Leadership, Faculty, & Supervisors

Naomi Tabak is a licensed clinical psychologist (PSY 26153) and Director of the psychology training clinic in the University of California, Irvine's Department of Psychological Science. Dr. Tabak specializes in working with adults with depression, anxiety, and posttraumatic stress disorder, and applies an open and culturally responsive approach to her clinical work. She utilizes evidence-based treatments, including cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and acceptance and mindfulness-based approaches, and is also a registered provider of Cognitive Processing Therapy for PTSD.

Antoinette Babers is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist. Ms. Babers is the Director of Clinical Training at Azusa Pacific University’s Inland Empire Regional Center. In addition to being a mentor to her students, Ms. Babers helps her students gain practicum sites where they learn and experience what it’s like to work in the field of Marriage and Family Therapy. Ms. Babers has authored curriculum to assist children in learning appropriate social interactions and anger management. She has also authored curriculum to assist children and parents going through the divorce process. Ms. Babers has been a therapist for 15 years. She has worked with children, families, couples, and individuals suffering from a variety of mental disorders. Presently, Ms. Babers runs her own private practice, Healing Waters Counseling Center, in Riverside, CA.

Madeleine Miller-Bottome, Ph.D. is an attending clinical psychologist at Sutter Health California Pacific Medical Center in the Department of Psychiatry. She specializes in relational psychodynamic psychotherapy, attachment-based interventions, including Mentalization Based Treatment for Children (MBT-C), and therapeutic alliance-focused training. Dr. Miller-Bottome received her PhD in Clinical Psychology from the New School for Social Research in New York. She completed her pre-doctoral fellowship at University of California San Francisco Child and Adolescent Services Multicultural Clinical Training Program and her post-doctoral fellowship in Women’s Health at Sutter Health California Pacific Medical Center.

Michael Mikulski, LMFT currently works at the Feeling Good Institute, as the Pre-Licensed Clinician Manager, recruiting new graduates to work in an elite, evidence-based private practice, with the goal of making a seamless transition to their own private practice. Michael has worked both in private practice and in community mental health throughout his career, with various positions, such as Director of Adult Services for adults with chronic and severe mental-health illnesses, and as Director of Training recruiting students in graduate school for practicum placements. Michael is AAMFT Approved Supervisor and is a Level 3 TEAM-CBT Certified therapist.

Sharon Mead is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in the State of California. She specializes in couples therapy, couples counseling, marriage therapy, marriage counseling, individual therapy, and psychotherapy, multicultural/intercultural couples. She has advanced training Emotionally Focused Therapy and Level 2 training Gottman Method Couples Therapy. Before becoming a therapist, she worked for 13 years in software development and management in a large Bay Area technology company

Layla Inés Davis is a bilingual (Spanish) and bicultural Licensed Clinical Social Worker in the State of California. In addition to her work as a mental health provider in an outpatient psychiatric clinic, she performs psychiatric evaluations in the emergency department and teaches child development at the community college level. She is a Feedback Informed Treatment Certified Trainer and a Cognitive Processing Therapy Provider (listed on CPTforPTSD.com).

Rocky Allemandi is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in Santa Cruz, California. He has spent his career in the public mental health system as a clinician, clinical supervisor and program manager. His focus has been on proving school based mental health services and supporting youth and families involved in the foster care system. He is passionate about providing high quality behavioral health services to adults, children, youth and families.

Dr. Sheila Addison, LMFT, has worked with the LGBTQ+ and BIPOC communities for nearly 25 years as an affirming couple and family therapist. She offers supervision and mentoring as an AAMFT Approved Supervisor, and became a Certified Gottman Therapist in 2020. She is also Executive Director of Margin to Center Therapy, where she supports members of equity-deserving groups in earning licensure and launching private practices. She offers Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion services, including the Ally Skills Workshop, as Margin to Center Consulting. She is also core faculty in the Antioch University Couple and Family Therapy program.

Julia is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist from the Bay Area. She works primarily with anxiety, depression, trauma and relationship issues. Julia uses short-term dynamic and emotion-focused frameworks to help guide her work. Julia also specializes in ketamine-assisted therapy and psychedelic integration. Julia is so happy to be a part of the Sentio team!