Interview with a Therapist

Dr. Robin Pope Santa-Teresa is a licensed psychologist and school psychologist.  Dr. Santa-Teresa specializes in working with educational and mental health professionals using Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and iRest Yoga Nida meditation.  She also is trained and experienced in working with Deaf and Hard of Hearing individuals and is fluent in American Sign Language. Dr. Santa-Teresa has been providing therapy through telehealth since 2015.  In addition to therapy, she does consultation and assessment for Deaf and Hard of Hearing students and teaches through Western New Mexico University.  Her practice information can be found at www.panoramatherapy.com.

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Mark Barajas, Ph.D. is a bilingual Licensed Psychologist and Associate Professor of Clinical Psychology at Saint Mary’s College of California. Professor Barajas teaches courses in Psychopathology, Theories of Counseling, Family Psychology and Race, Culture, and Ethnicity in Psychology and conducts research exploring the broad intersection of culture and mental health. In his private practice, he provides psychological assessment and treats a small caseload of individuals and couples using an emotion-focused framework. He earned a Bachelor of Science in Psychobiology from UC Davis and Master’s and Doctorate degrees in Counseling Psychology from Western Michigan University. His practice information can be found at barajaspsychologicalservices.com. 

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Morgan Rakay is a licensed professional counselor and board-certified dance/movement therapist who specializes in medical illness and chronic pain, caregiver issues, grief and loss. Morgan runs a small private practice in Philadelphia, PA, where she also offers community education in values-based advance care planning. She enjoys guest lecturing for several local universities and teaching hospitals and working as program coordinator for Cancer Support Community Greater Philadelphia. Her practice information can be found at www.MovementTherapyArts.com.

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Quanesha Johnson is a Licensed Professional Counselor and Certified Educator. Her private practice is BTG Counseling & Educational Services, LLC. BTG stands for "bridging the gap."  She has a diverse background working with a multitude of individuals in a variety of settings, always taking a multicultural approach during her counseling sessions. Additionally, Quanesha provides educational workshops and trainings to schools, colleges, businesses, nonprofits and places of worship. One of her most popular presentations is on "Time Management."

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Christy received her Master of Arts Degree in Counseling Psychology at  Kutztown University of Pennsylvania. She has over 25  years of professional experience in teaching and counseling children, adolescents, and adults, in a wide variety of issues, and is skilled at supervising other therapists for licensure. She has worked within the criminal justice system, at inpatient, outpatient, residential treatment and partial hospitalization facilities; managed care insurance offices, and Lehigh University’s Counseling Center as a Drug and Alcohol Counselor as well as the assistant director of  the Counseling Center at DeSales University and adjunct professor at DeSales University and Albright College.  She owns a private practice "Awareness To Change" in Allentown, PA.

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"Today on “Interview with a Therapist” I will be speaking with Angelica Ventresca, a Licensed Social Worker who has been practicing as a therapist for 20 years. Her passion has always been working with children and adolescents. She currently works for a non-profit organization and in a private practice. The private practice is Breathe Easy Therapy located in Center Valley, PA. 

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Today on “Interview with a Therapist” I will be speaking with Cynthia Piccini, a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, and owner of Breathe Easy Therapy Services in the Lehigh Valley. She specializes in treating couples with past relationship betrayals as well as individuals with trauma. The practice has been both virtual and in person since completing the Telemental Health Law and Ethics Certification in February of 2020. Practice information can be found on www.breatheeasytherapy.com. The practice believes in collaborating with any facilities necessary to help propel clients to meet their goals. They take a wellness approach that believes in more than an hour of therapy, but a mind, body, and relational context to living in fullness. 

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Dr. Mary Kelly is a Licensed Psychologist who specializes in treating stress, anxiety, and mood disorders, using Cognitive Behavioral and Acceptance and Commitment Therapies.  Dr. Kelly is in private practice and currently providing telehealth services in New Jersey.  Her practice information can be located on the Psychology Today therapist directory by using the search terms "Mary Kelly New Jersey."  As a personal aside, we worked together during our post-doc training at Rutgers University's counseling center. 

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Jeanie Chang is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, global speaker, bestselling author, and DEI (Diversity, Equity, Inclusion) consultant. She is an AAPI (Asian American Pacific Islander) mental health expert and is the founder of Your Change Provider, PLLC an interdisciplinary practice founded on solutions and her unique framework cultural confidence. As a personal aside, I lived up the street from Jeanie as a teen as we both went to the same high school. 

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Dr. Seth Grossman is a licensed psychologist in Coral Springs, FL. He will soon be opening the next incarnation of his private practice, The Center for Psychological Freedom, where he will be focusing on emerging from difficult relationship patterns and focusing on the psychological aspects of health and well-being. He is also the primary co-author of the Millon Clinical Multiaxial Inventory-IV, the widely-used personality inventory. You can learn more about him at www.drsethgrossman.com, and soon at www.psych-freedom.com. As a personal aside, I was lucky to have Dr. Grossman as one of my clinical superiors during my internship. 

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