Who We Are
Holly Vanderhoff, Ph.D.
Director, Student Counseling Service
Associate Professor of Psychiatry
Dr. Vanderhoff earned a doctorate in Clinical Psychology from Binghamton University in 2004. She is a licensed clinical psychologist who has worked with college students and young adults in a variety of clinical and community settings since 2000. Her clinical interests include sexual assault/trauma, anxiety, relationship issues, and the impact of the culture of medicine on physician/trainee mental health. Dr. Vanderhoff integrates cognitive-behavioral, mindfulness-based, and humanistic approaches in her clinical work.
Jane Valetchikov, Psy.D.
Psychologist
Dr. Valetchikov (she/her/hers) earned a doctorate in Clinical Psychology from The Wright Institute in 2018. She is a licensed clinical psychologist who has worked in a variety of clinical settings with diverse adults across the lifespan. Her clinical interests include: trauma, anxiety disorders, existential concerns, identity development, and diversity and cultural issues such as gender, relationship style, sexual orientation and sexuality, and immigration. Dr. Valetchikov’s clinical approach integrates relational psychodynamic, humanistic, existential and feminist theories. Additionally, Dr. Valetchikov has an established personal mindfulness meditation practice and incorporates mindfulness techniques into her work.
John Ringhisen, PMHNP-BC, NPP
Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner
Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychiatry
Mr. Ringhisen is an ANCC board-certified psychiatric nurse practitioner who graduated Summa Cum Laude with a Master of Science in Nursing degree from the Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner program at SUNY Upstate Medical University in 2019. Following graduation, he completed a fellowship in addiction and pain psychiatry at SUNY Upstate Addiction and Pain Clinic. Most recently, he has enjoyed working with students and adults in a variety of settings including campus counseling centers, inpatient, and community outpatient. He is an Army veteran, a Fulbright Scholar, and has worked at each level of nursing from staff to administration. His clinical interests include trauma-informed practice, substance use disorder, refugee issues, and improving access to mental health services. His approach is an integration of psychoanalysis, neurobiology, psychopharmacology, and mindfulness-based skills.
Staff Psychologist
Dr. Rodrigues received her Ph.D. in clinical psychology from Syracuse University. She has experience working with young adults in a variety of settings, including university counseling and psychological services centers. Dr. Rodrigues greatly values the therapeutic relationship and aims for treatment to feel collaborative and tailored to meet the needs of each individual client. Her clinical interests include helping individuals explore their identities (e.g., racial, cultural, gender, disability, etc.) and develop successful and supportive interpersonal relationships.
Clinical Psychology Resident
Ms. Weinstein received her master’s degree in clinical psychology at Long Island University where she is currently a doctoral candidate. Her clinical interests include personality disorders, trauma, issues of acculturation, and religious disaffiliation and conflicts. Additionally, Ms. Weinstein has experience providing individual psychotherapy and neuropsychological evaluations to individuals across the lifespan at the inpatient and outpatient level. Ms. Weinstein works primarily from a psychoanalytic perspective while also acknowledging social realities (i.e., racism, homophobia, transphobia, ableism, etc.) and the ways in which these interact with the psyche.
Clinical Psychology Resident
Ms. Ellerbeck received her master’s degree in clinical psychology at Syracuse University, where she is currently a doctoral candidate. Ms. Ellerbeck aims for treatment to feel collaborative and tailored to meet the unique needs of each individual client. Her clinical interests include personality pathology, trauma, and relationship issues. Her clinical work integrates humanistic, psychodynamic, cognitive-behavioral, and interpersonal approaches.
Clinical Psychology Resident
Ms. Gibson received her master's degree in clinical psychology at Wheaton College, where she is currently a doctoral candidate. Ms. Gibson incorporates humanistic, relational, and existential approaches into treatment. Her clinical interests include working with those who have experienced complex trauma, helping individuals explore their identities (e.g., racial, gender, disability, etc.) and partnering with people who are processing experiences of religious trauma. In her work, she prioritizes curiosity over judgement and strives to create a warm and empathic space.
Clinical Psychology Resident
Ms. Zhang received her master’s degree in Mental Health Counseling at Boston College and she is a doctoral candidate in Clinical Psychology at George Washington University. Ms. Zhang has experience working with underserved populations in various settings, including public high school, community mental health clinics, and inpatient psychiatric hospital. Her clinical interests include complex trauma and attachment issues, personality disorders, and diversity issues. Ms. Zhang works primarily from a psychodynamic and humanistic approach while also addressing multicultural issues in treatment.
Psychology Residents are advanced doctoral students in clinical psychology in their final year of PhD training. They typically hold masters degrees and have several years’ experience providing psychotherapy to adults in a variety of clinical settings. All services provided by residents are supervised by a licensed attending clinician. Treatment providers and supervisors associated with a student's care are not involved in professional or academic evaluation or promotion decisions for these students.