Clinical Staff and Program Coordinators

Psychiatric Social Worker

Picture of Lisa Amato

Joined CCPH in 2022.

Picture of Lisa Amato

Coordinator of Social Work Training, Psychiatric Social Worker

Picture of Elle Berch-Heyman

Joined CCPH in 2014.

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Mental Health Counselor

Picture of Cindy Brown

Joined CCPH in 2017.

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Psychiatric Social Worker

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Joined CCPH in 2009.

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Mental Health Counselor

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Joined UMass in 2022, joined CCPH in 2024.

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Coordinator of Fellowship Training

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Joined CCPH in 2010.

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Staff Psychologist

Picture of Yung-Lung Chen

Joined CCPH in 2024.

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Co-Coordinator of Groups and Workshops, Staff Psychologist

Picture of Amanda DiStasio

Joined CCPH in 2019.

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Crisis and Acute Care Services Clinician

Picture of Jude Graether

Joined CCPH in 2024.

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Psychiatric Social Worker

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Joined CCPH in 2023.

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Associate Clinician

Picture of Taylor Hall

Joined CCPH in 2024.

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Psychiatric Social Worker

Picture of Elizabeth Hare

Joined CCPH in 2014.

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Psychiatric Social Worker

Picture of Brad Landon

Joined CCPH in 2018.

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Interim Assistant Director for Training, Staff Psychologist

Jennifer M. Lefort, Ph.D.

Joined CCPH in 2012.

Jennifer M. Lefort, Ph.D.

Crisis and Acute Care Services Clinician

Picture of Ami MacDowell

Joined CCPH in 2025.

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Coordinator of Crisis and Acute Care Services, Psychiatric Social Worker

Picture of Elise Manning

Joined CCPH in 2019.

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Associate Clinician

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Joined CCPH in 2022.

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Psychiatric Social Worker

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Joined CCPH in 2019.

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Psychiatric Social Worker

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Joined CCPH in 2019.

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Psychiatric Social Worker

Picture of Mei Lin Pratt

Joined CCPH in 2022.

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Co-Coordinator of Groups and Workshops, Psychiatric Social Worker

Picture of Beth Prullage and Rosie

Joined CCPH in 2019.

Picture of Beth Prullage and Rosie

Psychiatric Social Worker

Picture of Yolanda Ramos

Joined CCPH in 2022.

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Staff Psychologist, Coordinator of Doctoral Psychology Internship Training

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Staff Psychologist

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Staff Psychologist

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Joined CCPH in 2025.

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Psychiatric Social Worker

Picture of Jeston Sussman

Joined CCPH in 2024.

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Psychiatric Social Worker

Picture of Sierra Vaughan-Oakley

Joined CCPH in 2019.

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Psychiatric Social Worker

Picture of Fusako Yamagiwa

Joined CCPH in 2023.

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Current Trainees

W.E.B. Dubois Fellow

Picture of Aaliyah Michele Bell

Joined CCPH in 2025.

Picture of Aaliyah Michele Bell

Foundational Year Social Work Intern

CCPH - About Us - Claudia

Joined CCPH in 2025.

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Postdoctoral Fellow

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Joined CCPH in 2024.

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Psychology Intern

Picture of Raegan Harrington

Joined CCPH in 2025.

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Foundation Year Social Work Intern

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Joined CCPH in 2024.

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Psychology Intern

Picture of Joe Kennedy

Joined CCPH in 2025.

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Psychology Intern

Picture of Yu Ying (Jenny) Li

Joined CCPH in 2025.

Picture of Yu Ying (Jenny) Li

Social Work Post Graduate Fellow

Picture of Jade Schapiro

Joined CCPH in 2024.

Picture of Jade Schapiro

Second Year Social Work Intern

Picture of Ana Seiler

Joined CCPH in 2025.

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Foundational Year Social Work Intern

Picture of Efrain Vega

Joined CCPH in 2025.

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Psychiatry Staff

Nurse Practitioner

Picture of Sarah Archibald

Joined CCPH in 2022.

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Staff Psychiatrist

Picture of Philip Close-Barber

Joined CCPH in 2022.

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Psychiatric Nurse, Referral Coordinator

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Joined CCPH in 2017.

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Nurse Practitioner

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Nurse Practitioner

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Lead Psychiatrist

Picture of Jacob Oyer

Returned to CCPH in 2024.

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Administrative Staff

Records/File Clerk

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Joined CCPH in 2011.

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Office Supervisor

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Joined CCPH in 2016.

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Front desk/receptionist

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Joined UMass in 2018.

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Front desk/receptionist

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Joined CCPH in 2016.

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Front desk/receptionist

Picture of Debbie Whittaker

Joined CCPH in 2016.

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Transcriptionist

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Joined CCPH in 2016.

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Therapy Dogs

Therapy Dog

Picture of the therapy dog Doolin

Joined CCPH in 2024.

Picture of the therapy dog Doolin

Therapy Dog

Picture of George after getting a haircut

Joined CCPH in 2022.

Picture of George after getting a haircut

Therapy Dog

Picture of the therapy dog Rosie

Joined CCPH in 2022.

Picture of the therapy dog Rosie

Leadership Team

Director

Melissa Rotkiewicz, Psy.D.

Joined UMass in 2003.

Melissa Rotkiewicz, Psy.D.

Associate Director for Clinical Services, Psychiatric Social Worker

Picture of Jessi Bond

Joined CCPH in 2012.

Picture of Jessi Bond

Associate Director for Crisis and Acute Care Services

Picture of Jennifer Cannella

Joined CCPH in 2019.

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Interim Assistant Director for Training, Staff Psychologist

Jennifer M. Lefort, Ph.D.

Joined CCPH in 2012.

Jennifer M. Lefort, Ph.D.

Lead Psychiatrist

Picture of Jacob Oyer

Returned to CCPH in 2024.

Picture of Jacob Oyer