Supportive Solutions
Behavioral Health and Wellness, LLC
UA-157886312-2
Where Your Journey Towards Healing Begins
Supportive Solutions Behavioral Health & Wellness, LLC is a group practice located in Hamden, Connecticut. Our team of highly skilled clinicians are committed to enhancing the wellness of individuals, families, and communities. We focus on prevention, intervention, treatment, and education, all while promoting agency and compassion. In doing so, we take a holistic approach to care, collaboratively working with a team designed to promote a positive, impactful healing journey.
All clinical staff at Supportive Solutions Behavioral Health & Wellness are independently licensed and certified. Our clinicians are continuously engaged in professional development and training in order to ensure the highest level of care.
We acknowledge that therapy is an intimate process and a connection with your therapist is key to being able to undergo a strong therapeutic experience. Our intake process allows for the identification of a therapist that best fits your needs and situation. Please feel free to review our professional biographies below to learn more about our individual clinicians. Additionally, contacting us at (203) 376-0220 will allow us to provide you with a direct connection and updated availability of each provider.
Meet the Team
Andrea Gareri, LADC
Clinician
Andrea Gareri is a licensed alcohol and drug counselor. Specializing in working with people in recovery, she received her degree from an accredited university. In addition, she holds a master’s degree in human services and criminal justice. Andrea possesses extensive knowledge on the implications of the judicial system and recovery.
For the past 10 years of working in the field of addiction, Andrea has developed numerous skills. She finds the use of an eclectic approach during therapy sessions to be the most effective and impactful.
Oyebusola Ojo, LPC
Clinician
Busola is a Licensed Professional Counselor with experience working with a variety of age groups from diverse environments. She has worked with children, adolescents, adults, and families in various settings, including outpatient clinics and in-home services. Busola believes therapy is a safe place where anyone can identify their unique values, identify and overcome emotional stress, self-limiting beliefs, and tap into identifying healthier ways of managing symptoms. She is client focused and believes in working collaboratively with her clients. She provides a warm, open, and nurturing environment and strongly believes in the power of a trusting therapeutic relationship.
Diana Greco, APRN
Psychiatric Nurse Practioner
Diana is a Nurse Practitioner specializing in mental health. After working in Internal Medicine for several years, she found that the majority of her patients were struggling with their mental health and not getting the help they needed. So, she decided to focus on helping clients improve their quality of life through comprehensive mental health care. She works with a team of therapists and believe that improving mental health is multi-factorial. Diana prescribes medications for treatment of a variety of mental health issues.
Celeste Weber, FNP
Family Nurse Practitioner
Celeste is a certified Family Nurse Practitioner, qualified to practice both primary care and psychiatry. Her specialties include depression, anxiety, and PTSD. Celeste has been an RN for 18 years and has specialized in many areas such as Cardiac Step Down, Geriatric Care, Women’s Health, and Internal Medicine. She graduated with her Master’s Degree in Nursing in 2013.
Celeste will work with you as a teammate to accomplish your goals of mental and physical wellness, and help guide you on your journey to mindfulness and peace.
Katherine McBurney, LCSW
Clinician
Kate is a licensed clinical social worker that believes in the importance of understanding clients as a whole person, instead of their mental health diagnoses. Her approach is collaborative—working with each client to design a personalized treatment plan that suits their individual needs. She has a wealth of experience with treating anxiety and depression, as well as pregnancy, prenatal, and postpartum stressors.
Kate’s goal is to help you see things in a new light and gain an understanding of the influence past experiences have on the present. Ultimately, therapy is a journey that she will encourage you to take control of, and will promote healthy, lasting change to make each day better than the day before.
Michael Wenger, LPC-A
Clinician
Michael is a licensed professional counselor associate, whose goal is to help you and your family see progress as soon as possible. As a school psychologist, he has experience working with children, adults and families. Michael utilizes a strengths-based approach, building on existing skills and abilities. He prides himself on being compassionate and understanding to help create a safe and non-judgmental space to explore your thoughts and feelings.
His approach is personalized to each person, resting on establishing a positive rapport and trust with each client. Feeling better may not be easy, but Michael has found that with the right support, it is certainly possible. As scary as it might be, he knows first-hand how amazing it feels to overcome these difficult times in your journey. Working with Michael, you will notice that he is just as passionate about your success as you are!
Nicole Bernard, LPC
Clinician
Nicole is a Licensed Professional Counselor that is here to assist you with the difficult challenges that we experience in our lives. No matter if you are struggling with depression, anxiety, martial/relational issues, trauma, grief, job conflict, addiction, mood or personality disorder etc.; Nicole is there to support and assist you by providing a safe place that is sympathetic, empathetic and non-judgmental.
You will experience an optimistic approach that will offer you encouragement, inspiration, and strength that will point you in the direction of healing, closure a new beginning. She offers an integrative collaborative approach that will be tailored to your individual needs.
Working together we can get YOU to the best version of YOU that YOU will love and respect.
Jennifer Schackner, LCSW
Clinician
Jennifer works with adolescent and adult clients using an integrative, relational approach and strive to offer psychotherapy that is connected, effective, and tailored to your unique needs. She specializes in working with clients who have experienced single-event or complex trauma, and has extensive experience helping clients work through identity-related issues, life transitions, anxiety, depression, emotion regulation difficulties, and relationship challenges.
At the heart of her work is a strong appreciation for the importance of developing a safe, trusting, and collaborative therapeutic relationship. Jennifer cares deeply about her work, and she is committed to working with you to find new ways of approaching behaviors that keep you feeling stuck in your relationship to yourself, to others, and to your purpose.
Ruth Montgomery, LPC-A
Clinician
Her approach is designed to center you and your unique needs, and explore the impact of your history on your life by providing the tools you need to help you cope and thrive. Dedicated to your success, Ruth can help you navigate anxiety, stress, and major life changes so that you come out in control of your personal journey.
Using a collaborative approach, she recognizes that you are the expert on your own life, and together, you can achieve the future you have always hoped for!
Mikayla Hickman, BA
Office Manager
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