Children’s Clinic Staff

CYNTHIA MONAHON, Psy.D. Founding Director (University of Denver.)  Primary clinical interests:  diagnostic evaluation; play therapy with preschool and latency-aged children; parent guidance; evaluation/treatment of psychologically traumatized children.  Author of Children and Trauma; a Parent’s Guide to Helping Children Heal (1993).    cmonahon@cutchins.org

LISA BARONDES, MSW (Smith College School for Social Work) Primary clinical interests:  play therapy with preschool and latency-aged children; parent guidance; Incredible Years parenting group leader.     lbarondes@cutchins.org

 SALLIE DEANS LAKE, Ph.D. (Smith College School for Social Work) Primary clinical interests: psychotherapy with adolescents and adults, parent guidance, and work with young and new mothers.    sdlake@cutchins.org

HANNAH LORD, M.S. (Antioch New England, Doctoral Intern in Psychology )  Clinical interests: treatment and assessment with children and families.    hlord@cutchins.org

 MARC FROMM, MSW (Smith College School for Social Work) Primary clinical interests:  play therapy with latency-aged children; individual therapy with adolescents and adults; parent guidance.    mfromm@cutchins.org

KIM GAITSKILL, M.D.  (Rush University School of Medicine) Certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.  Residency and post-doctoral fellowship at the University Health Center of Pittsburgh, Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic.

 SUSAN GULICK, MSW (Simmons School for Social Work) Primary clinical interests:  play therapy with preschool and latency-aged children; evaluation/treatment of childhood trauma; individual psychotherapy with adolescents and adults; parent guidance; EMDR treatment with children.    sgulick@cutchins.org

 EILEEN MESSER, M.Ed. (Northeastern University) Primary clinical interests:  play therapy with preschool and latency-aged children; individual therapy with adolescents; parent guidance; evaluation and treatment of childhood trauma. Incredible Years parenting group leader.    emesser@cutchins.org

EDWARD PLIMPTON, Ph.D.  (State University of New York) Primary clinical interests: evaluation and treatment of childhood anxiety disorders; consultations around normal difficulties in child rearing; assessment and treatment of infants and toddlers.  tplimpton@cutchins.org

ADAM QUINN, MSW. (University of Washington) Primary clinical interests: child and adolescent treatment, sand tray and play therapy.   aquinn@cutchins.org

 JUDITH SOUWEINE, Ed.D.  (University of Massachusetts) Primary clinical interests:  neuropsychological assessment of learning and attention-deficit disorders; school and parent consultation around behavioral and educational programming; behavioral interventions for parents and children.  Author of Mainstreaming Ideas for Teaching Young Children (1981).    jsouweine@cutchins.org

 GABRIELLE VITIELLO, MSW. (Smith College School for Social Work)  Primary clinical interests: psychotherapy with children, adolescents, and adults.  gvitiello@cutchins.org

 ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF

 MARLA AGRITELLEY, Administrative Assistant and Office Manager  magritelley@cutchins.org

 BARBARA CRANE, Insurance Specialist   bcrane@cutchins.org

 Diane Miller, Office Assistant

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