Clinical Providers

Karen Berg, LCSW-C

Education: Hartwick College, B.A.; Boston University, MSW. Internship/Residencies: Family Service Association of Greater Boston. Professional Interests: Individual and Family Therapy; adolescents and adults.

Carla Brown, M.D.

Education: University of Maryland, Eastern Shore, B.S.; University of Maryland, Baltimore School of Medicine, M.D.; Internship/Residencies: General Adult Psychiatry at New York University and Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship at New York University;  Board Certified in General Adult Psychiatry and Child and Adolescent Psychiatry; Professional Interests: Wellness for adults, teens and children, medication management of attention deficit disorders, anxiety disorders, mood disorders and challenges associated with high functioning autistic spectrum disorders

Kate Chowpaknam, Psy.D.

Education: Doctor of Clinical Psychology (Psy.D.) with Academic Distinction and Child/Adolescent Concentration from The School of Professional Psychology at Forest Institute in Springfield, Missouri and Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration and Psychology from Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri. Completed postdoctoral fellowship at Mt. Washington Pediatric Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland. Conducts individual therapy, using primarily cognitive-behavioral and interpersonal therapy approaches, with children, adolescents, and adults for anxiety, depression, other mood disorders, trauma, Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), and behavioral problems.

Dianne Decubellis, LCSW-C

Education: University of Maryland Baltimore County, B.S. University of Maryland, MSW. Professional Interests: Individual and couples therapy with adults.

Gideon Eisenberg, LCSW-C

Education: Queens College, B.A.; Forham University, MSW. Certificate in Psychotherapy, Westchester Institute. Professional Interests: General adults psychotherapy: Mood disorders, anxiety disorders, schizophrenia, other conditions. Individual and couples treatment.

Travis Frank, Psy.D.

Education: Towson University, BS; Loyola University Maryland, MS; American School of Professional Psychology, Psy.D.;  Internship/Post-Doctoral Training: Pennsylvania Counseling Services. Professional Interests: Psychotherapy with children, adolescents, and adults, treatment of ADHD, anxiety disorders, and mood disorders; family counseling; mindfulness.

Larry Fultz, Ph.D., LCSW-C

Education: University of Maryland School of Social Work, Ph.D. Internship/Residencies: Mt. Washington Pediatric Hospital, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore County School System. Professional Interests: School psychological issues, learning disabilities; Child, adolescent and adult psychotherapy; Long-term psychotherapy.

Nancy Niesz Funk, Ph.D., CRNP-PMH

Education: Ph.D., clinical psychology, Ohio University; Master’s, clinical psychology, Xavier (Ohio) University; Master’s, clinical psychopharmacology, Farleigh-Dickinson University; Master’s, nursing, Johns Hopkins University; Bachelors, sociology, Wheaton (Illinois) College; Bachelor’s, Nursing, Johns Hopkins University; Post-doctoral Fellowship, clinical psychology, Kennedy Krieger Institute, (Maryland); pre-doctoral internship, clinical psychology, Astor Home & Treatment Centers (New York). Professional Interest: Psychopharmacology & Psychotherapy.                 

Candice Grace-Lee, M.D.

Education: South Carolina State College, B.S.; Duke University School of Medicine, M.D. Internship and Residency: Duke University Medical Center. Board Certified. Professional Interests: Wellness for adults, teens, and children.

Joseph Kachik, Ph.D.

Education: Towson University, B.A; Florida Atlantic University, M.Ed.; West Virginia University, Ph.D. Internship/Residencies: Pre-Doctoral Internship at Pennsylvania State University; Post-Doctoral Fellowship at Sheppard and Enoch Pratt Hospital. Professional Interests: Anxiety disorders and mood disorders; Adults: individuals and couples.

Robin Lerner, LCSW-C

Education: University of Maryland, B.A.; University of Maryland at Baltimore, MSW. Professional Interests: Individual, couples, and family psychotherapy; children, adolescents, and adults.

Ana Soule, CRNP-PMH

Education: University of Maryland Baltimore, BSN and MSN. Internship/Residencies: University of Maryland. Professional Interests: adolescent, young adult, and adult wellness; medication management.

Judith Tenhunen, LCSW-C

Education: University of Washington, Seattle, B.A.; University of Maryland, MSW. Internship/Residencies: Graduate Field Placements at Johns Hopkins Hospital and Clifton T. Perkins Hospital. Professional Interests: Psychodynamic and cognitive-behavioral psychotherapy of adults and couples. Childhood abuse, losses, stress and anxiety management issues.

Hugh Ward, LCSW-C

Education: Towson University, B.S.; University of Maryland at Baltimore, MSW. Professional Interests: ADHD, mood disorders, anxiety disorders, substance abuse issues, problems of adolescents.

Efim Weinman, M.D.

Education: Kiev Medical School, M.D. Internship/Residencies: Hahnemann University Medical School; Fellowships at Johns Hopkins University and University of Maryland Medical Schools. Board certified in General Psychiatry, Psychosomatic Medicine and Neuropsychiatry. Professional Interests: Psychiatry, psychosomatic medicine, psychopharmacology, and neuropsychiatry; Adults.

Natalie Yzer-Newton, M.D.

Education: Graduated from Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine and completed adult psychiatry training at The George Washington University Hospital. Sub-specializing in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry - training completed at The Johns Hopkins Hospital. Uses a comprehensive approach to diagnose and treat psychiatric illnesses while recognizing the benefits of multidisciplinary collaboration and care. Double board certified in child/adolescent psychiatry and adult psychiatry. Voted one of Baltimore Magazine’s Top Doctors in the area in 2014. Professional Interests: Depression, bipolar disorder, anxiety disorders, and behavioral disorders.