UCCF Staff:

Jerry Miller, Ph.D. (Director) Clinical Psychologist with expertise in child, marital and family therapy, and psychological evaluation and treatment of gifted children.

Orli Avi-Yonah, Ph.D. (Faculty) Clinical Psychologist with expertise in trauma and loss, childhood exposure to violence, divorce, immigration and multicultural issues. Treatment of adolescents and adults; individual, couples and family therapy.

Eileen Bond, M.S.W. (Faculty, Intake Coordinator) Clinical Social Worker with expertise in mind/body approaches to behavioral health including imagination training, relaxation training, and stress management; parent education; family therapy; and the utilization of spirituality in psychotherapy.

Margaret Buttenheim, Ph.D. (Faculty) Clinical Psychologist with expertise in marital treatment and parent guidance; child, adult andcouples treatment for the effects of childhood incest; couples treatment and family treatment for gay and lesbian couples and families.

Kristen M. Chapman, M.A.(Faculty) Speech/Language/Learning Specialist with expertise in the diagnosis and treatment of children with speech, language, learning, attention, and cognitive differences. Particularly interested in educating individuals with learning difficulties, as well as their parents and teachers, about their learning strengths and weaknesses in order to facilitate maximal lifelong compensation and effective advocacy in educational and work environments.

Sharon Gold-Steinberg, Ph.D. (Faculty) Clinical Psychologist with expertise in psychological assessment, play therapy, adolscents, parent guidance, divorce and child abuse and neglect issues.

Joseph Harvey, M.D. (Faculty) Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist with expertise in both biological and psychotherapeutic treatment of adolescents and children. Particularly interested in the integration and use of appropriate medication with ongoing psychotherapy.

Mary Ortega, M.S.W. (Faculty) Social Worker with expertise with families of children with chronic illness, family therapy, child and adolescent groups, and consultation.

James W. Plunkett, Ph.D. (Faculty) Clinical Psychologist with expertise in play therapy, parent consultation, the impact of divorce on children and families, and in the development and disruption of early parent-child relationships.