Welcome to ADVANCE Amherst
48 N. Pleasant Street, Ste 207 - Amherst MA
APP’s home office and where it all began in 2019. Located in downtown above “The Works,” clients have convenient access from UMass via the bus route or on foot, not to mention fresh coffee and bagels! The office is a cozy setting with lots of light and tranquil views of the historic Jones Library and adjacent park.
meet the therapists
Lead by seasoned Clinical Team Manager Laura Pollet, LMHC, the Amherst therapy team boasts a breadth of expertise and experience - from work with kids and teens in a clinically-designed play therapy room, to treating complex family systems. Amherst therapists see clients In-person and remotely.
The therapists listed directly in this section have immediate openings with minimal wait times.
Rachel Yousman, MSW
Post Graduate Fellow, Psychotherapist
TONI ANDREWS, LICSW
Psychotherapist
Child And Adolescent Program Manager, psychotherapist
BANU HUMMEL, LCSW
Psychotherapist
Kevin McCarthy, LCSW
Psychotherapist
DEIRDRE MCGINNISS, LICSW
Psychotherapist
Walter Mullin, PhD, LICSW
Clinical Supervisor and Psychotherapist
Psychotherapist
Clinical Team Manager, Psychotherapist
LINDA SIMMONS, MDiv, MS
Psychotherapist
JODY WALLACE, LICSW
President Of Clinical Services & Co-Founder, Psychotherapist
MICHAEL CHUNYK, LICSW
President Of Operations & Co-Founder,
Psychotherapist
ANJALI DZIADZIO, LICSW
Psychotherapist
Leah Martinelli, LICSW
Psychotherapist
Psychotherapist
LISSA MCLAUGHLIN
Clinical Intern
EILEEN NAUGHTON, LICSW
Psychotherapist
Ariel E. Pliskin, LICSW
Relationship and Sex Therapy Program Manager, Psychotherapist
Marina Santiago, LCSW
Psychotherapist
Maxwell Leon Swenson
Clinical Intern
Psychotherapist