OUR TEAM
Sherry F. Adams, LMHC
Sherry F. Adams (she/her) received her MA in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Northwestern University. She provides a safe and inclusive environment for adults to explore who they have been, who they are, and who they want to be.
Sarah Douglas, LMHC, SEP, Clinical Group Supervisor
Sarah Douglas (she/her/hers) provides a gentle and supportive environment for clients to express themselves and explore the areas of their lives that feel stuck or cause them distress. She works with clients to increase resiliency, cultivate compassion towards self and others, and develop new ways of being that are aligned with wellness and relationship goals.
Ford Fishman, LMSW
Ford Fishman (he/him) practices psychodynamic therapy within a relational framework to foster insight, shift patterns, and cultivate greater ease in oneself and one’s relationships. Ford recognizes the enduring impact of intergenerational paradigms and early life experiences on individuals' relationships with themselves and others. Ford places a strong emphasis on the therapeutic relationship as a secure container for clients to explore interpersonal dynamics, bring unconscious beliefs to light, and experiment with new ways of relating. His approach engages with the effects of trauma, encompassing interpersonal transgressions, systemic oppression, and intergenerational trauma.
Claudia Gahagan, LMSW, SEP
Claudia Gahagan (she/her) works with teens, adults, families, and couples, and honors diversity in the clinical space. Claudia believes the therapeutic alliance is essential to the therapeutic process and instrumental towards the impact on treatment outcomes. Claudia provides a safe space to express oneself freely and openly. She works with individuals who struggle with substance abuse, anxiety, depression, adverse childhood and community experiences, PTSD, trauma, chronic illness, grief, and loss.
Jessica Hong, LCSW, Clinical Director, Clinical Supervisor, SEP
Jess Hong (she/her) is Korean-American Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), Somatic Experiencing Practitioner (SEP), and Clinical Supervisor. She practices with the intention that all beings have profound innate capacity in healing and connection with their lived experiences leading to shifts that allow one to gain deep insight into their own embodied resilience and vitality.
Emma Pile, LCSW, Clinical Director, Clinical Supervisor
Emma Pile (she/her) is a psychotherapist who works with children and adults of all ages. She received her BA at Bard College and her MSW at the University at Albany. Prior to MPG, Emma worked at the Community Hospice providing grief counseling to children and adults after the death of a loved one with a specialization in traumatic loss. Emma has particular expertise in treating grief, attachment issues, trauma, relationship upheaval, and identity exploration, while currently pursuing certification to become a registered play therapist.
Stephanie Rooker, LMHC, Senior Clinician
Stephanie L. Rooker (she/her) comes from a background in therapeutic sound, music, and voice work with a commitment to liberation from cultural supremacy and systemized oppression. She views the psychotherapeutic process as an opportunity for mindful and creative inquiry into who we are as well as how we relate to ourselves, each other, and life.
Felix Sabornido, LMSW
Felix Sabornido (they/them) uses an integrated approach to improve the self-esteem and self-worth of their clients while empowering them to build healthy relationships in their own lives. Human connections come in many forms, and Felix honors and has experience working with polyamorous and monogamous relationships.
Chelsea DeSouza, Marketing & Communications
Chelsea DeSouza (she/her) received her bachelor's degree from the New England Conservatory of Music in Massachusetts, and her master's degree from Bard College in New York. She has years of personal experience with meditation and somatic movement practices.