Sandhiya (Sun.thee.ya) Baladhandapani is a pre-licensed counselor, providing individual psychotherapy for people of all ages, from children to older adults. Sandhiya works full-time at an outpatient mental health clinic in the Robinson area.

Sharon Bernstein is a licensed private practice psychotherapist in the Point Breeze neighborhood of Pittsburgh. Sharon has been practicing psychotherapy for 40 years with people of all ages. Beginning in 1976 at St Francis Community Mental Health Center as a consultant and mental health educator to parents and teachers as part of the National Institute of Mental Health growth grant, where she spent 23 years in various roles, Sharon has evolved into an analytically oriented therapist for children, adolescents, and adults.

James Nosegay Bowen is a clinical social worker, somatic practitioner, and herbalist in Pittsburgh, PA who is committed to individual and collective resilience and joy. They see clinical practice as a way of deepening relationship to bodies, land, purpose, and each other.

William F. Cornell, M.A., TSTA (P), has maintained an independent private practice of psychotherapy and consultation in Pittsburgh, PA for over 40 years. Having studied behavioral psychology at Reed College in Portland, Oregon and phenomenological psychology at Duquesne University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, he followed his graduate program with training in transactional analysis and body-centered psychotherapy and has studied with several mentors and consultants within diverse psychoanalytic perspectives.

Miriam DeRiso, Ph.D. is a licensed clinical psychologist in private practice. She supervises psychiatric residents in the Clinic Without Walls program for low-fee patients engaged in psychoanalytic psychotherapy. Dr. DeRiso taught and supervised psychology interns and psychiatric residents for almost 20 years as an assistant professor in the Child and Adolescent Division of the Department of Psychiatry of the Allegheny Health Network in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Patricia Donohue, Ph.D.: I think, teach, and learn at the intersections of feminist philosophy, gender studies, and psychology. I am preoccupied with themes of embodiment, social location, and enactments of power, and the ways these inform, enable, constrict, and deform knowing and feeling.

Mike Drew, LPC, is a licensed professional counselor in private practice. He earned his Bachelor degree in Philosophy from Penn State and Master of Science degree in Professional Counseling from Carlow University.

Rebecca Fabbro is a psychiatrist, psychotherapist, and primary care physician completing training in Psychiatry and Family Medicine at UPMC Western Psychiatric. She believes that mental and physical health are deeply intertwined, that humans are intimately connected to each other and their communities, and that psychotherapy is one of the best ways individuals can gain insight and agency to improve their relationships and overall health.

Dr. Fischetti received his Ph.D. from Purdue University. He completed an American Psychological Association approved Internship in Clinical Psychology at Brown University Medical School in Providence, RI, followed by a National Institute of Mental Health Postdoctoral Research Fellowship in the Epidemiology of Alcoholism at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. In 2003 he graduated as a fully qualified Adult Psychoanalyst from the Pittsburgh Psychoanalytic Center, a training center affiliated with the American Psychoanalytic Association and the International Psychoanalytic Association.

Adam Haglund is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker currently practicing in Pittsburgh within a private setting. He earned his bachelor's degree in Creative Writing and Religious Studies from The New School University in New York City.

George Herrity, PsyD, MSW is a licensed psychologist in private practice in the Oakland area of Pittsburgh providing individual psychotherapy to late adolescents and adults. Dr. Herrity received his MSW from the Smith College School for Social Work and his PsyD from Carlow University. Some of Dr. Herrity’s training background includes wilderness therapy, combat-related PTSD, and college counseling.

Katie Kearns is a licensed clinical social worker in private practice at 3Rivers Therapists in Squirrel Hill. She earned her Master of Social Work from the University of Pittsburgh. Katie has a true passion for treating eating disorders and helping individuals develop a healthy, normalized relationship with food, weight, and shape.

Dr. Alyson Kepple earned her medical degree from the University of Virginia School of Medicine and completed her psychiatry residency at the Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic at the University of Pittsburgh where she served as Chief Resident for Psychotherapy Training supervising and teaching psychiatry residents and medical students. She is completing her psychoanalytic training at the Institute for Contemporary Psychotherapy and Psychoanalysis (ICP+P) in Washington, DC and is a recipient of the 2021 Early Career Professional Award presented by The International Association for Psychoanalytic Self Psychology (IAPSP).

Catherine Maihoefer, LPC is a licensed professional counselor in private practice. She earned her degree in Counseling Psychology from Chatham University. She is a graduate analyst and faculty member at the Pittsburgh Psychoanalytic Center. She has been a full-time clinician for 18 years and has worked in a variety of clinical settings: research (evaluations and therapies), community mental health, university counseling, and consulting.

Dr. José Mantilla-Rivas is a combined adult and child and adolescent psychiatry resident at UPMC. He graduated from the School of Medicine at Universidad de Los Andes. His main interests include psychoanalysis, group psychotherapy, psychosomatic medicine, and neuroscience.

Matt Markon is a psychoanalyst in private practice. In the mid 1990’s, Matt began providing group treatment to violent male offenders. Since then, Matt has worked with diverse populations providing both group and individual psychotherapy in a number different treatment modalities. He has worked in state hospitals, community mental health clinics, and private practice. A licensed clinical social worker, Matt has provided mobile crisis services and been involved in critical incident stress debriefings.

Michael Mervosh is a licensed clinical psychologist, psychotherapist, and founder of MGM Psychological Associates, located in Pittsburgh, PA. He has been devoted to full-time private practice, providing intensive individual and group psychotherapy for 30 years.

Ron Schulz is a Licensed Professional Counselor and graduate of Carlow University who welcomes both individual adults and couples seeking to create change in their lives. As a Certified Clinical Trauma Professional and Addictions Specialist, Ron uses a Mindfulness-based approach to explore issues related to anxiety and depression, stress and trauma, loss, and grief, sexual/gender identity, sex positivity, and relationships.

Christen Shiber Nichols, LCSW, is a psychodynamically-oriented psychotherapist in private practice. She earned her Master of Social Work from the University of Pittsburgh where she also completed a fellowship in geriatric mental health care sponsored by the John A Hartford Foundation. Christen has worked at UPMC Western Psych in the emergency department and inpatient units and in community mental health prior to starting her independent practice.

Dr. David Silvasy is a licensed psychologist. He received his Doctoral degree from Carlow University in Counseling Psychology where he also received his Master of Science degree in Professional Counseling. Dr. Silvasy completed his Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science from the University of Pittsburgh in Philosophy and Psychology, and he completed his doctoral internship at the University of Pittsburgh Counseling Center.

Dr. Orbison is a clinical psychologist and psychoanalyst who has been a full-time clinician in Pittsburgh for 44 years. After graduating from Yale in philosophy and psychology, he completed his doctorate in clinical psychology from the Duquesne University program in existential phenomenology. He completed his psychoanalytic training at the Pittsburgh Psychoanalytic Institute, where he started the writing program and served as Education Committee Chair.

Colleen Peddycord is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with experience working with adults, children, and families from diverse backgrounds. Colleen has worked with sexual assault survivors through Oregon’s Sexual Assault Resource Center, in community and school based behavioral health with children and families through The Matilda Theiss Childhood Trauma Treatment Center, with adults with chronic health conditions in various integrated healthcare settings and more recently with adults and children in private practice.

Dr. Rabin is a psychodynamic psychotherapist and consultant in private practice. She previously worked as director of the Counseling and Psychological Services at Carnegie Mellon University, Senior Clinician at Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, Adjunct Associate Professor in the Psychology Department at CMU, and Adjunct Assistant Professor at the Counseling Psychology Department at the University of Pittsburgh.

Dr. Rahm is a psychoanalyst in private practice, with over 20 years of clinical experience. He has experience working in community mental health, university counseling, adult psychiatric inpatient and outpatient, disability determination services of state government, providing health psychology consultations for patient care, and teaching graduate-level courses in clinical psychology and psychoanalysis.

Whitney Sigall is a licensed clinical social worker who recently started a private practice in Squirrel Hill. She received her bachelor’s degree in Psychology at Florida State University and her master’s in Social Work at the University of Pittsburgh.

Dr. Smith is a psychodynamic psychotherapist in independent practice and Adjunct Associate Professor of Psychology at Duquesne University. He has worked in a variety of clinical settings, including as a therapist in multi-site studies on the efficacy of psychotherapy. He currently supervises the psychotherapy training of psychiatry residents and doctoral students in clinical psychology.

Dr. Loren Sobel earned his medical degree from the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine and completed his psychiatry residency at the Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic at the University of Pittsburgh where he served as Chief Resident for Psychotherapy Training. He is a Faculty-by-Invitation at the Pittsburgh Psychoanalytic Center, volunteer Clinical Faculty member at the University of Pittsburgh, and an active Faculty member at the Western Pennsylvania Community for Psychoanalytic Therapies where he teaches psychoanalytic theory and technique.

Laure Swearingen is a 67-year-old woman who returned to school at 35 and has been practicing since 2002, first as an LPC and then as a psychologist. Interested in the puzzles of treating trauma, including the continuous traumatic stress experienced by refugees and residents of dangerous communities here. Lives with her husband of 38 years (!) and another old dog. Enjoys swimming and seeing grandchildren (5) and children (3). Vegetarian.

Dr. Tova Tarr is licensed psychologist in private practice working in Pittsburgh for over 40 years. She studied art history and geography at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem and then she received a Master’s Degree in Development and Educational Psychology from New York University and a Ph.D. from the University of Pittsburgh. She began her psychology career as a child and family psychologist working at the child development unit of Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh, Jewish Family and Children’s Services, and she worked with adults on the psychiatric unit of Forbes Regional Hospital while starting her private practice.

Heather Walker, LPC, is a licensed professional counselor currently in private practice. She has experience working with diverse clients in a variety of mental health settings including residential facilities, UPMC Center for Eating Disorders, Allegheny County Jail, in-home family based services, and Penn Avenue Place Clubhouse.

Jay Wiggin, LSW is a social worker and psychotherapist working for the University of Pittsburgh Counseling Center. Jay provides individual and group therapy to undergraduate and graduate students at the university while he prepares for clinical licensure. He is in his third year of working as a therapist and has worked in many different settings including at a crisis line, in a residential treatment facility, and for college counseling centers.