Our Team

Tim Kearney, Ph.D.

Tim Kearney, Ph.D. serves as the Chief Psychologist for the residency program in addition to his role as the Chief Behavioral Health Officer for CHC. Dr. Kearney completed his undergraduate work at Yale University and graduate work at Fuller Theological Seminary where he earned his MA (Theology) from the Graduate School of Theology and his Ph.D. (Clinical Psychology) from the Graduate School of Psychology. He has also completed the postgraduate Primary Care Behavioral Health training program at the University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester. While he has much experience working with the entire age range, Dr. Kearney specializes in work with children and adolescents, especially young children. He has received additional training and certification in Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT). Dr. Kearney is the author of “Caring for Sexually Abused Children: A Handbook for Families and Churches.” Dr. Kearney is also a current postdoctoral resident supervisor.

Chelsea McIntosh, PsyD, ABPP

Chelsea McIntosh, PsyD, ABPP, is the Training Director for the residency program.  She was a previous resident in the program.  Dr. McIntosh obtained her undergraduate degree at Drew University and her doctorate in clinical psychology from Baylor University.  Dr. McIntosh trained as a generalist, working across a diversity of settings such as probation, adolescent residential, university and other educational settings, as well as the outpatient setting.  Her clinical interests focus on interpersonal, systems based work, and the implementation of general practice, taking evidence based treatment and adopting it to various populations and settings.  An additional interest is the development of clinical identity and how it impacts ethical decision making and the therapeutic relationship. Dr. McIntosh is also a current postdoctoral resident supervisor.

Monique St. Paul

Monique St. Paul is the Program Specialist for the Postdoctoral Residency program. Monique completed her undergraduate work in Communications with a focus in Marketing at Roger Williams University. She then completed her Masters of Arts in Communication Management with a concentration in adult learning and development at University of Denver. Her passion is in learner engagement and innovative training techniques. She volunteers for her local Association for Talent Development chapter after serving first as Marketing Director, then as President.

Brenda Lee Beauchamp, PsyD

Brenda Lee Beauchamp, PsyD, is a staff psychologist in CHC Meriden. Dr. Beauchamp obtained her Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology from the University of Puerto Rico and her Master’s degree in School Psychology from the Inter American University of Puerto Rico. She also completed a professional certificate in Couples and Family Therapy as well as her doctorate in clinical psychology from Ponce Health Sciences University. Her doctoral training focused on Health Psychology. Dr. Beauchamp completed a professional certificate in Primary Care Behavioral Medicine from University of Massachusetts. Dr. Beauchamp has an interest in the role of multicultural aspects in psychotherapy, and served as the co-chair of the Postdoctoral Multicultural Committee. She provides therapy in both English and Spanish across the life span. Her experience treating patients living with HIV has led her passion for this population and currently serves as faculty consultant of HIV/HCV/CKP ECHO. Other areas of interest for Dr. Beauchamp are public policy, ethics, supervision and psychologists’ burn out prevention.

Joshua Cruz, PsyD

Joshua Cruz, PsyD, is a clinician working at the Waterbury site. He obtained his undergraduate degree in Psychology from the University of Louisville, Go Cards! He continued on to complete his doctorate from the University of Hartford with a specialty of children and families. He completed an internship in Westfield, MA as a part of the Behavioral Health Network. He then completed a postdoctoral residency at Community Health Center before transitioning to becoming a full-time staff member. He has experience with psychological testing and sees the entire lifespan. His clinical interests include person center care, cognitive behavioral therapy and solutions focused interventions.

Abisai Garcia, PsyD

Abisai Garcia, PsyD, is a bilingual, licensed clinical psychologist working at the Stamford and Norwalk sites. He obtained his undergraduate degree in psychology from New York University’s College of Arts and Science. He later earned his doctorate degree in clinical psychology from Ponce Health Sciences University. He trained as a generalist in both community center outpatient settings and inpatient at Hospital Damas where he also completed his internship focusing on the neuropsychology track (neuropsychological evaluation and neurocognitive rehabilitation). He completed his postdoctoral residence at Community Health Center before transitioning to becoming a full-time staff member. Currently, he works with people across the lifespan with a focus on Spanish-speaking populations.

Catarina Lally, PsyD

Catarina Lally, PsyD, is a licensed clinical psychologist and Behavioral Health Director at two community-based clinics in Bristol and Waterbury. In this role, she provides clinical leadership to integrated care teams and co-leads the health psychology track for the organization’s postdoctoral training program. Dr. Lally completed her training in health psychology through the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and holds a certificate in Primary Care Mental Health Integration, also from the VA. Her clinical expertise lies at the intersection of physical and mental health, with specializations in chronic pain, insomnia, weight management, and psychological support for individuals preparing for or recovering from bariatric surgery.

Originally from Portugal, Dr. Lally earned her master’s degree in psychology in Lisbon before completing her doctorate in clinical psychology at the University of Hartford. She offers services in English, Spanish, and Portuguese.

Dr. Lally has devoted her career to working with underserved communities, including individuals involved in the criminal justice system. She brings this commitment to her current practice at Community Health Center, Inc., and has previously served as a correctional therapist with the Connecticut Department of Corrections.

In addition to her clinical and leadership roles, Dr. Lally serves as an adjunct faculty member in the graduate psychology program at the University of New Haven. Her research interests include the various social determinants of health impacting immigrant and Spanish and Portuguese-speaking patients. Dr. Lally is also a current postdoctoral resident supervisor.

Alex Munro, PsyD

Alex Munro, PsyD, is the Clinical Director at the Child Guidance Center (CGC) where she works with children and families providing individual and family therapy. Additionally, she supervises psychology trainees at the intern and postdoctoral levels. Dr. Munro also serves as a faculty member on the Complex Integrated Pediatric ECHO. Dr. Munro earned her Bachelor’s Degree in psychology from Fairfield University, and went on to earn her doctorate in clinical psychology from Antioch University New England. During graduate school, Dr. Munro was one of the first psychology practicum students at CHC. She later returned to complete her postdoctoral residency at CHC in the Hartford location. Dr. Munro has had the privilege of completing her training in various pediatric settings including a therapeutic day school, an adolescent inpatient unit, as well as community mental health clinics. Dr. Munro’s clinical interests include adolescent care, family systems, and attachment and trauma informed interventions.

Sita Nadathur, PsyD

Sita Nadathur, PsyD, is a bilingual clinical psychologist at the Middletown site. Dr. Nadathur received her undergraduate degrees from the Inter American University of Puerto Rico in both psychology and music performance and obtained her doctorate degree from the University of Hartford. She completed an internship at the Multicultural Training in Psychology Program as part of the Behavioral Health Network in Springfield, MA. She also completed her postdoctoral residency at the Community Health Center (CHC), before transitioning to a full time staff member at the Middletown office. Dr. Nadathur has experience in working with individuals across the lifespan and has particular clinical interest in trauma-focused work with children and adults. She has particular interest in multicultural training, linguistically appropriate care, and most recently, grief counseling. She is currently the Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Coordinator for CHC. Lastly, she is the Resiliency and Social Determinant of Health Coordinator for the Practicum program. Through this role, she is focused on developing curriculum for resilient practice for trainees.

Areti Zikopoulos, PsyD

Areti Zikopoulos, PsyD, is a clinical psychologist at the Middletown and Clinton sites. Dr. Zikopoulos received her undergraduate degrees from Drew University in New Jersey in both psychology and sociology. She obtained her doctorate degree from William James College in Newton, MA. She completed her APA internship at Community Services Institute, a community mental health center in Springfield, MA. She also completed her postdoctoral residency at the Community Health Center (CHC), before transitioning to a full time staff member at the Middletown and Clinton offices. Dr. Zikopoulos has experience in working with individuals across the lifespan and has particular clinical interest and experience in trauma-focused work with children and adults, recently completing training in Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT). Dr. Zikopoulos co-published research in graduate school focusing on posttraumatic growth following adverse experiences, and her dissertation focused on PTG in mental health professionals who work closely with trauma. Through this research, she has developed a keen interest in working with supervisees and colleagues to manage the effects of working with trauma daily.