Our Team

Our team of dedicated behavioral health professionals is here to help you and your family. We will work with you to develop an individualized, patient-centered, and evidence-based treatment plan.

Leslie Parsons, D.O.

Medical Director / Psychiatrist

Attended Southeastern College of Osteopathic Medicine for her medical training. Internship, Residency training in Psychiatry, and a Forensic Psychiatry fellowship at the University of Florida.

Certifications: Board Certified in General Psychiatry, Addiction Medicine, and Forensic Psychiatry.

Tanya Hughes, APRN

Advanced Practice Registered Nurse

Bachelor of Science in Nursing from the University of Kentucky and Master of Science in Nursing from Eastern Kentucky University

Certifications: Board Certified in Psychiatric Mental Health.

Focus: Depression and other mood disorders, anxiety disorders, OCD, ADHD, and the relationship between chronic health conditions and mental health, with a special interest in Long Covid and POTS (Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome).

 

Scott Pickett, Ph.D.

Psychologist

Master’s and Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from Northern Illinois University. Clinical Internship at the Edward Hines, Jr., Veteran's Affairs Hospital in Hines Illinois, and Postdoctoral Fellowship at the University of Michigan Medical School in Ann Arbor.

Focus: Psychological trauma, posttraumatic stress and anxiety disorders, sleep, emotion regulation and emotional processing.

Julia I. Sheffler, Ph.D.

Psychologist

Master's and PhD in Clinical Psychology from Florida State University

Clinical internship at the Denver VA Medical Center. 

Focus: Aging, Alzheimer’s disease, diet, interventions, health, emotion-regulation, psychopathology, cognitive decline, adverse childhood experiences, and lifespan.

 

Sylvie Naar, Ph.D.

Psychologist

Master’s and PhD in Clinical Psychology at the University of Colorado in Boulder, CO

Residency and Fellowship in Pediatric Psychology at Wayne State University

Focus: Adolescents, emerging adults, health management and stress interventions with services specified for LGBTQ+, non-binary, and gender nonconforming individuals aged 15-21.

Carrow Lamb, LCSW

Psychotherapist

Bachelor’s Degree from Florida State University

Master’s in Social Work from Florida State University

Focus: Cognitive behavioral therapy and related approaches, strength-based and recovery-oriented practices, crisis intervention, treatment of mood, anxiety, and trauma.

 

Samantha Espinosa, LCSW

Psychotherapist

Bachelor’s Degrees in Social Work and Psychology from Florida State University

Master’s in Social Work from Florida State University

Practicing since 2015

Focus: Depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, life transitions, and trauma.

Mauricio Ramirez, LCSW

Psychotherapist

Master’s from Florida State University

Practicing for 30 years

Focus: Bipolar, depression, anxiety, impulse control disorders, life transitions, retirement, workplace conflict.