Licensed Mental Health Counselor

hey there! my name is verdah kazi (they/them), and i am a licensed mental health counselor for New York state. i provide trauma-informed therapy through somatic and psychoanalytic lenses to support my clients in re-engaging with their mind-body-soul connection. when we lose this connection, we lose access to our sense of intuition and discernment necessary for resisting oppressive and traumatic environments and systems. i am a firm believer in movement as a resource and tool our bodies use to metabolize traumatic wounds and access deeper parts of ourselves that hold wisdom in protecting and supporting each of us in a persistently traumatizing world.

OB/GYN Physician

Dr. Mbaye is a board-certified OB/GYN in New York City where she has provided care to patients from all 5 boroughs and beyond, leading to over 700 5-star reviews on Zocdoc. Before joining ClearMD, Dr. Mbaye worked in private practice caring for pregnant and non-pregnant people as well in digital health with a focus on women’s health. She has several years of experience as a medical advisor and consultant, digital health consultant, and content creator for companies such as Natalist (acquired by Everlywell), Cofertility and Frame Health. She has written for and been featured in articles on Buzzfeed, USA today, NBC News, and Brit + Co. She is on a mission to bring empathetic, holistic, and affirming reproductive healthcare to all, with a particular focus on people of color and the LGBTQIA+ community.

Adult-Gerontological Nurse Practitioner

Wynette Almeida is an adult-gerontological nurse practitioner who specializes in cancer care at Blavatnik Family Medical Cancer at Chelsea. She completed her Bachelor and Master of Science in Nursing at CUNY-Hunter College. She holds two national board certifications with the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) as an adult gerontological primary care nurse practitioner as well as an adult oncology certified nurse practitioner (AOCNP). Her passion is empowering patients and their families throughout their cancer journey. Her background in primary health gives her ability to ensure patients are receiving the proper screening especially while getting cancer follow-up/care. She is inspired to bring her nine years in oncology to the preventative setting to help reduce cancer rates throughout NYC.