Individual Therapist

Schedule with Mikayla

Mikayla is a Licensed Professional Counselor Associate (LPCA) who earned her Master of Science in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from the University of New Haven. She enjoys working with children, adolescents, and adults and is passionate about helping clients navigate anxiety, depression, trauma, life transitions, stress, and other emotional challenges.

Mikayla believes that therapy is a collaborative journey and strives to create a warm, welcoming, and judgment-free space where clients feel comfortable being themselves. She takes a person-centered approach to therapy, recognizing that each client is the expert on their own life, while incorporating evidence-based interventions from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) to meet each individual's unique needs and goals. She hopes that every client leaves sessions feeling heard, supported, and empowered with the tools they need to create meaningful, lasting change.

In her free time, Mikayla enjoys drawing, reading, staying active at the gym, and spending time with family and friends.

Individual and Family Therapist

Schedule with Maddy

Madeline (Maddy) is a Licensed Professional Counselor Associate with a Master’s Degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling and a Bachelor’s Degree in Criminal Justice from University of New Haven. Maddy brings prior work experience of supporting at-risk youths in a variety of mental health settings such as: inpatient psychiatric care, residential programs, and outpatient clinics. She specializes in working with anxiety, depression and trauma. 

Maddy uses a variety of evidenced based practices and person-centered approaches to help clients navigate everyday challenges and relational issues, while also helping clients improve in areas such as communication, expressing emotions, and mindfulness. Maddy works with her clients to create individualized goals that encourage growth and healing. Common therapeutic interventions used are: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), and Motivational Interviewing (MI). 

Maddy is an empathic and committed mental health professional that provides a space built from comfort and understanding. By creating a safe and non judgmental space, Maddy ensures that clients are listened to and advocated for. She is comfortable working with children, teens, and adults and provides individual and family therapy services.

Individual and Family Therapist

Schedule with Abel

Abel is a Licensed Professional Counselor Associate (LPCA) who earned his Master of Arts in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Pentecostal Theological Seminary. He enjoys working with teens (ages 11+), adults, and couples, providing both individual and couples therapy. Abel specializes in helping clients navigate anxiety, trauma, life transitions, relationship challenges, attachment issues, and grief.

Abel takes a person-centered and collaborative approach to therapy, recognizing that every client’s journey is unique. He integrates a multicultural perspective into his practice and utilizes evidence-based strategies, drawing from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Motivational Interviewing (MI), Solution-Focused Therapy (SFT), Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), and Christian counseling when requested.

Dedicated to fostering a judgment-free and safe environment, Abel strives to ensure that every client feels genuinely heard, supported, and empowered to create meaningful change. He is proudly bilingual and offers services in both English and Spanish.

Individual Therapist

Schedule with Darlene

Darlene is a dedicated mental health clinician who provides a warm, nonjudgmental space for adolescents (13+) and adults navigating depression, anxiety, life stressors, substance use, and co-occurring mental health challenges. She blends compassion with structure, empowering clients to better understand their experiences and develop effective tools for healing and growth.

Darlene takes an integrative approach to therapy, drawing from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Reality Therapy, and person-centered modalities. She partners with clients to build self-awareness, strengthen emotional regulation, improve coping strategies, and foster accountability and resilience.

With experience across outpatient, intensive outpatient (IOP), and residential levels of care, Darlene has supported individuals from diverse backgrounds, including those involved in the correctional and criminal justice system. Her work with clients who feel stuck in recurring patterns has deepened her understanding of behavioral cycles, unhelpful thinking patterns, conflict resolution, trauma, and the complex relationship between mental health and substance use.

Darlene creates a reassuring and collaborative environment where clients feel heard, supported, and empowered to share openly. She values autonomy and psychoeducation, offering practical, evidence-based strategies that clients can apply in their daily lives. She believes every individual possesses resilience and the capacity to achieve meaningful personal goals.

She holds a master’s degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling and is committed to holistic care that helps clients reduce symptoms of depression and anxiety, strengthen coping skills, and move toward lasting, meaningful change.

Individual Therapist

Schedule with Jamie

Jamie is a Licensed Professional Counselor with more than 25 years of experience providing individual, group, and family counseling to children, adolescents, and adults. Throughout her career, she has worked in public and therapeutic support schools, hospitals, and private practice, helping individuals navigate life’s challenges with empathy and evidence-based care. She believes every client deserves compassionate and nonjudgmental care in an environment where they feel heard, supported, and empowered. Her goal is to create a trusting therapeutic relationship that fosters healing, personal growth, and lasting positive change.

Jamie earned her Master’s Degree in Counseling from Fordham University and Doctorate in Education from St. John Fisher College, experiences that have strengthened her commitment to providing high-quality, client-centered care.

Her therapeutic approach is collaborative, person-centered, and tailored to meet the unique needs of each individual. She draws from a variety of evidence-based techniques to help clients develop greater self-awareness, build resilience, and achieve meaningful, attainable goals. 

Clinical Supervisor

Schedule with Katie

Kathryn (Katie) is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) with nearly 10 years experience working in the mental health field in a variety of capacities. She received her Bachelor of Social Work degree from Southern Connecticut State University, and went on to receive her Master of Social Work degree from Fordham University. 

Katie has a background working in various areas of clinical settings, including community-based mental health care, multi-dimensional family therapy, intensive outpatient programs (IOP), private practice, and school-based mental health. Katie specializes in providing trauma-informed care to an array of populations, including individuals, families, and adolescents, and has experience supporting clients with depression, anxiety, OCD, PTSD, bipolar disorder, substance abuse, grief, and major life changes. 

By being a welcoming, non-judgemental, and trauma-informed clinician, Katie is able to offer a wide array of tools and modalities to assist individuals by meeting them where they are at. This may include CBT, mindfulness, DBT and distress tolerance tools, gender-affirming care, and more. Katie brings her sense of humor and down-to-earth approach into the room to allow for feelings of safety, security, and genuine human connection in the therapy process. 

Outside her first passion of the therapeutic setting, Katie enjoys reading, needlepointing, and spending time with her two cats. 

Site Director

Alexandra is a Licensed Professional Counselor Associate (LPC-A) with a Master of Science in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Western Connecticut State University. Through a combination of client-centered and evidence based approaches, Alexandra works collaboratively with clients to develop personalized goals that promote healing, resilience, and positive change. Alexandra utilizes a variety of therapeutic techniques, including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) , and mindfulness practices.

Alexandra is a compassionate and dedicated mental health counselor who aims to create a warm and comfortable environment where people can feel supported and open to share their feelings and experiences. Her goal is to help individuals to see their strengths and gifts while working with uncomfortable symptoms in order to live a more balanced and peaceful life. Alexandra supports clients in managing stress, anxiety, depression, school avoidance, communication skills, and relationship issues. Alexandra is comfortable working with children, adolescents, and adults.