Our Team
Our Team
Psychotherapist
Psychotherapist, Registered Dietitian & Eating Disorder Specialist
Virginia Inglese, MA, RD, LCSW, CLC, CEDS
Virginia Inglese is a psychotherapist and registered dietitian, specializing in eating disorders, healing families, empowering teens, and launching young adults. She is also a certified yoga and movement therapist, using these skills to help clients improve their health and release traumas and physical and emotional pain.
Psychotherapist
J.R. Lippold, MA, MSW, LGSW, LCSW
J.R. has extensive experience working with individuals, couples, and families in crisis, as well as adolescents, young adults, and members of the LGBTQ community. His unique and direct approach draws from his multifaceted experiences to provide insight into how environmental, mental/emotional, and health-related factors can influence an individual’s thoughts, feelings, and behaviors – all factors that can lead to emotional distress, anxiety, and depression.
Psychotherapist
Tamara Christman, MA, MEd, LPC
Tammy enjoys helping clients identify and use their strengths to regulate negative thoughts, feelings and behaviors in their daily lives.
Registered Dietitian Nutritionist
Cynthia Libby, RDN
Psychotherapist
Amanda Spahn, MSW, RCSWI
Amanda obtained her Master’s Degree in Social Work from Florida State University. She is currently working as a Registered Clinical Social Work Intern with the state of Florida.
She is experienced in working with crises and adults. Her current work is primarily with individuals. Amanda’s therapeutic style is client-centered and combines a variety of practices such as CBT, MI, trauma-informed, and strengths based. She enjoys meeting her clients where they are at in order to help them express and understand their needs in a comfortable setting.
Psychotherapist
Angelica Karns, MA, Resident in Counseling
Angelica Karns is passionate about working with adolescents and adults, with a special focus on empowering teens and helping young adults launch. Angelica works with individuals to help them process life experiences, discover their identity, transform relationships, cope with life changes, build self-esteem, heal from eating disorders, improve body image, decrease anxiety and depression, and…
Psychotherapist
Jeannie Cha, MSW, QMHP-T, Supervisee in Clinical Social Work
My therapeutic approach prioritizes trauma-informed practice and empowering the individual through their strengths. I create a nonjudgmental space for dialogue that is facilitated with empathy and active listening. I am passionate about getting to know the client and collaborating on ways to complete their goals by utilizing treatment modalities that will work for the individual. I integrate…
Psychotherapist
Jamilla Abughali, MBA, MSW, RCSWI
Jamilla (Ja-ME-La) specializes in a strengths-based approach utilizing Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Motivational Interviewing (MI), and Trauma-Informed therapy. She creates an atmosphere of trust and confidence amongst patients and their social support. Jamilla is compassionate and caring with a welcoming personality providing a nonjudgmental environment for…
Psychotherapist
Amanda Yi, MSW, Supervisee in Clinical Social Work
Amanda received a Master’s in Social Work from Virginia Commonwealth University and is currently working towards LCSW Licensure. Amanda has experience working with individuals and groups, and has worked in a variety of treatment settings including outpatient counseling, residential treatment facilities, and schools. Amanda has a passion for helping clients who struggle with disordered eating,…
Psychotherapist
Bianca McDaniel, MA, Resident in Counseling
Bianca graduated with an MA in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Northwestern University in 2020. She is a resident in counseling with a focus on trauma, couples counseling, and mood disorders such as depression and anxiety. Bianca has experience working with diverse populations and is LGBTQ friendly. She also has experience providing intensive substance abuse counseling in a residential setting.
Psychotherapist
Chris Johnson, MA, Resident in Counseling
Chris Johnson received a Master’s in Professional Counseling at Liberty University and is currently working toward LPC licensure. He possesses more than 5 years of experience within the counseling profession, having worked as a Community-Based counselor working in homes, as an Applied Behavior Analysis(ABA) therapist for children diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder and licensure residency. He has experience working with a wide population consisting of all ages, from young children to older adults.
Psychotherapist
Isha Sengupta, MS, Resident in Counseling
Healing is a journey rather than a destination. Isha strives to be a co-passenger on this journey by providing her clients with a safe space in which they feel unconditionally accepted and actively heard. She uses a strength-based, trauma-informed, and culturally responsive approach to therapy, to enable empowerment and foster resiliency in her clients. While…
Psychotherapist
Thalia Suarez, MS, Resident in Counseling
Thalia Suarez is a compassionate and skilled Clinical Mental Health Counselor who is committed to providing her clients with a safe, supportive, and non-judgmental environment to explore their feelings, thoughts, and experiences. Thalia has a Master’s degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling and Psychology from Troy University, and she has experience working with a diverse range of clients, including children, adolescents, couples, adults, and families.
Psychotherapist
Babatunde Adekson, PhD, LPC, NCC CSAC
Babatunde is a graduate of the counseling and counselor education doctoral program at the University of Rochester, Rochester, NY and is also a graduate of the master’s program in mental health counseling program also from the University of Rochester. He obtained his bachelor’s degree in psychology from Saint Bonaventure University in upstate New York. He utilizes an integrative perspective in counseling and manages sessions with clients using a warm Rogerian therapeutic style coupled with CBT as well as other evidence-based practices.
Psychotherapist
Shelly Johnson, MSW, LCSW
Shelly enjoys helping individuals and families struggling to manage challenging life circumstances. She uses a strengths-based approach to encourage healing, life transitions and promoting a positive change in an individual’s life. Shelly is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who has a passion for working with adolescents and families while supporting the goal of healing and…
Registered Dietitian Nutritionist
Maya Rizkala, RDN
Maya Rizkala is a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist with a passion for providing evidence-based, culturally competent care to help clients improve their relationship with food, mind, and body. Maya has experience in public health, food service management, adolescent and adult disordered eating, body image concerns, and eating disorders.
Psychotherapist
Shaina Anderson, MSW, Supervisee in Social Work
Shaina Anderson received a Master’s in Social Work from Howard University and is currently working towards LCSW Licensure. Shaina also has a Master of Science in Sociology with a concentration in Criminal Justice from Longwood University. She has experience working with a variety of individuals; including children, adolescents, and families. Shaina brings her passion and…
Psychotherapist
Alexis Andre, M.Ed, Resident in Counseling
Alexis specializes in working collaboratively with teens and adults to heal and accomplish their life goals. With years of experience in school counseling, she has helped individuals work through issues related to anxiety, self-esteem, body image, disordered eating, life transitions and development of healthy relationships.
