Michelle Bacares, MD
Board-certified psychiatrist. Provides treatment with psychotherapy and medications. Experienced in cognitive behavioral therapy of depression, social anxiety, and panic disorder. Member of the American Psychiatric Association and American Holistic Medical Association.

 Bernard Berkowitz, MD
Board-certified psychiatrist with extensive experience in diagnostic evaluation and treatment using medication and various psychotherapy modalities.

 Anna Burky, MD
Board-certified psychiatrist. Provides treatment with medication, psychotherapy and family therapy. Specializes in Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD and ADHD) as well as depression and anxiety for adolescents and adults.

 Ivan Engel, MD
Licensed psychiatrist. Experience in inpatient and office psychiatry. Department of Psychiatry, Saratoga Hospital , past chief. American Psychiatric Association, member. Frequent lecturer. Multi-lingual.

 Pankaj Kishore , MD
Licensed psychiatrist. Provides integrated treatment with psychotherapy and medications, as needed. Experienced in psychodynamic and cognitive psychotherapies. Former chief resident with honors, and Academic Psychiatry lecturer, Albany Medical College . Published internationally.

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 Julie Lonczak, Billing Manager, Intake Coordinator x208

 Bick Wanck , MD
Board-certified psychiatrist. Teaching faculty, Albany Medical College . American Academy of Psychiatrists in Alcoholism & Addictions, founding member. National lecturer. Textbook and professional articles author. Committee for Physicians Health, member.

 Susan Decker, RN, MS, NPP
Psychiatric nurse-practitioner. Experience in psychiatric disorders, medication management, and supportive therapy. Client and family teaching. Clinical teaching faculty, Russell Sage College . Teaching faculty, Northeast Health Schools of Nursing.

 Ethel Duncan, RN, MS, NPP
Certified psychiatric nurse-practitioner. Experience treating addiction and mental illness. Individual and group psychotherapy, psychiatric evaluation, psychopharmacological management. Advanced-practice nurse with holistic approach to treatment.

 Jamie Ellis, RN, MS, NPP
Certified psychiatric nurse-practitioner. Experience with adult/geriatric populations, psychiatric evaluations, medication, treatment planning, case management and outreach. Individual, couples and group therapy. Evaluation for gastric-bypass surgery candidates.

 Laurie Ellis, NPP, CNS, APRN-BC
Board-certified nurse practitioner, psychiatry. Specializes in traumatic stress, physical abuse, sexual abuse, anxiety disorders, mood disorders including depression, and psychotic disorders. The healing journey begins with a comprehensive evaluation and continues with an individualized plan of medication and/or psychotherapy.

 Melanie Howard, NPP
Licensed, certified nurse practitioner in psychiatry. Experienced in diagnosis and treatment with medication and psychotherapy. Individuals and families. Highly experienced in working with military veterans and family members as well as survivors of traumas.

 Patti Mutterer, NPP
Licensed, certified nurse practitioner in psychiatry. Provides psychiatric diagnostic evaluations plus medication and supportive psychotherapy.

 Sugi Pickard, RN, MS, NPP
Certified psychiatric nurse practitioner. Specializes in holistic mind-body approaches to wellness for individuals of all ages. Experience with adolescents and young adults. Psychiatric evaluation, individual and group psychotherapy, medication management. Ericksonian hypnosis.

 Paul Clarke, RPA-C
Board Certified Physician Assistant. Certified Fellow, American Academy of Experts in Traumatic Stress. Regular guest lecturer, Adirondack Community College . Provides psychiatric evaluation, medication management, and psychotherapy for adults and adolescents.

 Kerry Brand, PhD
Licensed child psychologist. Experience with children, families, and school interfacing. Cognitive behavior therapy for anxiety disorders for individuals of all ages. Provides psychological testing.

 Susan Chalmers, PhD
Licensed child, adolescent and adult psychologist. Psychological and educational assessments of children. Coordination of services with school. Play therapy, individual psychotherapy, couples and family therapy, parenting coach. Author, lecturer, award winner.

  Richard W. Osborne, EdD
Counseling and psychotherapy for individual adolescents and adults, couples, families, and groups. Experience with smoking cessation, sex therapy, addictions and men's issues with intimacy. Hypnotherapy. Author and lecturer.

 Andrea DeGeorgio, LCSW-R
Psychotherapist and licensed certified social worker. Experienced with children, adolescents and adults. Providing individual, couple and family counseling. Specializing in depression, anxiety disorders, eating disorders, chronic illness and interpersonal relationship issues.

 Gerald Schuff, LCSW-R
Licensed certified social worker. Experience in treating individuals, families, adolescents and children with mental health issues. Specialization in co-dependency and recovery therapies.

 Maiyra Soto, LCSW-R
Licensed certified social worker. Extensive experience in the treatment of drug and alcohol abuse, emotional distress, codependency, family issues and personal growth. Fluent in both English and Spanish.

 Lori Stewart, LCSW-R
Licensed certified social worker. Specializes in co-dependency, recovery-oriented psychotherapy, healing past traumas and addiction treatment.

 Bryant Vallie, LCSW-R
Psychotherapist and certified social worker with experience in industrial and human services management. Experience in family therapy, adult/adolescent group and individual counseling, and addictions in multi-cultural environments.

 Kim Taormina, M.Ed.
Experience with adolescents, children, adults, couples and families in private practice and as a school counselor. Specialization in treatment of trauma, abuse, anxiety and depression. Certified Thought Field Therapist.

 Susan Naughton, LCSW-R
Licensed certified psychiatric social worker with extensive experience in work with individuals, couples and families.