Office
Philadelphia, PA – University City
4025 Chestnut Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Parking + Exact Location
Parking:
Metered parking is available on Chestnut and surrounding streets. Parking garage at Fresh Grocer supermarket on 40th and Walnut.
Exact Location:
The University City Office of Council for Relationships is located at 4025 Chestnut Street. Chestnut Street is a one-way street going east. The building is directly opposite the University of Pennsylvania police station. After 7:00 pm, you can park underneath the building
Directions
From Center City:
Follow Market Street west to 42nd Street and turn left at the light (Pep Boys on the right and Midas on the left). From 42nd, turn left onto Chestnut (first traffic light) and proceed 1 1/2 blocks to 4025 Chestnut Street, directly across the street from the Penn police station.
From the Northeast:
Take 95 South to the Center City exit. Take the Vine Street Expressway (676W) to exit for International Airport and 30th Street. Proceed around 30th Street Station, following the signs to Market Street. Make a right onto Market Street. Follow Market Street west to 42nd Street and turn left at the light (Pep Boys on the right and Midas on the left). From 42nd, turn left onto Chestnut (first traffic light) and proceed 1 1/2 blocks to 4025 Chestnut Street, directly across the street from the Penn police station.
From New Jersey:
Cross the Ben Franklin Bridge to the Vine Street Expressway (676W). Take 676 West to the the 30th Street exit. Follow 30th Street around the train station up to Market Street. Turn right on Market Street. Follow Market Street west to 42nd Street and turn left at the light (Pep Boys on the right and Midas on the left). From 42nd, turn left onto Chestnut (first traffic light) and proceed 1 1/2 blocks to 4025 Chestnut Street, directly across the street from the Penn police station.
From Wilmington:
Take 95 North to Philadelphia 76 West exit. Take 76 West to the South Street exit. Turn left at the light and proceed west on Spruce Street to 42nd Street. Turn right on 42nd Street and proceed to Chestnut Street, where you must turn right. 4025 Chestnut Street is approximately 1 1/2 blocks up on the left, directly across the street from the Penn police station.
Staff Therapists at this Location:

Ayo Akindumila, LMFT
Ayo Akindumila, LMFT
Ayo is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist based here in Philadelphia. She has extensive experience working with individuals, couples, and families looking to cope with stressful transitions. Her approach to therapy is both warm and disarming; she understands and respects the bravery it takes to begin therapy, and is always mindful of how to...
Specialty Areas: Addiction and Substance Abuse, Artists and Athletes, Depression and Anxiety, Life Transitions, Men's Issues, Relationship Issues, Stress
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Barbara Barry, MEd, LMFT
Barbara Barry, MEd, LMFT
Barbara Barry is a sensitive, and caring therapist, affirming each person’s capacity for change and growth. Her approach is grounded in compassion, non-judgmental presence and collaboration. She supports clients as they gain insight, identify new ways to move forward and transform their relationship with self and others. Ms. Barry received her Master’s degree in Counseling...
Specialty Areas: Addiction and Substance Abuse, Communication, Relationship Issues, Remarried/Blended Issues, Self-Discovery/Self-Analysis, Trauma, Veterans, Active Military, and Their Families, Women's Issues
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Carol Blum, M.Ed., CAC, MFT...
Carol Blum, M.Ed., CAC, MFT, LPC
Carol is an Individual, Couple, and Family Therapist who works with an integrative approach. This includes quieting the mind and calming the body through deep relaxation and mindfulness training. Carol also uses Internal Family Systems to help clients recognize their many Parts and to bring harmony to all Parts of Self. Carol is recognized for...
Specialty Areas: Addiction and Substance Abuse, Depression and Anxiety, Grief, Loss, and Bereavement, Trauma, Veterans, Active Military, and Their Families
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Daniella Bonhomme, MFT
Daniella Bonhomme, MFT
Daniella is an individual, couples, and family therapist who graduated from Thomas Jefferson University and interned at CFR. Her areas of interest are communication, depression, anxiety, and helping individuals identify self-worth and self-esteem through an integrative approach to care. Daniella approaches therapy as a collaborative journey in a warm, empathetic manner while appropriately challenging her...
Specialty Areas: Anger Management, Children with Special Needs, Communication, Community Partnerships Initiative, Depression and Anxiety, Divorce, Eating Disorders, Grief, Loss, and Bereavement, Infertility, Life Transitions, Men's Issues, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Relationship Issues, Self-Discovery/Self-Analysis, Trauma, Women's Issues, Work/Life Balance
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Mike Butera, MFT
Mike Butera, MFT
Mike is a master’s level therapist who helps individuals, couples, and families navigate the challenges of their relational lives. He provides a creative and collaborative therapeutic experience that is uniquely tailored to each client. He strives to foster safety and connection by constructing an atmosphere composed of curiosity and compassion. Mike believes that anchoring in...
Specialty Areas: Artists and Athletes, Community Partnerships Initiative, Depression and Anxiety, Men's Issues, Relationship Issues, Self-Discovery/Self-Analysis, Trauma, Veterans, Active Military, and Their Families
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Jagkirpal Channa, MFT, MS
Jagkirpal Channa, MFT, MS
Sometimes, life challenges us with painful experiences that can leave us feeling overwhelmed. These deep and untreated wounds can hinder one’s ability to be their true authentic self and live an empowered life. My goal is to provide my clients with a safe space to explore, challenge, and remove harmful patterns in their lives and...
Specialty Areas: Affairs and Infidelity, Anger Management, Career Counseling, Communication, Depression and Anxiety, Diversity Issues and Intermarriage, Divorce, Grief, Loss, and Bereavement, Interpersonal Violence/Abuse, Life Transitions, Men's Issues, Mood Disorders, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Relationship Issues, Remarried/Blended Issues, Self-Discovery/Self-Analysis, Sex and Love Addiction, Stress, Trauma, Work/Life Balance
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Sara J. Corse, PhD
Sara J. Corse, PhD
Dr. Corse is a dynamic clinical psychologist with over 25 years of experience working with individuals, couples and families. Clients are drawn to Dr. Corse for her engaging style, her deep caring and her effectiveness in helping clients resolve and heal troubling emotions and relationships. Her approach is integrative and includes the use of EMDR to help...
Specialty Areas: Affairs and Infidelity, Chronic Illness, Communication, Community Partnerships Initiative, Depression and Anxiety, Diversity Issues and Intermarriage, Grief, Loss, and Bereavement, Life Transitions, Mood Disorders, Parenting, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Relationship Issues, Remarried/Blended Issues, Stress, Trauma, Veterans, Active Military, and Their Families, Women's Issues
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Kenneth W. Covelman, PhD
Kenneth W. Covelman, PhD
Dr. Covelman is a licensed clinical psychologist who maintains a diverse practice in individual, couples and family therapy. He has special interest and training in working with stepfamilies, families and couples dealing with chronic illness, and families with child-focused problems. He uses a family systems orientation in his therapy. Fee: $$$$ More information about fees can...
Specialty Areas: ADD and ADHD, Children with Special Needs, Chronic Illness, Parenting, Relationship Issues, Veterans, Active Military, and Their Families
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Eric Devon, MD
Eric Devon, MD
Dr. Eric Devon attended medical school at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, graduating in 2010. He went on to complete his General Psychiatry Residency at the University of North Carolina in 2014 and Fellowship in Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry at the University of Pennsylvania in 2015. He has remained in the Philadelphia area since...
Specialty Areas: Addiction and Substance Abuse, Chronic Illness, Depression and Anxiety, Mood Disorders, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Veterans, Active Military, and Their Families
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Bethanne Frazer, MS, LPC, N...
Bethanne Frazer, MS, LPC, NCC, ATR-P
Hello! My name is Bethanne. I am a Licensed Professional Counselor and art therapist. Art-making is a means to explore creative problem-solving and dive deeper. As a teaching artist and art therapist, I believe in creative expression as a means of self-discovery and a therapeutic healing process. I bring together my strengths and skillset to...
Specialty Areas: Artists and Athletes, Career Counseling, Communication, Depression and Anxiety, Grief, Loss, and Bereavement, Life Transitions, Mood Disorders, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Relationship Issues, Self-Discovery/Self-Analysis, Stress, Trauma, Veterans, Active Military, and Their Families, Women's Issues, Work/Life Balance
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Lisa Handler, PhD, LMFT
Lisa Handler, PhD, LMFT
Lisa works with individuals and couples of all ages who are experiencing challenges in their lives and/or relationships. She enjoys working with a diverse group of clients and welcomes those who are: challenged or stuck in familial or intimate relationships; exploring their relationship to work (especially academia); experiencing anxiety and/or depression; working through young adulthood;...
Specialty Areas: LGBTQ+ Affirming, Life Transitions, Men's Issues, Relationship Issues, Self-Discovery/Self-Analysis, Veterans, Active Military, and Their Families, Women's Issues
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Gabrielle Hoang, MFT
Gabrielle Hoang, MFT
Hello! Navigating emotions, relationships, and the complexities of lived experiences can feel overwhelming. As a marriage and family therapist, I specialize in working with diverse individuals, couples, and families who seek support on this journey. Being a child of immigrants myself, I intimately understand the unique struggles that come with being raised by immigrant parents,...
Specialty Areas: Affairs and Infidelity, Career Counseling, Depression and Anxiety, Diversity Issues and Intermarriage, Grief, Loss, and Bereavement, LGBTQ+ Affirming, Life Transitions, Men's Issues, Relationship Issues, Remarried/Blended Issues, Self-Discovery/Self-Analysis, Trauma, Veterans, Active Military, and Their Families, Women's Issues, Work/Life Balance
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Amy Jones, MSW, MFT, LCSW
Amy Jones, MSW, MFT, LCSW
Amy’s strengths as a clinician are working with young adults, young couples, and women who have survived traumatic events, including ongoing interpersonal trauma, and who want support to process these experiences in order to show up more fully for their lives in the present. She also really enjoys supporting individuals and couples as they are...
Specialty Areas: Depression and Anxiety, Disabled People/People with Disabilities, Diversity Issues and Intermarriage, Interpersonal Violence/Abuse, Life Transitions, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Relationship Issues, Self-Discovery/Self-Analysis, Trauma, Veterans, Active Military, and Their Families, Women's Issues, Work/Life Balance
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Sarafina Kietzman-Nicklin, MFT
Sarafina Kietzman-Nicklin, MFT
Sarafina has a Masters in Family Therapy from Thomas Jefferson University. There she focused on a systemic approach to therapy that allows her to examine the whole of people’s life experiences, including past and present relationships, and how they currently impact individual’s mental health. Sarafina combines a macro approach, identifying larger values and goals, with...
Specialty Areas: Addiction and Substance Abuse, Affairs and Infidelity, Depression and Anxiety, Divorce, Life Transitions, Mood Disorders, Relationship Issues, Remarried/Blended Issues, Self-Discovery/Self-Analysis, Sexual Difficulties, Stress, Trauma, Women's Issues
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Kathy Klein, M.S.Ed., MSW, ...
Kathy Klein, M.S.Ed., MSW, LCSW
Kathy Klein provides a warm, empathetic, and responsive environment for individuals working to understand themselves better and change their lives. Kathy believes that relationships with others and various communities create a complex foundation for understanding who we are. The work of taking care of ourselves is challenging, brave, and meaningful. She supports clients in this...
Specialty Areas: Depression and Anxiety, Grief, Loss, and Bereavement, Life Transitions, Relationship Issues, Self-Discovery/Self-Analysis, Trauma, Women's Issues
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Marissa Kos, MSW, RN
Marissa Kos, MSW, RN
Marissa works with individuals as they navigate challenging emotional experiences or life circumstances by offering a safe environment to explore contributing dynamics and factors. She believes that her clients know themselves best and strives to understand the origins of their emotional experiences, as well as the impact these may have on daily life and connection...
Specialty Areas: Chronic Illness, Communication, Depression and Anxiety, Grief, Loss, and Bereavement, LGBTQ+ Affirming, Life Transitions, Women's Issues
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Amy Leonard, LMSW
Amy Leonard, LMSW
If you are feeling stuck, alone, or confused about yourself or your relationships, then therapy could be a helpful next step for you. I would love to help you explore your story and learn how to tap into your ability to grow and heal. My style is warm, conversational, and relational, because I believe the...
Specialty Areas: Communication, Depression and Anxiety, Diversity Issues and Intermarriage, Grief, Loss, and Bereavement, Life Transitions, Relationship Issues, Self-Discovery/Self-Analysis, Stress, Trauma
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David MacFarlane, MEd
David MacFarlane, MEd
David MacFarlane, MEd is a Licensed Psychologist. Mr. MacFarlane graduated with a Master’s in Counseling Psychology from Temple University and has been licensed in Pennsylvania since 1993. He studied Comprehensive Family Therapy with Sam and Diana Kirschner and is thoroughly familiar with systemic approaches to psychotherapy. Mr. MacFarlane began his career as a therapist in...
Specialty Areas: Communication, Depression and Anxiety, LGBTQ+ Affirming, Men's Issues, Parenting, Relationship Issues, Remarried/Blended Issues
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Alexandra S. Macy, MD, MA
Alexandra S. Macy, MD, MA
Dr. Alexandra Sarah Macy is a licensed board-certified psychiatrist specializing in the treatment of mood disorders, anxiety disorders, reproductive psychiatry, intensive short-term psychodynamic therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy, interpersonal psychotherapy, psychodynamic psychotherapy, and psychopharmacology. She is also skilled in treatment for couples, sex therapy, students, women’s mental health, and pregnancy and postpartum issues, as well as...
Specialty Areas: ADD and ADHD, Anger Management, Chronic Illness, Communication, Depression and Anxiety, Grief, Loss, and Bereavement, Infertility, Life Transitions, Mood Disorders, OCD, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Relationship Issues, Stress, Trauma, Women's Issues
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Virginia Mittnacht, LSW
Virginia Mittnacht, LSW
Virginia Mittnacht is a licensed social worker living in Philadelphia. She has experience working with children, adolescents, and young adults who are impacted by mental, emotional, and/or behavioral health challenges. Ms. Mittnacht believes that building a strong and honest relationship with her clients is the root from which genuine, positive, and sustained growth stems. She thoughtfully...
Specialty Areas: ADD and ADHD, Chronic Illness, Communication, Depression and Anxiety, Grief, Loss, and Bereavement, Life Transitions, Mood Disorders, OCD, Relationship Issues, Self-Discovery/Self-Analysis, Stress, Trauma, Women's Issues, Work/Life Balance
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Tessa Peoples Kinsey, MFT
Tessa Peoples Kinsey, MFT
As a systemically oriented clinician, Tessa is attentive to the social and relational context of her clients. Tessa employs a non-pathologizing approach that validates your unique context while holding hope for the changes you want to implement in your life. She is experienced in working with women and couples who are navigating life transitions of...
Specialty Areas: Communication, Depression and Anxiety, LGBTQ+ Affirming, Life Transitions, Relationship Issues, Sexual Difficulties, Trauma, Women's Issues
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Matthew CP Purinton, LCSW
Matthew CP Purinton, LCSW
Mr. Purinton practices individual, couple and family therapy as a social worker. His experience and areas of interest include depression, anxiety, children who have lost a loved one, and palliative care as a model of medicine to improve quality of life. Mr. Purinton is especially passionate about working with adults and children who are dealing with pain...
Specialty Areas: Children with Special Needs, Chronic Illness, Chronic Pain, Depression and Anxiety, Grief, Loss, and Bereavement, Sex and Love Addiction, Veterans, Active Military, and Their Families
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Courtney Ragin, LMFT
Courtney Ragin, LMFT
Courtney Ragin, LMFT is a licensed marriage and family therapist who works with individuals, couples, and families to support them in healing and developing healthy relationships where they feel seen and understood. She is passionate about helping people understand their life story and empowering them to create the life they desire. Courtney utilizes strength-based interventions...
Specialty Areas: Communication, Depression and Anxiety, Life Transitions, Parenting, Self-Discovery/Self-Analysis, Veterans, Active Military, and Their Families
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Jamie Rose, LMFT, MAC
Jamie Rose, LMFT, MAC
Jamie Rose seeks to create a safe and inviting space for children, teens, adults, couples and families to be heard. She loves to collaborate with clients to utilize their strengths in order to best guide them through the unique challenges they are facing. Ms Rose has her Masters degree in Biblical Counseling and has done...
Specialty Areas: Communication, Depression and Anxiety, Infertility, Life Transitions, Parenting, Relationship Issues, Veterans, Active Military, and Their Families, Women's Issues
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Margaret Roth, MSEd, LMFT
Margaret Roth, MSEd, LMFT
Ms. Roth is a licensed marriage and family therapist. She works with individuals and couples and focuses on problems of anxiety, trauma, depression, parenting issues, loss, and uses EMDR extensively. Ms. Roth uses EMDR to help unlock and re-process any trauma, relieve anxiety, panic, phobia, and depression. She believes that most behaviors and feelings in the present...
Specialty Areas: Depression and Anxiety, Grief, Loss, and Bereavement, Mood Disorders, Parenting, Stress, Trauma, Veterans, Active Military, and Their Families
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Anneliese E. Sorrentino, MS...
Anneliese E. Sorrentino, MSS, LMFT
I am a warm, curious, engaging, and caring therapist with a deep commitment to fostering growth and helping you form more secure and satisfying relationships – with yourself and with others. My approach is integrative and collaborative. I enjoy working with individuals and couples of all stripes, and my particular clinical interests include the development...
Specialty Areas: Career Counseling, Depression and Anxiety, Grief, Loss, and Bereavement, Life Transitions, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Relationship Issues, Self-Discovery/Self-Analysis, Trauma, Veterans, Active Military, and Their Families, Women's Issues, Work/Life Balance
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Michele Southworth, JD, LMFT
Michele Southworth, JD, LMFT
Ms. Southworth is a licensed marriage and family therapist and a divorce mediator, with more than 30 years’ experience. She is trained in EMDR, a form of therapy that is helpful in reprocessing difficult memories and emotions. Ms. Southworth is also the Director of CFR’s Post Graduate Certificate Program in Marriage and Family Therapy, which is...
Specialty Areas: Artists and Athletes, Career Counseling, Divorce, Grief, Loss, and Bereavement, Life Transitions, Men's Issues, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Self-Discovery/Self-Analysis, Trauma, Veterans, Active Military, and Their Families, Women's Issues
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Sonja Spangler, LSW
Sonja Spangler, LSW
Sonja Spangler, LSW provides a warm, nonjudgmental, and genuine presence for your self-exploration. She believes in creating a space in therapy that honors who you are and what your story is. Her main focus is on the therapeutic relationship, one that invites you to express your authentic self and be seen. Her collaborative approach will...
Specialty Areas: Depression and Anxiety, Grief, Loss, and Bereavement, Life Transitions, Self-Discovery/Self-Analysis, Women's Issues
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Emma Steiner, MSW, MFT, LCSW
Emma Steiner, MSW, MFT, LCSW
Ms. Steiner is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with over ten years of experience working as a psychotherapist in Philadelphia. A graduate of the University of Pennsylvania’s School of Arts and Sciences as well as the Graduate School of Social Policy and Practice, she returned to train at Council for Relationships in order to gain a...
Specialty Areas: Addiction and Substance Abuse, Communication, Depression and Anxiety, Grief, Loss, and Bereavement, LGBTQ+ Affirming, Life Transitions, Mood Disorders, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Premarital Issues, Relationship Issues, Self-Discovery/Self-Analysis, Stress, Trauma, Veterans, Active Military, and Their Families, Women's Issues
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Jane Summers, MD
Jane Summers, MD
Dr. Jane Summers has specialized in women’s behavioral health throughout her career and provides medication evaluation and treatment for clients treated by Council for Relationships therapists in our Women’s Psychological Health Services. Dr. Summers’ approach prioritizes understanding the unique issues that affect the emotional health of women such as reproductive health and hormonal changes over...
Specialty Areas: Chronic Illness, Depression and Anxiety, Infertility, Insomnia, LGBTQ+ Affirming, Mood Disorders, OCD, Women's Issues
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Tracey Tanenbaum, M.Ed, LMF...
Tracey Tanenbaum, M.Ed, LMFT, AS
The decision to seek therapy is a difficult one, whether you are facing challenges that have been with you for years or have more recently emerged. Ms. Tanenbaum will help you find practical solutions to life’s obstacles, as well as a deeper understanding of the emotional blocks that have held you back. She offers you focus,...
Specialty Areas: Chronic Illness, Chronic Pain, Community Partnerships Initiative, Grief, Loss, and Bereavement, LGBTQ+ Affirming, Life Transitions, Self-Discovery/Self-Analysis, Veterans, Active Military, and Their Families, Women's Issues
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Bianca Williams, MFT
Bianca Williams, MFT
It is absolutely essential that my practice experience encompasses feeling not only safe and supported but also free of judgment or “my way or the highway” thinking. My goal is to work collaboratively with you, showing up as both an advocate and fellow brainstormer, as I witness you become more and more aware, that you...
Specialty Areas: Anger Management, Communication, Depression and Anxiety, Grief, Loss, and Bereavement, Life Transitions, Men's Issues, Relationship Issues, Self-Discovery/Self-Analysis, Stress, Trauma, Women's Issues, Work/Life Balance
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Becky Wu, MD
Becky Wu, MD
I am a board-certified psychiatrist dedicated to providing compassionate and evidence-based care. I offer comprehensive mental health care, including psychotherapy and medication treatment, based on your individual needs. I earned my undergraduate degree from the University of Toronto and my medical degree from the Medical University of the Americas. I completed my Adult Psychiatry residency...
Specialty Areas: ADD and ADHD, Depression and Anxiety, Diversity Issues and Intermarriage, Grief, Loss, and Bereavement, Life Transitions, Mood Disorders, OCD, Self-Discovery/Self-Analysis, Women's Issues, Work/Life Balance
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