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Meet the CMHS Staff


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Clinical Staff

Elizabeth Cracco, Ph.D.
Assistant Director/Coordinator of Clinical Services - Counseling Psychologist - University of Wisconsin - Madison

  • Clinical Orientation: Relational-Cultural model, Interpersonal Process
  • Clinical Expertise: Relationship issues, trauma, sexual assault/abuse, college student identity development, depression, eating disorders, crisis intervention
  • Interest Areas: Social justice and empowerment, multicultural issues, gender and violence, teaching and training, outreach education, research, feminist therapy

Laurie Cooper, L.C.S.W.
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, University of Connecticut

  • Clinical Orientation: Cognitive-Behavioral, narrative, and psychodynamic
  • Clinical Expertise: Depression, anxiety, thought disorders, phase of life issues, and adjustment problems
  • Interest Areas: Coping and resilience

Jenn Fox, Ph.D.
Ph.D. Psychologist, University of Connecticut

  • Clinical Expertise: depression, bereavement, trauma survivors/sexual assault survivors, OCD, suicide awareness and prevention

Carlos Gonzalez-Martinez, L.C.S.W.
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, University of Connecticut

  • Clinical Orientation: Cognitive Behavioral /Reality Therapy, Insight Oriented Therapy
  • Clinical Expertise: Long term chronic mental illness, HIV, dual diagnosed, anger management, PTSD, bilingual (Spanish, English)
  • Interest Areas: Gender Issues, Multi-Cultural Issues

Rob Goodwin, M.D.
Psychiatrist, Dublin, Ireland

  • Clinical Orientation:
  • Clinical Expertise: General Psychiatry and Psychopharmacology
  • Interest Areas:

Susan Grace, APRN
University of Connecticut and Yale University

  • Clinical Orientation: Cognitive behavioral therapy and Dialectical behavior therapy
  • Clinical Expertise: Mental health assessment and diagnosis, psychopharmacology
  • Interest Areas: Outreach to reduce the stigma of seeking mental health care and outreach regarding maintaining good mental health with positive life style choices.

Kathy Hampton, L.C.S.W.
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Simmons School of Social Work, Boston

  • Clinical Orientation: Integrated (Cognitive-Behavioral, Self-Psychology, Narrative Therapy, Motivational Interviewing)
  • Clinical Expertise: Self-esteem, body image, anxiety and mood management, cognitive therapy, stress management/ relaxation, eating disorders
  • Interest Areas: Women's issues, human rights and empowerment, social justice, self- esteem, body image, programming and outreach, group work, clinical supervision

David Henry, Ph.D.
Psychologist, University of Connecticut

  • Clinical Orientation:
  • Clinical Expertise: Depression, anxiety, sexual and physical abuse, suicide assessment, and eating disorders
  • Interest Areas:

Maritza Lugo-Stalker, L.C.S.W., Psy.D.
Licensed Clinical Psychologist, University of Hartford

  • Clinical Orientation: Cognitive-behavioral therapy. Integration of other treatment modalities stemming from Cognitive-behavioral techniques
  • Clinical Expertise: Providing individual and group therapy in a long term and brief treatment modality to adolescents and adults. Performing emergency psychiatric/crisis evaluations on individuals presenting with acute mood disturbance, psychosis, and anxiety among other situational life experiences. Providing mental health services to individuals from a Hispanic cultural background in their native language or in English
  • Interest Areas:

Perry Mandanis
Child, Adult, and Family Psychiatry; Brown University School of Medicine; Board Certified, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology

  • Clinical Orientation: Integrated biopsychosocial treatment of psychopharmacology, psychoeducation, and psychotherapy (cognitive behavioral, dialectical behavioral, interpersonal, group and family therapies)
  • Clinical Expertise: Adolescent psychiatry; assessment, diagnosis, and integrated psychiatric treatment; anxiety and mood disorders; ADHD; attachment disorders; personality disorders; and multimodal psychotherapies.
  • Interest Areas: Adolescent development, graduate student supervision and training, storytelling, dialogue facilitation, group process, and organization development and effectiveness

Graciela Quiñones-Rodríguez, L.C.S.W.
Psychiatric Social Worker, University of Connecticut, Student Health Services

  • Clinical Orientation: Contextual, Interpersonal, Dynamic, Reality Therapy
  • Clinical Expertise: Depression and anxiety disorders, dual diagnosis, adjustment and acculturation issues, people living with chronic conditions, trauma survivors, existential issues, personal growth, relational problems, social skills and bereavement. Individual, couples, and groups.
  • Interest Areas: Overall personal development & growth; strengthening of multi-cultural experiences and competency; social justice and social action; programming, outreach & public speaking; training/teaching & supervision; multi-disciplinary team work

JoLynn Powers, Psy.D.
Licensed Clinical Psychologist, Rutgers University, Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology

  • Clinical Orientation: Cognitive-Behavioral; Family Systems
  • Clinical Expertise: Panic and Anxiety Disorders; Mood Disorders; Adjustment Disorders; Relationship issues and couple's therapy; Family-related issues; crisis assessment and intervention
  • Interest Areas: Management of panic and anxiety; promoting healthy relationships; codependency issues; impact of divorce and family issues on current functioning; consultation; supervision; multi-disciplinary collaboration

Barry Schreier, Ph.D.
Director, Counseling Psychologist, University of Missouri-Kansas City

  • Clinical Orientation: Interpersonal-Process, Cognitive-Behavioral/Reality Therapy
  • Clinical Expertise: Identity development, Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Queer, and Transgendered issues and concerns; anxiety and mood disorders; stress management; impulse disorders; couples therapy
  • Interest Areas: Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Queer and Transgendered issues and concerns; multicultural issues; counseling center administration; interpersonal supervision and training; programming and outreach; clinical ethics; counseling center marketing; social justice and social action; research; risk assessment and management; national psychology education and training; humor in psychology

Dawn Shadron, L.C.S.W.
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Loyola University-Chicago

  • Clinical Orientation: Psychodynamic, Object Relations, Cognitive-Behavioral, Systems Theory
  • Clinical Expertise: Crisis Intervention, LGBTQ concerns & support, Women's issues, Individual & Group Psychotherapy with Adolescents & Adults, Adjustment/Anxiety/Mood Disorders
  • Interest Areas: Clinical Supervision, Multiculturalism, Parenting, Athletics

Donna Webber
Nurse Practitioner, M.S., University of Connecticut

  • Clinical Orientation:
  • Clinical Expertise: Medication management of psychotropic medication
  • Interest Areas:


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Psychology & Social Work Trainees

Taline Andonian
Clinical Psychology, University of Hartford

  • Clinical Orientation: Integrative (Psychodynamic, Interpersonal, and Cognitive Therapies through a Humanistic Lens)
  • Clinical Expertise: Trauma & Abuse, Developmental & Autism Spectrum Disorders, Anxiety/Depression, Dual Diagnosis
  • Interest Areas: Eastern psychology, mindfulness, meditation, art & music therapies, multicultural issues, decreasing mental health stigma, outreach

Claire Bemis
Social Work, University of Connecticut

  • Clinical Orientation: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
  • Clinical Expertise: Trauma and abuse, Anger management, Strengths perspective, Crisis intervention
  • Interest Areas: Outreach, Advocacy, Empowerment, Creating safe and healthy communities, Early intervention and prevention, Social justice

Caitlin Burbridge
Clinical Psychology, University of Connecticut

  • Clinical Orientation: Interpersonal Process, psychodynamic, insight oriented therapy
  • Clinical Expertise: Anxiety and mood disorders, adjustment disorders
  • Interest Areas: Personal growth and development, behavioral medicine, social justice, multidisciplinary collaboration

Giselle Perez
Clinical Psychology, University of Connecticut

  • Clinical Orientation: Cognitive-Behavioral, Eclectic
  • Clinical Expertise: Anxiety, Depression, Chronic Health Conditions
  • Interest Areas: Health behavior promotion, coping with chronic illness, stress and stress management, intervention-based research, family and multicultural issues, outreach, and psychological testing.


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