Danielle (she/her) is a product of a Westfield State University education, having received both her Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology and her Master’s Degree in Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) as a WSU Owl. Danielle became a Board-Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) in the Fall of 2016, and joined JLA shortly after that in the Spring of 2017.

Danielle’s passion is supporting individuals with intensive needs; both while working directly with the client, and also while collaborating with their multidisciplinary care teams. While Danielle began her career at JLA as a behavior consultant to schools and families throughout the region, she quickly emerged as a leader of the ABA service division. She provides high-quality, effective supervision and models evidence-based best practices for her BCBA colleagues and Behavior Technician supervisees. Danielle additionally has built relationships with many local Graduate programs, and JLA now has a multi-tiered model of ABA practitioner options to support these partnerships. Danielle currently serves JLA as the Director of School-Based Services and continues to liaise the well-renowned work of her team throughout the region. JLA’s School-Based team provides quality professional development, consultation, and direct service options for the variety of mental health and behavioral health needs affecting students, teachers, and administration alike.

When she isn’t working, Danielle spends her time with her son, Jack, and the two can often be found at a youth sports event. Danielle additionally enjoys puzzles and gardening. She is an active participant in the local community, and volunteers in many ways to provide meaningful opportunities for children.

(Ellie) Davis, Ph.D. serves as Assistant Director at James Levine and Associates, P.C. and is responsible for supervising and coordinating assessment-related services. She is a licensed clinical psychologist specializing in work with young children, adolescents and their parents. Her current professional focus involves providing assessment and consultation services for preschool-aged children through adults. Dr. Davis received her doctorate at the University of Rhode Island and trained at the University of Rochester Medical Center. In addition to being licensed as a clinical psychologist, Dr. Davis also holds certification as a school psychologist. She has worked in numerous public and private school settings across the state providing an array of assessment, therapy, crisis counseling, coaching, behavioral consultation and program evaluation services. Dr. Davis has extensive experience working with individuals to support their optimal functioning across home, school and community settings.

Marisa Pasterczyk, our Director of Administrative Services oversees all administrative aspects of the organization.  She supervises front office staff, manages contracts and directs our billing and insurance.  In addition, Marisa manages all human resource functions. Overall, she is responsible for keeping our practice running smoothly.

Alli Schlachter is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker serving on both the School Based Services and Outpatient Mental Health teams at James Levine & Associates, P.C. Alli has spent over twenty years working with and advocating for children and families. After receiving her Bachelors in Elementary Education from Plymouth State University in 1999, she started her career as an elementary school teacher. In 2005, she earned a Masters in Social Work at the University of Maryland at Baltimore. Throughout her career as an LICSW in private practice, she has continued to work in and consult with schools in a variety of capacities. 

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On the School Based Service Team, Alli works with schools across the region to provide group clinical consultation, individual supervision, specific case consultation, and professional development. She offers professional development in Trauma, Mental Health in Schools, Suicide Prevention and will work with school systems to create a customized professional development course based on the unique needs of each school.

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Alli also provides evidenced-based and supportive therapy to adolescents and adults in our Outpatient Program. Alli believes that the relationship between the therapist and client is a powerful tool in facilitating emotional growth, therefore she strives to create a comfortable, collaborative and open environment. Alli uses a strengths-based perspective and works with each client to increase awareness and self-understanding in challenging situations.

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Additionally, in 2004 Alli completed a 200-hour yoga teacher training. She continues to study and train in Iyengar Yoga. She has offered yoga and mindfulness classes as part of the SEL curriculum in Longmeadow, MA. Alli believes strongly in public service and is currently serving as a Town Meeting Member, is the chairperson of the South Hadley School Committee and sits on the Board of Directors of the Collaborative for Educational Services in Northampton, MA. She also continues to provide psychotherapy in her private practice which she opened in 2008.