Ilisa Norman, BA
OFFICE MANAGER, She/Her/Hers
I am a doctoral student at Pacific University's Clinical Psychology PsyD program, with an emphasis in Child Psychology. I graduated from The University of Texas at Austin with a B.A. in Psychology and Plan II Honors. I am interested in trauma-informed care, forensic psychology, and children with externalizing behavior.
I spent the last two years working in direct care to provide comprehensive care at a residential treatment center for young to adolescent foster care children experiencing severe emotional and behavioral issues. Through therapeutic intent, I strove to help them work through the pain of their pasts and develop the capacity to thrive in a healthy family setting. Prior to that, I worked at a Social Emotional Learning curriculum company for children to aid in their marketing and development. Throughout the past several years, I have worked for and studied under various forensic psychologists and psychiatrists across Texas.
Gillian Pello
OFFICE MANAGER, She/Her/Hers
I am currently finishing my bachelor’s degree in Psychology while double minoring in Philosophy and Human Resource Management at Rutgers University. I have also begun a Master's degree program in Applied and Professional Psychology at Rutgers, and I intend to enter the field of mental health counseling as a licensed professional counselor. I have a particular interest in anxiety and personality disorders, specifically in older adolescents and young adults.
My experience in the field includes working in a research lab focusing on the psychological phenomena underlying social perceptions, and clinical experience in an undergraduate psychiatry internship at Robert Wood Johnson Hospital. I am especially passionate about increasing access to mental health resources while combating stigma about mental health diagnoses through educational efforts to counter inaccurate portrayals of mental health in the media.