich outpatient program. She received her Bachelor’s of music in music therapy with a minor in psychology from Cleveland State University.  

Grace is passionate about providing fun and engaging therapeutic interventions to her clients. She believes in a client-centered approach with an emphasis on building a strong therapeutic relationship and creating a safe-space for clients to explore and express their thoughts and emotions. She believes her clients are the motivating force in their treatment and utilizes their interests and strengths to create an engaging recovery process. Grace completed her music therapy internship at Albert J. Solnit Children’s Center working with adolescents with various psychiatric and trauma-related disorders. She utilizes a holistic approach with an emphasis on the philosophies of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT). 

Cara Cicalo, MS

Jennifer Steinberg

Jennifer graduated with her Bachelor of Arts degree in psychology in early 2022 and is currently pursuing her master’s in clinical mental health counseling at Western Connecticut State. In previous internships, Jennifer has contributed to helping out at suicide awareness events. She has also been on the marketing side of a therapy fund which made therapy accessible to low-income families. Jennifer is passionate about leading support groups which help to foster community, togetherness and a safe place for patients to feel seen, heard and healed. She has a passion for helping those with eating disorders, to help promote the relationship with one’s mind, body and food. Her aim is to meet patients with compassion, understanding and an optimistic drive to help them get better. Jennifer believes, through therapeutic services such as DBT, patients can foster a healing relationship between the mind and body that is life changing.

Kiran Shabbir, MS, LPC-A

Brittany Albano, LCSW

Brittany, LCSW and program director, has been working with Center for Discovery since May of 2022. She entered the field in 2015 after obtaining her bachelor’s and master’s degrees in social work at New York University. After working with various populations and settings within the social services industry with children, adults and seniors in settings such as schools, foster care settings and non-profits, Brittany found her love of administrative work while working for a small non-profit where she started as a social worker and was promoted to the executive director position within two years. Brittany has a great talent for connecting with both patients and staff, utilizing rapport-building skills as well as a warm and friendly approach. When Brittany is not at work, she enjoys spending time with family, including her two cats Callie and Coco.