Meet our Consultants

William V. Catone, PhD, provides psychological services to children, adolescents, adults, families, and couples. Dr. Catone has over 30 years of experience working as a school psychologist in public and private school settings where he specialized in psychological assessment, behavior management, counseling, and parent/teacher consultation and training. Clinically, he specializes in the application of cognitive-behavioral principles to the treatment of a variety of social-emotional difficulties including depression, anxiety disorders, problems with attention and concentration, executive functioning deficits, anger management, and social skills deficits.

Thomas J. Comiskey, PhD, has extensive training in both clinical and school psychology, and specializes in working with acting out adolescents, self esteem issues, obsessive compulsive disorders, and stress management. In addition, he consults with agencies and small businesses on team building and implementation of strategies.

Rachel N. Cooney, LICSW, brings 40 years of working with neuro-diverse and neuro-typical clients (children, adolescents and adults) in school and clinic settings. She has extensive experience with anxiety,OCD, anger management, self-regulation skills, Aspergers/ Autism, Pans and Pandas, and Tic disorders. LBGTQ concerns are a significant part of her practice and she works closely with the local transgender clinic. She is trained in sandtray, play therapy, cognitive behavior principles, grief and loss issues, and divorce concerns with children as well as transgender issues.

Thomas Dolan is a Family Nurse Practitioner and Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner with over 12 years of experience in mental health treatment and medication management. He works with adolescents to older adults who have experienced depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, sleep disorders, ADHD, OCD and PTSD.

His approach to treatment is non-judgmental, holistic, collaborative, patient-centeredand evidence based. It is constructed from the life experiences of the patient, the emotions they are feeling, their relationships with others, medications they may have taken in the past, and medical and psychiatric history.

He has extensive experience treating and managing acute and chronic mental illness with the use of psychopharmacotherapy. Previously he worked as a psychiatric community mental health nurse before becoming a nurse practitioner. His undergraduate and graduate nursing school training was at the University of Rhode Island.

Lisa Donohue, MSW, LCSW, has over a decade of experience in the mental health field. She
specializes in psychiatric crisis intervention and acute trauma, working with individuals
navigating some of life’s most challenging moments. Lisa has experience supporting diverse
populations, including teens, young adults, and those experiencing major life transitions or
struggling with substance use.

Lisa takes a holistic, client-centered approach to therapy, integrating evidence-based
techniques and mindfulness practices. She believes in honoring the connection between mind,
body, and spirit, and tailors her work to support each client’s unique journey toward healing and
personal growth. Lisa provides a supportive, compassionate space where meaningful change
can unfold.

Tracy Rae Hart, LICSW, earned her MSW degree at Smith College School for Social Work in 1993. She works with children, adolescents, individuals, couples, and families.Tracy is expert in play therapy with children, as well as the use of guided visualizations to assist young and older adults to access their inner strength and wisdom. Additionally, she may offer behavioral-cognitive and/or psychodynamic approaches to bring about positive change, and believes in a holistic approach to healing. She specializes in self-esteem issues, stress and anxiety reduction, depression, relationship issues, communication improvement, adult children of alcoholics, and issues related to sexual and physical abuse.

Elizabeth B. Ison, “Betsy,” LICSW, has 30 plus years experience working with children, adolescents, adults and families. Her work incorporates Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Trauma Focused, and Mindfulness Techniques. Meditation and yoga principles may be incorporated as well. A holistic focus supports individuals in living their life to the best of their ability, in the present moment. “It is truly an honor to share in your personal journey towards overall health and wellbeing.”

Renée Lamontagne, M Ed, LMHC is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor with over 30 years of counseling experience. Over the course of her career Ms. Lamontagne has worked extensively with young adults as well as mature adults of all ages. She has a strong background in educational counseling and has delivered direct counseling in public schools, as well as serving as Director of Counseling and public school Administrator. Renee has a strong belief that counseling should be viewed as a family approach and coined the term “Whole Home Health” as the motto for her practice. Her clinical background provides support to anyone struggling to manage their ADHD while offering behavior modification training, coping skills integration and life skills enhancement. Renee also has extensive training in helping others manage anxiety, depression, cease self-injurious behaviors, heal from trauma, understand sexual identity/gender identity and process grief and loss. All of these areas of clinical work can be applied to individuals, couples or families.

Susan D. Mandel, LICSW is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in both Rhode Island and New York with a Master’s Degree from Adelphi University. She has 40 plus years of experience working with adolescents, adults, and couples. Her expertise lies in the areas of Mood Disorders, Anxiety Disorders, Affective Disorders, Borderline Personality Disorders, Psychotic Disorders, and Dual (Mental Health/Substance Abuse) Disorders. She is also adept at assisting her clients with issues such as abuse (physical and sexual), Domestic Violence, PTSD, Severe and Persistent Mental Illness, as well as terminal illness. She utilizes CBT as well as other treatment modalities; she believes that “laughter is the best medicine.”

Jill S. Moretti, APRN, CNS is a licensed Advanced Practice Registered Nurse and a Clinical Nurse Specialist whose career spans 40 years, 25 of which have involved specializing in adult psychiatric/mental health nursing. She is a graduate of both the University of Wisconsin and the University of Rhode Island. She utilizes psychotherapy and psychopharmacology (prescriptive authority) in her evaluation and treatment of adults ages 18 through the lifespan. She is a Certified Public Health Nurse who has worked in a variety of clinical areas including consultation to both hospitals and long term care settings. Her areas of expertise include anxiety, depression, mood and personality disorders, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, obsessive compulsive disorder, and panic disorder.

Kim E. Picard, LMHC, MA, CAGS, graduated in Holistic Counseling from Salve Regina University. Kim has ten years of clinical experience working with two different agencies focused on and implementing in-home evidence based theoretical frameworks. Kim believes in the “wholeistic” perspective for mind, body and spirit with an intentional guidance that permits families/individuals to reach their optimal life development through different life passages. Her areas of specialization include trauma, anxiety, depression, grief and loss, and family relational challenges.

Debra Rodgers, LMHC, MA, CAGS is a licensed mental health counselor with a Masters of Holistic Counseling. She completed her training at Salve Regina University in Newport, Rhode Island. Debra is a former teacher with almost ten years experience as a practicing therapist. She offers a safe and caring environment in which to explore and uncover behavioral patterns that may be unknown at the beginning of the therapeutic relationship. She takes a collaborative approach with clients by practising trauma-informed care with an emphasis on helping clients feel comfortable with past trauma so that it does not prevent them from living a fulfilling life.
She looks forward to exploring this “unknowing” with them through cognitive behavior therapy and client focused therapy.

Mary T. Schatz, MSW, LICSW is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with over 40 years of therapeutic experience working with children, adolescents, young adults and their families, primarily within the school setting where she designed and implemented programs for behaviorally dysregulated and developmentally delayed students. She specializes in working with neurobiological disorders such as Tourette Syndrome, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, and Anxiety Disorder. She is also trained in grief work (particularly with clients following loss from suicide), behavioral management, and social skills training. Ms. Schatz is a graduate of Loyola University in Chicago, has served on the Board of Directors of the Tourette Syndrome Association of RI, and has co-facilitated youth support groups for those with Tourette Syndrome and their families. She primarily works with the modalities of cognitive-behavioral therapy and insight therapy.

Lizbeth E. Wolfgang, PhD is a Licensed Psychologist specializing in working with children, teens and their families. Not only has she been working in private and community settings for over 25 years, she is a mother of 4 so she understands, both professionally and personally, how challenging it is to raise children in today’s world. Her areas of specialization include anxiety disorders, stress management, adolescent self destructive behavior, depressive disorders, trauma and child sexual abuse, post-traumatic stress disorder, school functioning and consultation.