About CaPS
Counseling and Psychological Services (CaPS) addresses the mental health needs of the CMU community through a variety of services. We provide a safe, confidential environment to talk about personal or academic concerns. We assist students who need to connect with mental health resources in the community and support staff, faculty, and family members who have concerns about the well-being of a student. We strive to promote students’ capacity for psychological growth and maturation through greater self-awareness and psychological insight. Services at CaPS are developmental in nature, aimed at supporting students in the moment and in their personal growth and maturation over time.
CaPS is attentive to issues of diversity and equality. We respect and value each person as a unique individual.
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Our Staff
At CaPS, we are dedicated to the psychological growth and emotional well-being of all Carnegie Mellon students. Our team is made up of highly qualified mental health professionals, advanced-level doctoral trainees and support staff.
Shubhara Bhattacharjee, Psy.D.
Staff Therapist
he/him/his
language: English
412-268-2922
Melissa Bilski, Psy.D.
Licensed Psychologist
she/her
language: English
412-268-2922
Christina Blough
Receptionist
she/her
language: English
412-268-2922
Janet Brown
Senior Administrative Assistant & Office Manager
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Languages: English, Spanish
412-268-2922
Email Janet
Kristine Cannata, LCSW
Triage, Consultation & Case Management Therapist
she/her
language: English
412-268-2922
Shane Chaplin, Ph.D.
Executive Director
Licensed Psychologist
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language: English and Spanish
412-268-2922
Email Shane
Mengchun Chiang, Ph.D.
Assistant Director of Training
Licensed Psychologist
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languages: Mandarin, Taiwanese, English
412-268-2922
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Abigail Cruz, Ph.D.
Staff Therapist/DEI Coordinator
she/her
language: English
412-268-2922
Email Abigail
Viviana Ferrer- Medina, Psy.D.
Staff Therapist/CaPS Outreach Prevention and Education Coordinator
she/her
language: English and Spanish
412-268-2922
Email Viviana
Stephanie Golden, Psy.D.
Staff Therapist
she/her
language: English
412-268-2922
Jayme J. Jenkins, Ph.D.
Staff Therapist
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language: English
412-268-2922
Rebecca Kallis, MSW, LCSW
Triage, Consultation, & Case Management Therapist
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language: English
412-268-2922
language: English
412-268-2922
Sara Mark, MSCP, LPC
Triage, Consultation & Case Management Therapist
she/her
language: English
412-268-2922
Susan Morine, MD
Staff Psychiatrist
she/her
language: English
412-268-2922
Chris Romagni
Screening & Information Coordinator
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language: English, Italian (intermediate), Spanish (intermediate)
412-268-2922
Briana Root, Ph.D.
Licensed Psychologist
she/her
language: English
412-268-2922
Kym Jordan Simmons, Ph.D.
Licensed Psychologist
she/her
language: English
412-268-2922
Ife Sinclair, Ph.D.
Staff Therapist
she/her
language: English
412-268-2922
Sara Troupe, Psy.D.
Licensed Psychologist
she/her
language: English
412-268-2922
Erin Unkefer, Ph.D.
Licensed Psychologist
she/her
language: English
412-268-2922
Adrijana Vukelic, MSCP
CAPS Triage, Consultation & Case Management Therapist
she/her
language: English
412-268-2922
Qian (Grace) Wei, Ph.D., NCC
Staff Therapist
she/her
language: English, Mandarin
412-268-2922
Nicholas Yee, LMFT
CaPS Triage, Consultation & Case Management Therapist
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Language: English
412-268-2922
CaPS Trainees & Interns
Joanna Zijin Wang, B.S.
Triage, Consultation & Case Management Intern
Languages: English, Mandaring, French
Education: University of Pittsburgh
Professional Interests: Clinical services, crisis intervention, international student mental health, Integrative Existential Psychotherapy, trauma informed care.
Bridget Woolery, B.S., B.A.
Triage, Consultation, and Case Management Intern
Language: English and Spanish (professional working profiency)
Education: University of Pittsburgh
Professional Interests: Navigating life transitions, mind body connection, feminist therapy, trauma-informed care, self-compassion, public health, self exploration.
Sofia Huang, M.A.
Psychology Practicum Student
Languages: English, Mandarin.
Education: Duquesne University
Professional Interests: My clinical approach is relational-cultural, client-centered/humanistic, and trauma-informed. I consider my clinical work to be part of my broader practice promoting racial and transformative justice.
Andres I. Rivera, M.A.
Psychology Practicum Student
Languages: English, Spanish
Education: Duquesne University
Professional Interests: Clinical Services serving Latinx populations particularly Spanish speaking, Existential and Critical Phenomenology, De-colonial theory to work with structural trauma, anxiety and depression.
Chelsea Lynn Gessner, M. A.
Psychology Practicum Student
Language: English
Education: Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Professional Interests: Neuropsychology, Evidence-Based Treatments for Anxiety and Depression, Trauma-Informed Care