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Find a provider who truly understands you—Strong Foundations connects you with diverse clinicians, including LGBTQIA, neurodivergent, and culturally varied professionals, ensuring care that resonates with your experiences.

Tanya Y. Banda, PhD (she/her)

Tanya Y. Banda, PhD

South Hills

Director of Testing Services Dr. Tanya Banda is a bilingual (Spanish) Licensed Psychologist and Director of Testing Services at Strong Foundations. She has a specialization… Read More

Zoe Beard, LAPC (she/her)

Zoe Beard, LAPC

Shadyside

Zoe Beard is a Licensed Associate Professional Counselor currently pursuing her doctorate in psychology. She specializes in supporting teens and young adults who are managing… Read More

Stephanie Berg, LPC (she/her)

Stephanie Berg, LPC

South Hills

Stephanie Berg is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC). Stephanie has over 15 years of experience working with children and adolescents. Stephanie works with children as… Read More

Kate Bigley, LPC (she/her)

Kate Bigley, LPC

South Hills

Kate Bigley is a Chatham University graduate with a Master of Science in Counseling Psychology. She is a Licensed Professional Counselor. Kate is experienced in… Read More

Avory Billman, LCSW, CCTP (she/her)

Avory Billman, LCSW, CCTP

Shadyside

Avory Billman is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) and Certified Clinical Trauma Professional (CCTP) with years of experience working in a variety of settings,… Read More

Ocean Capewell, LCSW (she/her)

Ocean Capewell, LCSW

Shadyside

Ocean has worked in the behavioral health field since 2013. She has worked in residential, intensive outpatient, and outpatient settings. She works with adults, with… Read More

Hillary Freidman

Hillary Freidman, LAPC

Shadyside

Hillary is a Licensed Associate Professional Counselor (LAPC) with a Master’s degree in Counseling Psychology from Chatham University. She started her counseling/psychotherapy career helping adolescents… Read More

Angeline Givens, MS (she/her)

Angeline Givens, MS

South Hills

Angeline Givens is a pre-licensed Professional Counselor with 7 years of experience in the mental health field. She has worked in several settings including inpatient… Read More

Molly Gordon, LPC (she/her)

Molly Gordon, LPC

Shadyside

Molly Gordon is a Licensed Professional Counselor with many years of experience working within diverse mental health settings. She specializes in supporting children, teenagers, and… Read More

Kori Granata, LCSW (she/her)

Kori Granata, LCSW

South Hills

Kori is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with experience working with children and adolescents in the residential setting. She is experienced in treating clients with… Read More

Kayla Harris, LAPC (she/her)

Kayla Harris, LAPC

Shadyside

Kayla Harris is a Licensed Associate Professional Counselor.  She has experience working with adults, couples/families, children/adolescents, and groups.  Kayla utilizes evidence-based practices like solution-focused, and… Read More

Candace Hawthorne, PhD (she/her)

Candace Hawthorne, PhD

Virtual

Dr. Candace Hawthorne is a Licensed Psychologist with a doctorate in Applied Developmental Psychology from the University of Pittsburgh. Dr. Hawthorne has been working with… Read More

Michelle Johnson, LCSW (she/her)

Michelle Johnson, LCSW

South Hills

Michelle is a compassionate and experienced Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with a diverse background in providing therapy to adolescents, adults, veterans, and parents. She… Read More

Navmeet Kaur, LPC (she/her)

Navmeet Kaur, LPC

Shadyside

Navmeet is a Licensed Professional Counselor with 7 years of experience in the behavioral health field. She has worked in various different settings such as… Read More

Becky Kratofil, LCSW (she/her)

Becky Kratofil, LCSW

Shadyside

Becky Kratofil is an LCSW with 15+ years of experience. She has worked in a variety of settings including community, school-based, and inpatient. Becky works… Read More

Kaitlin Murano, LPC (she/her)

Kaitlin Murano, LPC

Shadyside

Katie is a Licensed Professional Counselor who has over 7 years of experience in the mental health field. She strives to build therapeutic relationships through… Read More

James Orth, PhD (he/him)

James Orth, PhD

Shadyside

Dr. Orth is a Licensed Psychologist whose career has focused upon services for children and adolescents and their families in diverse settings including hospitals and… Read More

Jackie Pascarella, LSW (she/her)

Jackie Pascarella, LSW

South Hills

Jackie is a Licensed Social Worker (LSW) who has experience working with children over the past ten years in various capacities. Jackie started her career… Read More

Alexandra Pasquarelli, LCSW (she/her)

Alexandra Pasquarelli, LCSW

Shadyside

Alex Pasquarelli is a Licensed Clinical Social worker with a certificate in Mental Health. She has years of experince working in pediatric therapy and previously… Read More

Jon Punzi, MD (he/him)

Jon Punzi, MD

Shadyside

Dr. Jon Punzi is a Board Certified Psychiatrist (MD), in both Psychiatry and Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry, a subspecialty focused on the interface between physical and psychiatric… Read More

Gabrielle Quinten, LSW

Gabrielle Quinten, LSW

South Hills

Gabrielle Quinten is a Licensed Social Worker with a certificate in mental health. She specializes in helping children and teens who are struggling with anxiety… Read More

Alicia Reiser, LPC

Alicia Reiser, LPC

Shadyside

Alicia is a Licensed Professional Counselor who has over 6 years of experience in the mental health field. Alicia earned her Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology… Read More

Elizabeth Reitz, PhD (she/her)

Elizabeth Reitz, PhD

Shadyside

Dr. Elizabeth Reitz is a Licensed Psychologist, and the owner and founder of Strong Foundations. Dr. Reitz has 20 years of experience treating children, adolescents,… Read More

Amanda Roberts, LMFT

Amanda Roberts, LMFT

South Hills

Amanda Roberts is a Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist (LMFT) with 15 years of experience in the behavioral health field across various settings including community,… Read More

Brianna Sivy, LSW (she/her)

Brianna Sivy, LSW

Virtual

Brianna Sivy is a Licensed Social Worker (LSW) who has experience working with diverse populations within residential, outpatient, hospital-based and crisis intervention environments. Brianna has… Read More

Danielle Trimarco, LCSW (she/her)

Danielle Trimarco, LCSW

Virtual

Danielle Trimarco is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with 20 years of experience in the behavioral health field, across diverse settings. Danielle works with… Read More

Nicole Varley, LPC (she/her)

Nicole Varley, LPC

South Hills

Nicole Varley is a Licensed Professional Counselor with over 20 years of experience in the mental health field. Nicole began her career working with children,… Read More

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