I am a therapist trained in both family systems and contemporary interpersonal psychodynamics, with twenty years of experience working with adults, children, families, and couples.
Licensed as a Marriage & Family Therapist with a Diagnostic Privilege in New York State and also licensed in Pennsylvania, I offer individual, couple, and family therapy in English and Spanish with an emphasis on helping people live more enjoyable lives and freeing themselves from recurring patterns of interaction that keep them feeling stuck.
My approach integrates training and experience in social science and mental health in Spain, Ireland, and the United States, and my expertise lies in issues related to attachment, trauma, dissociation, and multiculturalism in both adults and children.
Beyond the treatment room
In addition to my private practice, I am a faculty member and supervisor at the William Alanson White Institute, where I am a graduate of the Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy Training Program as well as the Institute’s License Qualifying Program in Psychoanalysis. I teach courses and workshops on family dynamics and psychodynamic treatment and have provided individual and group supervision to clinicians in public mental health clinics throughout New York City.
Education
Advanced post-graduate certificate, Licensure Qualifying Program in Psychoanalysis, The William Alanson White Institute, New York, New York, 2021
Advanced post-graduate certificate, Child & Adolescent Psychotherapy Training Program, The William Alanson White Institute, New York, New York, 2014
Post-graduate diploma, Conflict and Dispute Resolution Studies, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland, 2007
M.A., Couple & Family Therapy Program, Universidad Pontificia Comillas, Madrid, Spain, 2009
B.A., Sociology with a Social Psychology specialization, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain, 2005
Professional Positions
Director of Outreach and Recruitment, The William Alanson White Institute, 2024 - current
Faculty, The William Alanson White Institute, in the following programs:
Child & Adolescent Psychotherapy Training Program (CAPTP), 2021-current
Child & Adolescent Externship Program, 2016-current
Intensive Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy Program (IPPP), 2021-2023
Online Intensive Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy Program for clinicians in the Ukraine (OIPPP-UKR), 2022-current
Online Intensive Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy Program for Russian speakers, 2022-2023
Adjunct Faculty, Derner School of Psychology, Couple Psychotherapy Program, Adelphi University 2021-2022
Visiting Faculty, Family Therapy Module, PGY-4 Residents in psychiatry, Mount Sinai Morningside West, 2024
Publications
Books
Casado-Frankel, T., Herrero, M.E. (2022) Early Relational Trauma and the Development of the Self: A Model of Therapeutic Accompaniment. Routledge. (link)
Casado Frankel, T., Herrero Sotillo, M.E. (2013) Las Lágrimas del Cambio: Trastorno del Vínculo, Acompañamiento Terepéutico y Revinculación. Triacastela. (link)
Reports and Other Collaborations
Casado-Frankel, T. (2016) Child's Play: How Play Therapy Works. Contemporary Psychoanalysis in Action Blog. (link)
Recognized contributor (2017) "Protecting Assets & Child Custody in the Face of Deportation: A Guide for Practitioners Assisting Immigrant Families" for Appleseed Network's Manual on navigating Deportation. Re-issued in 2025 as “Deportation Preparation Manual for Immigrant Families: Make a Plan to Protect Your Kids and Finances in the Face of Deportation” (link)
Teaching
Working With Families, William Alanson White Institute, 2021-current
Reflections on Race, Class and Culture in Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy, William Alanson White Institute, 2016-current
How the Past Lives in the Present: Child Development and Adult Psychotherapy, William Alanson White Institute, 2022-2023
Ethnicity and Cultural Influences in Couple Therapy, Derner School of Psychology, Adelphi University, 2022
Family Therapy, Mount Sinai Morningside West, 2024
Professional Service and Affiliations
Member, American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy (AAMFT), 2012-current
Member, International Association for Relational Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy (IARPP), 2024-current
Member, Psychoanalytic Society of the William Alanson White Institute (WAWI), 2021-current
Member, American Psychoanalytic Association (ApsA) 2025-current
Supervisor of Psychotherapy (Adults), William Alanson White Institute, 2025-current
Supervisor of Psychotherapy (Children/Adolescents), William Alanson White Institute, 2021-current
Mental Health Coordinator, Northside Center for Child Development 2015-2017
Individual and Group Supervisor, Metropolitan Center for Mental Health, 2014-2019
Mental Health Consultant, SCO Family of Services, 2013-2014
Panelist, IARPP Conference, Santiago, Chile, 2013
Panelist, IARPP Conference, Mérida, México, 2024
Panelist, 75th Year Anniversary of the William Alanson White Institute, 2018