Editorial Team
- Dr. April Brewer, DBH, LPCDr. April Brewer is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC). She gained direct research, writing, and editorial experience while conducting dissertation research at Arizona State University, providing direct clinical care to a population diagnosed with either Diabetes Mellitus Type 1 or Type 2 and comorbid alcohol use in a medical setting. View Profile
- April Kouri, LMHCApril Kouri is a licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) who resides in Central Florida, and loves every part of her job as a helping professional. She has worked for over 15 years in the mental health industry, and believes that every experience is an opportunity for personal growth. She has worked in a variety of different mental health and educational settings that have allowed her to develop a unique understanding of people of all walks of life. This understanding of people allows her to find a deep sense of personal fulfillment, particularly in activities that bring her into contact with the experiences of others. In her free time, April enjoys reading, visiting the beach, and spending time with family.View Profile
- Dr. Samuel Sarmiento, MDDr. Sarmiento is a physician, consultant, and entrepreneur who loves solving complex problems in healthcare and beyond. He has a diverse background in surgery, public health, and business. He completed his internship in general surgery at Mayo Clinic, master's degrees in public health and business at Johns Hopkins University, and a postdoctoral fellowship in clinical outcomes research at Johns Hopkins Hospital. View Profile
- Dr. Jennie Stanford, MD, FAAFP, DipABOMJennie Stanford, MD, FAAFP, DipABOM is a double board-certified physician in both family medicine and obesity medicine. She has a wide array of clinical experience, ranging from years of traditional clinic practice to hospitalist care to providing a complex patient-centered medical home. View Profile
- Dr. Andrea Cziffer Paul , MDAndrea Cziffer Paul, MD, is a physician and medical writer/editor. In 2011, she co-founded BoardVitals, a health and medical education company for which she oversaw the creation of millions of pieces of medical content, and now works as a consultant in the medical content space.View Profile
- Corey Pitts, MA, LCMHC, LCAS, CCSCorey believes contributing to mental health content involves non-biased, open-minded approaches to the literature, evidenced based practice, as well as reasoned argumentation of both/all sides of a topic. Having passion for non-biased content ensures that the reader can utilize the information provided to ensure they make informed, reasonable choices based on the literature and their own morals, values, and/or clinical opinion. View Profile
- Dr. Sreela Roy-Greene, PhD, LMHCDr. Roy-Greene is passionate about challenging the stigma surrounding mental illness and is dedicated to delivering information in a palatable and relatable manner for anyone. Any topic - from navigating depression, anxiety, self-esteem and grief to managing a difficult workplace to relationship difficulties - are topics that she is able to address with the hopes that her insights are able to support those who are struggling.View Profile
- Dr. Amar Mukhtar, DODr. Amar Mukhtar is a board certified Psychiatrist through the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, who completed his psychiatry residency training at Virginia Commonwealth University. He completed his medical training at the Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine at Virginia Tech, and has a Bachelors in Human Nutrition, Foods and Exercise from Virginia Tech. He has extensive experience in community mental health, having worked across outpatient, telehealth, and multidisciplinary care settings.View Profile
- Hannah Heitz, Ph.D.Hannah earned her Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology and completed advanced fellowship training in health psychology, with specialized focus in psycho-oncology and behavioral cardiology.View Profile
- Krista Klund, LCSWLearn more about Krista Klund, and the rest of our editorial team who ensures our content is always accurate, compassionate, and up to date.View Profile
- Dawn Brown, MA, LPC, NCCDawn Brown is a Board Certified Nationally Certified Counselor who has been a counselor for 20 years. Her counseling work includes private practice (both face to face and online), psychiatric treatment programs to include inpatient, outpatient, intensive outpatient, and partial hospitalization programs. She is particularly interested in researching, writing, and working with depression, anxiety and trauma patients. View Profile
- Melissa Guarnaccia, LCSWLearn more about Melissa Guarnaccia, and the rest of our editorial team who ensures our content is always accurate, compassionate, and up to date.View Profile
- Laura Angers Maddox, NCC, LPCLaura Angers has focused her work experience with individuals, families, and couples equally. She worked in a group home, in office settings and she has also provided in-home counseling during the past few years. Laura has experience working with survivors of trauma and abuse, individuals with depression, stress, and anxiety, as well as couples with relationship distress. View Profile
- Aaron Dutil, LMHC, LPCAaron Dutil has been professionally writing and editing for a number of years; covering a variety of mental health-related topics. Currently, he can be found answering questions related to mental health on both Quora and Twitter. Aaron has edited and ghostwritten many blog posts for various behavioral health websites and organizations throughout the years.View Profile
- Audrey Kelly, LMFTAudrey Kelly is currently working as a Mental Health Therapist in private practice and for an intensive outpatient program, and has for several years, and is now expanding interests to include the expansion of a free online mental health resource with BetterHelp.com/advice and taking a serious interest in addressing stigmas associated with mental health. View Profile
- Lauren Fawley , LPCLauren Fawley has provided direct services and clinical case management to adults with serious mental illness. She began practicing as an outpatient counselor in 2010 with an emphasis on general mental health and substance abuse issues. Lauren has worked with couples and families, including on family reunification and divorce.View Profile
- Kimberly L Brownridge , LPC, NCC, BCPCKimberly has extensive writing experience with newsletters, research papers, cover letters and resumes, e-learnings, and training/public speaking presentations with an emphasis on the industry of mental health. Her therapeutic areas of specialty are couple relationship/marriage, teen issues, LGBTQ, and depression & anxiety. Kimberly maintains a small private practice, Counsel The Mind, LLC, providing traditional therapy and online therapy. View Profile
- Kayce Bragg, LPCS, LAC, LCPC, LPC, NCCKayce is a Licensed Professional Counselor Supervisor and a Licensed Addiction. Counselor in SC. She holds a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor credential in Kansas and a Licensed Professional Counselor credential in Georgia. She is Board-Certified counselor as recognized by the National Board for Certified Counselors.View Profile
- Julie Dodson, MA, LCSWLearn more about Julie Dodson, and the rest of our editorial team who ensures our content is always accurate, compassionate, and up to date.View Profile
- Nikki Ciletti, M.Ed, LPCNikki is a Licensed Professional Counselor in the state of Colorado, working in the field of mental health and school counseling for over 24 years.View Profile
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