The members of our multidisciplinary treatment team have decades of experience working with complex patient populations and have worked in both inpatient and outpatient settings. They have the training and real-world experience to identify what is keeping a patient stuck and work with each patient to help him/her get back on track.
Jennifer Markey, PhD, MEd, CGP
Founder and Program Director
Jennifer is a Licensed Psychologist in private practice. She received her Masters in Education in Risk and Prevention from Harvard University School of Education. She went on to receive her doctoral degree in Clinical Psychology from Suffolk University. Jennifer brings a wealth of clinical and research training experiences to her practice, including 3 years of post-doctoral training on the Professionals in Crisis unit at the Menninger Clinic, an APA-approved internship training through Baylor College of Medicine (Depelchin Children’s Center, Ben Taub Hospital, Baylor College of Medicine Outpatient Psychiatry Clinic), and additional research and training experiences at Massachusetts General Hospital (Boston, MA), Edith Nourse Veteran’s Administration Hospital (Bedford, MA), Tufts University Counseling Center (Medford, Massachusetts), McLean Hospital (Belmont, MA), Manville School at the Judge Baker Children’s Center (Boston, MA), and The Boston Children’s Hospital (Boston, MA). Jennifer completed 3 years of post-graduate training --- Studies in Psychoanalytic Thinking --- at the Center for Psychoanalytic Studies (Houston). Jennifer is currently the co-chairperson of the Training and Education Committee for the Houston Group Psychotherapy Society and voluntary faculty at Baylor College of Medicine where she co-teaches the Didactic Group Psychotherapy Seminar to the second year Psychiatry Residents.
Valorie George, LCSW, CGP
Valorie received her psychotherapy training through the Menninger Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences outpatient psychiatric clinic at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston. While completing a Master of Social Work degree at the University of Houston, she finished a psychotherapy internship and, subsequently, a Fellowship in Clinical Social Work at the Baylor Psychiatry Clinic. Psychotherapy training at Baylor centered on psychodynamic psychotherapy while also providing a strong foundation in cognitive behavioral therapy, couple’s counseling, and intensive three-day outpatient psychiatric evaluations.
Valorie is intensively trained in Dialectical Behavioral Therapy through Behavioral Tech, a training institute founded by Marsha Linehan and has completed the Psychodynamic Psychotherapy Fellowship at the Center for Psychoanalytic Studies in Houston. Valorie is currently the President of Houston Group Psychotherapy Society (HGPS) and co-chairperson of the Training and Education Committee of HGPS. Additionally, she is an Instructor at Baylor College of Medicine, teaching the Group Psychotherapy Seminar for second year Psychiatry Residents. For more information about Valorie, click here. |
Elyssa Fink Gottheim, LCSW, CGP
Elyssa is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in private practice, in which she sees children, adolescents, and adults. Elyssa received her Masters in Social Work from the University of Chicago and her BA in Psychology from the University of Michigan. Throughout her training, she has worked in inpatient, partial hospitalization, and outpatient settings. After completing her training in Chicago working in the public school system and a partial hospitalization program, Elyssa moved to Houston to work at Baylor College of Medicine's community clinic. While there, she focused mostly on providing therapy for adolescents and families. Elyssa then worked at the Menninger Clinic on both the Compass and CPAS Units where she provided individual, family, and group therapy. Her clinical interests include meeting the patient where he or she is in order to help the patient develop a deeper understanding of themselves, while also creating new behaviors and ways of thinking which help the individual to achieve his or her goals. Elyssa currently serves as the Co-Chairperson for the Annual Institute Committee and was the previous Chairperson for the Leadership Development Committee for the Houston Group Psychotherapy Society. For more information about Elyssa, click here.
Nadia Leibovitz, LCSW
Nadia is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in private practice. After many years of working in the field of education, Nadia went back to school to get her Masters in Social Work at the University of Houston. This was followed by a fellowship at Baylor College of Medicine in the LEAH (Leadership in Education and Adolescent Health) program. The clinical work involved working on a multidisciplinary team on the adolescent unit at Texas Children’s Hospital. Nadia provided individual and family therapy for patients struggling with eating disorders. Nadia then worked for several years as a family consultant and clinical coordinator at a therapeutic school in Houston. These experiences of working with family systems have led to further training in couples therapy and to an interest in working with couples and with parents/children to repair and strengthen their relationships. Nadia has done additional training in psychodynamic psychotherapy at the Center for Psychoanalytic Studies in Houston and is trained in Dialectical Behavior Therapy. Nadia developed and initiated a school-based mindfulness program and participates in ongoing mindfulness training. Nadia’s style is relational and her therapeutic orientation is based on responding to the unique needs of each individual and family unit. Her interests include helping people navigate transitional times in life and helping people live richer and more meaningful lives by feeling more connected to the ones they love. For more information about Nadia, click here.
Brett Needham, PhD, LCSW
Brett is a psychotherapist and educator currently in private practice in the Galleria area. During his career, Brett has worked with populations ranging from pediatric to geriatric. He previously worked for Baylor College of Medicine, where he continues to hold the rank of Clinical Assistant Professor on voluntary faculty. During that time, he provided individual, group, couples and family psychotherapy to clients of the Harris County Hospital District. Brett is an intensively trained Dialectical Behavior Therapy clinician and provides standard Dialectical Behavior Therapy to clients struggling with emotional and interpersonal issues. His clinical interests include evidence-based treatments for borderline personality disorder, PTSD, and substance addiction. For more information about Dr. Needham, click here.
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Adrianne Stevens, MS
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Ramsha Momin, BA
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Pictured above: Maddie Slattery, Ramsha Momin, Melanie Vasquez, Samiyah Hossain, Layla Kratovich
Current interns include: Samiyah Hossain, Ivy Ingaoka, Muhibbah Kahn, Ramsha Momin, Andrea Ortiz-Jimenez, Tahira Raza, Christie Tsao
Current interns include: Samiyah Hossain, Ivy Ingaoka, Muhibbah Kahn, Ramsha Momin, Andrea Ortiz-Jimenez, Tahira Raza, Christie Tsao