Kav Counseling
Comprehensive Counseling for Artists and Creative Professionals
FOUNDERS
Zev Elman, LCSW has been working with artists, writers, musicians, and filmmakers in private practice for well over a decade. He holds certificates from the Object Relations Institute in NY (ORI) in Advanced Object Relations, a certificate in Integrative Psychotherapy from the National Institute of the Psychotherapies (NIP), and a certificate in ACT for Trauma from the Institute for Better Health. He is also an active musician with many students and mentees in drums, bass, piano, djembe and production and is owner of the Flatbush Music Clinic. As a composer and producer he has worked in a range of styles including post rock, experimental rock, neoclassical, ethnic and EDM. He is a co-founder of the Midwood Psychoanalytic Study Group.
Odelia Powell (KP), Esq., MSW has an eclectic history in live music. Over the past twenty years she has worked as band manager, venue owner and talent buyer, tour manager, stagehand, booking agent, drummer and business manager. She founded and operated Asheville Music Hall in 2010 and was a fundamental part of building the now thriving music scene in Asheville, NC. As band manager, she focuses on artistic development and execution of vision while building solid and sustainable business infrastructure. Her experience has given her a deep understanding of the complications and challenges faced in the life of a creator. As a business owner, she has taken many ideas from the planning and theory stages to execution; she understands the importance of being able to adapt and rework when unforeseen obstacles and opportunities arise. She has a J.D. from Brooklyn Law School and a Masters in Social Work from Hunter College. She is a member of the New York Bar.
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