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.
Sipho Mbuqe, Ph.D.
Senior Counselor, Student Counseling Service
Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychiatry
Dr. Mbuqe earned a doctorate in clinical psychology from Duquesne University in 2010. He is a licensed clinical psychologist and licensed mental health counselor. His interests include university students, diversity and cultural issues, international students, and LGBTQ issues. His clinical interests include relationship issues, anxiety and mood disorders, trauma, and sexuality. His approach is influenced by psychodynamic, humanistic, and existential theories.
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.
Rebecca Storment, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Fellow
Dr. Storment earned a doctorate in Clinical Psychology from the University of Tennessee in 2020. She has worked with university students and young adults since 2015. Her clinical interests include anxiety, depression, relational and family dynamics, and trauma. Her psychotherapeutic orientation is integrative, with an emphasis on psychodynamic and cognitive-behavioral approaches.
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.