Staff

Julie M. AhnAllen, Associate Director of Diversity and Inclusion & Director of Training – joined UCS in 2007

Education/Training:

B.A. Wesleyan University; Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology, University of Massachusetts Boston. APA-accredited Internship at Children’s Hospital Boston. Postdoctoral

Fellowship at Division of Adolescent Medicine, Children’s Hospital Boston. Licensed Psychologist in MA.

Professional Interests/Experience:

Culturally competent training and practice; racial and ethnic identity development; immigration experiences; Asian American psychology; women's issues; bereavement issues; trauma; eating disorders; treatment of anxiety and depression. Research interests are related to identity development in marginalized groups.

Theoretical Orientation: Integrative psychodynamic, developmental-cultural, relational, and CBT approaches

Departmental Roles/Responsibilities:

Director of Diversity and Inclusion; Director of training, Training Committee member and supervisor; Facilitator for Multicultural Conversation Hour; Chair of Diversity Committee; Mays Mentoring Program; Sisters Let’s Talk advisory board member; and Asian Pacific Islander Employees Association advisory board member; Member of Student Affair Diversity and Inclusion Committee; Trainer for Options Through Education (OTE), College Transition Program (CTP), A Campus of Difference; LGBTQ resource liaison

Craig D. Burns, Director – joined UCS 2006

Education/Training:

B.A. Brown University; Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology, Catholic University of America; APA-accredited Internship at Brockton/Worcester VA Hospital/Harvard Medical School; Postdoctoral Fellowship at University Counseling Services, Boston College; Licensed psychologist in MA

Professional Interests/Experience:

Individual and group psychotherapy; application of mindfulness and stress management in psychotherapy; psychotherapy with athletes; complex trauma; relational disorders; substance abuse treatment; psychotherapy supervision

Theoretical Orientation:

Integration of psychodynamic, relational, and CBT approaches.

Departmental Roles/Responsibilities:

Director of Counseling Services; Training Committee member and supervisor; Member of University Behavioral Evaluation Team; Outreach and liaison to student, staff, and faculty groups

Angela Demehri, Staff Psychiatrist – joined in 2017

Education/Training:

B.A. University of Florida (Biological Anthropology);  M.D. University of Florida College of Medicine;  Adult Psychiatry Residency, University of Michigan Health Systems

Professional Experience:

Staff/Assertive Community Treatment Psychiatrist for Washtenaw County Community Mental Health (SE Michigan), Telepsychiatrist for Copper Country Community Mental Health in MI Upper Peninsula

Professional Interests:

Psychopharmacology, psychodynamic and cognitive-behavioral therapies, cross-cultural psychiatry 

Coming soon.

Andrew Grouse, Staff Psychiatrist – joined UCS in 2005

Education/Training:

B.A. Harvard College (Psychology); M.D. Yale School of Medicine; Adult Psychiatry Residency: Brown University Psychiatry Training Program; Child Psychiatry Residency: Boston Children’s Hospital/Judge Baker Guidance Center

Professional Experience:

Staff Psychiatrist, Tufts University Health Services

Professional Interests:

Psychopharmacology, Late adolescent development, family dynamics

Selina Guerra, Staff Psychologist – joined UCS in 2018

Education/Training: 

B.A. in Interdisciplinary Studies, University of Texas-Pan American; M.A. in School Psychology, University of Texas-Pan American; PhD in Counseling Psychology, Texas A&M University; APA-accredited Internship at Texas State University Counseling Center; Post licensure experience at The Boston University Albert & Jessie Danielsen Institute; Licensed Psychologist in MA 

Professional Experience: 

Experiences include short-term and long-term individual and group therapy with adult, adolescent and child populations. Experiences also include couple’s therapy with adults and cognitive, personality and neuropsychological assessment with adults and adolescents

Professional Interests:

Issues of social justice and racial equity, LGBTQIA development, intersectional, cultural, and emerging identity formation, first generation college student concerns; trauma; relational psychoanalytic theory, group psychotherapy, attachment theory, relational spirituality, clinical training and supervision.  

Theoretical Orientation:

Relational psychodynamic, incorporating interpersonal, systemic, developmental, multicultural, and feminist perspectives.

Department Roles/Responsibilities:

Training Committee Member and Supervisor; Groups Committee Member, Diversity Committee Member; Co-facilitator for Interpersonal Process groups.

Yvonne M. Jenkins, Senior Staff Psychologist – joined UCS in 1998.

Education/Training:

B.S., Central State University (Ohio); M.Ed. Boston University; Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology, Boston College. APA-accredited internship at Center for Multicultural Trainingin Psychology at Boston Medical Center. Licensed Psychologist in MA

Related Professional Experiences:

Private practice of psychotherapy, Faculty of Jean Baker Miller Training Institute at Wellesley College. Previously on the staff of Harvard University Health Services.Presentations related to cultural diversity and psychotherapy. Member of MA Board of Registration of Psychologists, Division of Professional Licensure

Professional Interests: Culturally competent training and practice, impact of social variables on mental health, college mental health, women’s issues; learning challenges; first generation college students

Theoretical Orientation:

Psychodynamic, relational-cultural, systems, cognitive-behavioral

Departmental Roles/Responsibilities:

Trainer for Options through Education (OTE) Preceptors, Supervisor for Training Program, Member of Diversity Committee. Consultation to Thea Bowman AHANA Intercultural Center and Academic Standards Committee of Lynch School of Education

Emily Kates, Senior Staff Psychologist – joined UCS in 2013

Education/Training:

B.A. in Religion, Barnard College; Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology, California School of Professional Psychology; APA-accredited Internship at the University of Houston Counseling and Psychological Services; Postdoctoral Fellowship at University Counseling Services, Boston College; Licensed Psychologist in MA

Professional Experience/Interests:

Experiences include individual, group, and couples therapy, with adult, adolescent and child populations, in addition to cognitive, personality and neuropsychological assessment.
Professional interests include emerging adult identity development; relational concerns; the intersecting impact of race, class and gender; religion and spirituality in therapy; and community-based interventions

Theoretical Orientation:

Relational psychodynamic, integrating developmental and multicultural perspectives

Department Roles/Responsibilities:

Training Committee Member and Supervisor; Professional Development Committee Member; Groups Committee Chair

Patrick Latham, Senior Staff Psychologist – joined UCS in 2015

Education/Training:

B.A. in Psychology, University of Colorado Boulder; Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology, University of Massachusetts Boston; APA-accredited Internship at the Center for Multicultural Training in Psychology at Boston Medical Center/Boston University School of Medicine

Professional Interests/Experience:

Interests include the impact of race and socioeconomic status on therapy; psychotherapy integration of relational-psychodynamic and cognitive-behavioral approaches; psychotherapy supervision/consultation. Experience includes providing psychotherapy to children, adolescents, and adults in individual, couple’s, and family treatment; clinical and administrative supervision in community- and teaching-hospital setting; consultation and training on the impact of race and racial identity on psychotherapy

Theoretical Orientation:

Integrative relational-psychodynamic and cognitive-behavioral; developmental; solution-focused; family systems

Department Roles/Responsibilities:

Training Committee member and supervisor; Member of Diversity Committee

Johanna Malaga, Senior Staff Psychologist – joined UCS in 2012

Education/Training:

B.A. in Psychology, University of Miami; M.S. in Mental Health Counseling, Nova Southeastern University; Psy.D. in Clinical Psychology, Nova Southeastern University; APAaccredited Internship at Cambridge Health Alliance/Harvard Medical School, Postdoctoral Fellowship at University Counseling Services, Boston College; Licensed psychologist in MA.

Professional Interests/Experience:

Experiences include individual, group, and family therapy, adult and child outpatient psychotherapy and assessment

Professional interests include:

Developmental psychology; suicide prevention and suicide survivors; trauma; women’s issues; multicultural issues; first generation college students; grief and loss, relational concerns

Theoretical Orientation:

Psychodynamic, cognitive behavioral, relational, humanistic, developmental and multicultural approaches

Department Roles/Responsibilities:

Training Committee Member and clinical supervisor, Member of Students in Distress Committee, Member of Diversity Committee, Member of Groups Committee, Co-facilitator for HEAL (sexual assault support group), Liaison for The Women’s Center, fluent in Spanish

Sarah Piontkowski, Staff Psychologist - joined UCS in 2014

Education/Training:

B.A. in Psychology, Mount Holyoke College; Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology, University of Maryland, College Park; APA-accredited Internship at Suffolk University Counseling Center; Postdoctoral Fellowship at University Counseling Services, Boston College

Professional Interests/Experience:

Individual and group psychotherapy; adolescent and young adult mental health; relationships and attachment; identity development; multicultural issues and social justice; disordered eating; trauma

Theoretical Orientation:

Integrative relational psychodynamic; developmental; multicultural/feminist; internal family systems; and mindfulness approaches

Department Roles/Responsibilities:

Training Committee, Diversity Committee

Alessandro Piselli, Staff Psychologist – joined UCS in 2014

Education/Training:

B.A. in Psychology, University of Massachusetts Amherst; Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology, University of Massachusetts Amherst; APA-accredited Internship and Postdoctoral Fellowship, The Albert and Jesse Danielsen Institute at Boston University

Professional Interests/Experience:

Experiences include individual, group, and couples psychotherapy; neuropsychological, psychological, and spiritual assessment; and psychodynamic, cognitive behavioral, motivational, and dialectical behavioral therapies. Interests include psychotherapy training, process research, and integration; mindfulness practices; recovery from complex trauma; and increasing resilience among members of marginalized and disempowered groups

Theoretical Orientation:

Psychodynamic, relational, emotion-focused, cognitive-behavioral, and client-centered

Departmental Roles/Responsibilities:

Member of the Training, Groups, and Professional Development committees

Nikki Pollard, Clinician/Case Manager

Education/Training:

B.S. in Counseling Psychology, Lesley University. MSW in Clinical Social Work, Boston University.

Professional Interests/Experience:

Individual psychotherapy, treatment of anxiety and depression, college mental health, first generation college students, AHANA experiences, social justice, self-care/wellness and complex case management

Theoretical Orientation:

Integration of client-centered, narrative therapy, cognitive-behavioral and self-compassion approaches.

Morgan Sorenson, Staff Psychologist – joined UCS in 2018

Education/Training:

B.A. in Psychology and Spanish, Wheaton College; M.A. and Psy.D. in Clinical Psychology, Fuller Graduate School of Psychology; APPIC-Affiliated Internship, Carnegie Mellon University Counseling and Psychological Services; Postdoctoral Fellowship at University Counseling Services, Boston College; Licensed Psychologist in MA

Professional Experience/Interests:

Individual and group psychotherapy; emerging adult identity development; relational and attachment concerns; trauma; multicultural issues and intersectionality; existential/spiritual/religious concerns; grief and loss; neuropsychological and personality assessments

Theoretical Orientation:

Relational psychodynamic, integrating interpersonal, developmental, and multicultural approaches

Department Roles/Responsibilities:

Training Committee; Co-facilitator for HEAL (sexual assault support group)

Eileen T. Suhrhoff, Associate Director – joined UCS in 2010

Education/Training:

B.S. and M.S. in Education, SUNY Buffalo; Psy.D. in Clinical Psychology, Antioch University. Practicum placement at McLean Hospital/Harvard Medical School; APA-accredited Internship at Boston Regional Medical Center, Doctoral Fellowships at Dana Farber and Children’s Hospital Boston; Post-doctoral Fellowship at Harvard Community Health Plan; Externships at Psychoanalytic Institute of New England and the Psychoanalytic Couple and Family Institute of New England. Licensed Psychologist in MA

Professional Experience:

Private Practice with individuals, couples and children. Program development within schools and hospitals, teaching and supervision.

Professional Interests:

Individual and couples psychotherapy, supervision and training. Specific interest in identity development, women’s issues, psychoanalysis, attachment studies, bereavement, treatment of complex trauma, substance abuse, anxiety and depression and adoption issues.

Theoretical Orientation:

Psychodynamic, developmental and integrative

Department Roles/Responsibilities:

Training Committee Member and Supervisor; Director of Professional Development for University Counseling Services; Department Liaison to the Lynch School of Education

Coming soon.

Robert Tittmann, Staff Psychiatrist – joined UCS in 1999

Education/Training:

B.A. Yale College; M.D. Brown-Dartmouth Program in Medicine; Residency in Adult Psychiatry at The Cambridge Hospital, Harvard Medical School; Fellowship in Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy at The Austen Riggs Center

Professional Experience:

Private Practice; Lecturer at Harvard Medical School; Formerly on staff at The Tri-City Mental Health Center Outpatient Clinic

Professional Interests:

Individual, couple and family therapy for adults and adolescents; personality disorders; psychoanalysis

Theoretical Orientation:

Interpersonal, psychodynamic, eclectic

Coming soon.

Lynn Walsh-Blair, Staff Psychologist – joined UCS in 2016

Education/Training:

B.A. in Psychology, Mount Holyoke College; M.A. in Mental Health Counseling, Boston College; Ph.D., Counseling Psychology, Boston College. APA-accredited Internship at University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Center for Counseling and Psychological Health. Licensed Psychologist in MA

Professional Interests/Experience:

Experiences include individual and group therapy with children, adolescents, and adults; treatment to support and manage anxiety, depression, trauma, and grief; issues related to intersectionality and identity, and multicultural issues; students if Color and First-Generation college students; women’s issues; questions regarding gender and sexuality; and emerging adulthood. Research interests are related to resilience and resistance factors for students of Color in college.

Theoretical Orientation:

Integrative culturally competent, relational-psychodynamic and cognitive-behavioral; developmental; family systems; and mindfulness

Department Roles/Responsibilities:

Training Committee Member and Supervisor; Biofeedback Program Member