Colchester is Kind does not endorse any particular mental health provider or support group. It is important that you find the right fit for you.

Mental Health Providers

Please call the providers below to confirm their availability.

Name	Insurance Accepted	Specialties	Phone Number
UCFS	UCFS provides services regardless of a person’s ability to pay, with insurance or without insurance.	Outpatient Behavioral Health Services Community Based Behavioral Health Services Community Outreach Services	(860) 537-7676
Paul Trubey, Clinical Social Work/Therapist, M.S.W., LCSW	Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield BlueCross and BlueShield Husky Medicaid Medicare	Grief Anxiety Relationship Issues	(860) 356-3538
Diane Kolakowski Adelson, Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW	APS Healthcare Aetna BlueCross and BlueShield Cigna ConnectiCare Health Net Medicaid Medicare MultiPlan TRICARE UnitedHealthcare Out of Network	Addiction Alcohol Use Anxiety Bipolar Disorder Chronic Relapse Coping Skills Depression Divorce Drug Abuse Dual Diagnosis Emotional Disturbance Family Conflict Grief Peer Relationships Self Esteem Stress Women’s Issues	(959) 200-5854
Jennifer B Staehly Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW	Anthem Beacon BlueCross and BlueShield Cigna Husky Out of Network	ADHD Anxiety Depression	(959) 242-7025
Megan Cameron Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT	Anthem Husky	Transgender Trauma and PTSD Child or Adolescent	(959) 265-0775
Sharon Steflik Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW	Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield BlueCross and BlueShield Husky Medicaid Out of Network	Anxiety Depression Substance Use	(860) 552-2483
Ruth Etchells Siborg Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC	Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield BlueCross and BlueShield Cigna ConnectiCare Harvard Pilgrim Husky Medicaid Optum Oxford UnitedHealthcare	Anxiety Family Conflict Parenting	(860) 531-3242
Marianne M. Ciardullo Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC, NCC	Anthem Beacon BlueCross and BlueShield Cigna EmblemHealth Husky MVP Health Care Medicaid New York State Health Insurance Plan	Emotional Disturbance Anxiety Grief	(860) 378-8827
Karen Sue Silver Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LCSW, EMDR, cert.	Tricare – certified (authorized) non network Anthem Blue Cross BlueCross and BlueShield Husky Medicaid Medicare	Trauma and PTSD Emotional Disturbance Relationship Issues	(860) 337-7529
John Alexander Pagnani Licensed Professional Counselor, PsyD, MA, LPC	Anthem Beacon Blue Care Network Blue Cross Blue Shield BlueCross and BlueShield Cigna ConnectiCare GEHA Harvard Pilgrim Husky Medicaid Optum Out of network for Aetna and many others. Oxford TRICARE US Dept. of Veterans Affairs VA CCN UnitedHealthcare	Anxiety Depression Marital and Premarital	(860) 650-1381
Amy Sartori Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT	Anthem BlueCross and BlueShield	Anxiety Child or Adolescent Life Transitions	(704) 994-8054
Barbara L Liguori Licensed Professional Counselor, MS, LPC	Aetna Anthem Blue Care Network Blue Cross Blue Shield BlueCross and BlueShield Cigna ConnectiCare Empire BlueCross BlueShield Harvard Pilgrim Husky Oxford UnitedHealthcare	Trauma and PTSD Depression Anxiety	(860) 909-0665
Andrea Cyr Licensed Professional Counselor, MS, NCC, LPC	Aetna All Husky Plans Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield BlueCross and BlueShield Husky Medicaid	Anxiety Depression Relationship Issues	(860) 458-3236
Melanie Hathaway, LCSW	Medicare Medicaid Other Private Insurance	Transitions Loss Depression Anxiety	(860) 933-8108
Helena M Kozel Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, RN, LPC, NCC	Aetna Anthem Beacon BlueCross and BlueShield ConnectiCare Empire BlueCross BlueShield Health Net Husky Medicaid MultiPlan Optum Oxford PHCS PreferredOne UnitedHealthcare	Mood Disorders Anxiety Trauma and PTSD	(860) 415-4442
Patricia A Manny Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT	Anthem BlueCross and BlueShield Husky Medicaid	Relationship Issues Trauma and PTSD Grief	(704) 666-8239
Marc Nee Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT, CHT	Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield Husky	Relationship Issues Substance Use Anxiety	(860) 237-3865
Janine M Pilney Drug & Alcohol Counselor, MA, LADC	Aetna Anthem BlueCross and BlueShield HealthyCT Husky Medicaid	Addiction Depression Anxiety	(860) 357-6107
J Elise Forbes Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW	Aetna Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield BlueCross and BlueShield Cigna TRICARE	Coping Skills Anxiety Depression	(860) 228-1287
Christina Salvio Marriage & Family Therapist, PsyD, LMFT	Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield BlueCross and BlueShield Husky	Relationship Issues Trauma and PTSD Depression	(860) 512-7168
Sylvia Laudette, LCSW, LLC Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW	Anthem Beacon Medicaid Medicare	Anxiety Coping Skills Depression	(860) 772-0454
Michael Kromidas Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW	Husky Medicaid	Trauma and PTSD Relationship Issues Depression	(860) 300-3597
Anne Harders Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW	Aetna Anthem BlueCross and BlueShield Cigna Optum TRICARE UnitedHealthcare	Anxiety Relationship Issues	(860) 228-1287 dial 0
Generations Family Health Center	Accepts private insurance Husky Offers Sliding Scale	Diagnostic and Assessment Services Individual Counseling Group Counseling Family and Marital Counseling Psychiatric Evaluations Medication Therapy	(860) 450-0585

Support Groups

• Interpersonal Therapy
• Advanced Mindfulness
• Recovery in Action
• Women’s Coping Skills
• Girl Talk
• Thrive: A Group for Middle School Girls
• Brady’s Brigade Special Needs Support Group for Kids
• Addiction, Anxiety, and Depression
• Local AA Groups
• Women’s Trauma Group
• Bereavement Group (Grief Support)
• Webhealing.com (Grief Support)
• Willowgreen (Grief Support)
• Non Binary Buddy Sessions (Lgbtqia+ affirming)
• Teen Expressive Therapy Group (Ages 15-18)
• Online Depression Support Group

Additonal Resources

• Suicide Prevention Lifeline
• Grief.com
• Return to Zero: Hope (Infant and Pregnancy Loss)
• CT Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services
• CT Coalition Against Domestic Violence (Hotline)
• CT Alliance to End Sexual Violence (Hotline)