About Us

Meet Our Diverse Staff

The USF Counseling Center staff is committed to supporting the mental health and wellness needs of our diverse student body. Each clinical provider is prepared to use evidence-based interventions in our short-term, goal-oriented model to help students manage common concerns seen at university counseling centers.

We are staffed with professional administrative staff,  leadership team members, professional clinical staff (full & part-time), and clinical trainees (full & part-time). Collectively, our staff share many cultural identities with the students we serve. These include, but are not limited to, race, gender, age, body size, language, ethnicity, nationality, sexual identity, social class, religious affiliation, and ability. Students can expect all staff members to respect and affirm their intersecting visible and invisible identities. Clinical providers will work with students to establish confidential and trusting counseling relationships that consider the impact of cultural identities on the counseling process. Feel free to click on staff members to learn more about them.

View the staff members at St. Petersburg Wellness Center and the Sarasota-Manatee Counseling & Wellness Center on the campus sites.


 Leadership Team

Scott Strader

Scott Strader, Ph.D.
Licensed Psychologist, Director

Carmen Moedano

Carmen Moedano, Ph.D., MSW, LCSW
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Associate Director of Clinical Services

Michael Rogers

Michael Rogers, Ph.D.
Licensed Psychologist, Associate Director of Training

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Lashley Marks, Psy.D.
Licensed Psychologist, Assistant Director of Clinical Services

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Crystal McLeod, DSW, LCSW, BCD
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Assistant Director of Training

heather-walders

Heather Walders, MSW, MPH, LCSW
Assistant Director of Outreach and Community Engagement

 

 


CLINicAl Staff

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Zachary Besecker, Psy. D. Licensed Psychologist

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Alexandria Bovio, M.S.W.
Postgraduate Fellow

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Jessica Birg, M.A.
Graduate Student Clinician

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Jasmine Carter, M.A.
Postgraduate Fellow

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Courtney Coggan, M.S., LMHC
Licensed Mental Health Counselor

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Jessica Dandan, PhD.
Licensed Psychologist

Ashley Dunne

Ashley Dunne, MA, LMHC
Licensed Mental Health Counselor

Rachel Gilmore

Rachel Gilmore, MA, LMHC
Licensed Mental Health Counselor

Jessica Gonsalves

Jessica Gonsalves, MA, LMHC
Licensed Mental Health Counselor

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Aniko Gonzales, Psy D.
Postgraduate Fellow

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Karen Gonzalez-Videla, B.A. 
Graduate Student Clinician

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Christina Higginson, M.A.
Postgraduate Fellow

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Franklin James, MS, LMHC
Licensed Mental Health Counselor

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Kelly Terry, PsyD.
Staff Clinician

Michelle Morton-Tunstall, MA, LMHC

Michelle Morton, MA, LMHC
Licensed Mental Health Counselor

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Alexandra Nieves Pagan, B.A.
Graduate Student Clinician

Disha Patel

Disha Patel, Psy. D.
Licensed Psychologist
Part-Time Professional Staff

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Leury Peña, Ph.D., LMFT  Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist

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Deja Thompson, MSW, LCSW Licensed Clinical Social Worker

Meagan Santiago

Meagan Santiago, MSW, LCSW
Licensed Clinicial Social Worker

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Olivia Sewell, B.A.
Graduate Student Clinician

Diane Williams

Diane Williams, MSW, LCSW Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Referral Services Coordinator

 


Professional Administrative Staff

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Cheryl Lawson-Harris
Staff Assistant

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Leilanni Blount             Staff Assistant          

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 Amariah Corker      Client Service Assistant