Leadership
A PERSONAL MESSAGE From Dr Kim.
We are delighted that you have chosen to consider receiving care at SunCloud Health. We are a recovery-focused therapeutic community. The SC team is comprised of a multidisciplinary team of health care providers who help you develop an individualized treatment plan to reach your goals. Our team consists of psychiatrists, registered dieticians, registered nurses, psychologists, therapists and counselors whose specialties include addiction, eating disorders, mood disorders and trauma recovery. The community at SunCloud includes you, fellow patients seeking greater health themselves and the SC staff. At SCH we focus both on the primary behavioral symptoms interfering with your life, as well as the underlying biological, psychological, social and spiritual factors, including adverse childhood experiences, that interfere with your ability to live a meaningful, joyful and free life. We use evidence-based treatment modalities to execute our mission to provide integrated care to persons with complex, co-occurring conditions who have not been adequately helped by treatment models that focus on one “primary” condition. We use a sophisticated treatment approach addressing multiple co-occurring disorders at the same time, under one roof in an integrated fashion.
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Our Team
Listen to select videos from SunCloud current and past staff members
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Meet Anjali Khanna, Chicago Site Director at SunCloud Health
Meet Anjali Khanna, Chicago Site Director at SunCloud Health as she describes our willingness to help assist patients.
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Meet Lauren Cali, Administrative Assistant at SunCloud Health
Meet Lauren Cali, Administrative Assistant at SunCloud Health as she expresses our desire to be a resource for our patients.
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Lauren Cali, Administrative Assistant, on What to Expect on the First Call With Us
Lauren Cali, Administrative Assistant at SunCloud health, on What to Expect on the First Call With Us.
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Emily Long, Clinician at SunCloud Health.
Emily Long discusses how patients benefit from an integrated treatment approach and how that contributes to a more effective treatment experience at SunCloud Health.
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Mara Y Schieber, LCSW, CADC, Therapist at SunCloud Health.
Mara Y Schieber, LCSW, CADC, Therapist at SunCloud Health, is a clinician with more than 30 years of experience. Mara specializes in co-occurring disorders, addiction and began working with individuals with eating disorders more than 15 years ago. Mara brings a solid foundation in psychiatry, addiction, eating disorders and trauma. She is passionate in her work helping individuals discover and then learn how to live their lives in recovery.
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Roseann Rook, CADC, Lincoln Park/Chicago Program Manager at SunCloud Health.
Roseann is a welcomed addition to the SunCloud Health team and will serve as the Program Manager at our Lincoln Park, Chicago location. She specializes in Process Addictions with a strong focus on Relationship Addictions and has been instrumental in the development of Addiction Programs and the implementation of addressing Process Addictions.
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Treating co-occurring disorders, why it’s so important.
Roseann Rook, CADC, Lincoln Park/Chicago Program Manager at SunCloud Health, discusses why treating co-occurring illnesses is the best approach for a full recovery.
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Megan Cummens LCPC, Treatment Coordinator at SunCloud Health.
Megan provides individual and family counseling to teenagers and adults, specializing in treating individuals with addictions, eating disorders, trauma, mood disorders, anxiety disorders, and self-injuring behaviors. She has worked in the residential setting, intensive outpatient, and outpatient settings. Megan believes in a holistic approach that is integrative, trauma-informed, psychodynamic, and empowering. She focuses on treating the whole individual, including emotionally, physically, psychologically, and spiritually. Megan’s counseling style is compassionate, empathic, collaborative, and she strives to meet each client where they are in their process.
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How do your background, education and personal experiences influence your role at SunCloud Health?
Krista DeCeault, Registered Dietitian Nutritionist, shares how her personal background, education and experiences have shaped who she is and the role she plays on SunCloud Health’s treatment team.
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Hear about our team from Dr. Dennis
Dr. Kim Dennis, CEO and Chief Medical Officer, discusses the background and experience of the staff members at SunCloud Health.
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Click Here to listen to the podcast: “Addressing the Lack of Continuity of Care in Mental Health Services”, presented by NEJM Catalyst, a sister publication of the New England Journal of Medicine, featuring an Interview with Kim Dennis, MD, David Newton, MBA and Namita Seth Mohta, MD
About NEJM Catalyst: NEJM Catalyst brings health carexecutives, clinical leaders, and clinicians together to share innovative ideas and practical applications for enhancing the value of health care delivery. From a network of top thought leaders, experts, and advisers, their digital publication, quarterly events, and qualified Insights Council provide real-life examples and actionable solutions to help organizations address urgent challenges affecting health care.
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VIDEO: Why do SunCloud therapists strive to never stop evolving for themselves and for their patients?
Dr. Marcia Nickow, PSY.D., CADC, CGP, Organizational and Senior Clinical Adviser at SunCloud Health, discusses the growth of SunCloud’s Chicago location under the excellent leadership of Hannah Carra, LCSW, (former) Chicago Site Director & Therapist and how every therapists at SunCloud Health strives to never stop personally evolving, for themselves and for their patients.
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Leadership
Chief Medical Officer, CEO and Co-founder | Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry, University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine
We are delighted that you have chosen to consider receiving care at SunCloud Health. We are a recovery-focused therapeutic community. The SC team is comprised of a multidisciplinary team of health care providers who help you develop an individualized treatment plan to reach your goals. Our team consists of psychiatrists, registered dieticians, registered nurses, psychologists, therapists and counselors whose specialties include addiction, eating disorders, mood disorders and trauma recovery. The community at SunCloud includes you, fellow patients seeking greater health themselves and the SC staff. At SCH we focus both on the primary behavioral symptoms interfering with your life, as well as the underlying biological, psychological, social and spiritual factors, including adverse childhood experiences, that interfere with your ability to live a meaningful, joyful and free life. We use evidence-based treatment modalities to execute our mission to provide integrated care to persons with complex, co-occurring conditions who have not been adequately helped by treatment models that focus on one “primary” condition. We use a sophisticated treatment approach addressing multiple co-occurring disorders at the same time, under one roof in an integrated fashion.
- A PERSONAL MESSAGE From Dr Kim.
Our Team
Selena Peters, MD
Addiction Medicine
David Newton, MBA
Director of Operations and Co-founder
Johnathan Coleman, MD
Psychiatrist
Chrisantha E. Anandappa, MD
Psychiatrist
Yae Rim Lee, M.D.
Psychiatrist
Michelle Duda, LCPC, CADC
Senior Site Director
Kathy Pasternicki, Psy.D., CADC
Intake Director
Elizabeth Miller, RN, BSN
Director of Nursing
Shale Marks, LCSW, CADC
Director of Outpatient Treatment Center, Northbrook
Colleen Kestel, MBA, RDN, LDN
Director of Operations and Compliance
Hope Kravetz, MA, LCPC
Director of Clinical Liaison and Educational Services & Director of Adolescent Outreach
Shawntrell Moore, LCPC, CADC
Residential Clinical Site Director
Sydney Barrera, RDN, LDN
Director of Nutrition Services
Emma Leitzinger, Psy.D.
Director of Adolescent Programming
Listen To Select Videos from SunCloud Current and Past Staff Members
Video: Meet Anjali Khanna, Chicago Site Director at SunCloud Health
Meet Anjali Khanna, Chicago Site Director at SunCloud Health as she describes our willingness to help assist patients.
Video: Meet Lauren Cali, Administrative Assistant at SunCloud Health
Meet Lauren Cali, Administrative Assistant at SunCloud Health as she expresses our desire to be a resource for our patients.
Video: Lauren Cali, Administrative Assistant, on What to Expect on the First Call With Us
Lauren Cali, Administrative Assistant at SunCloud health, on What to Expect on the First Call With Us.
Video: Emily Long, Clinician at SunCloud Health.
Emily Long discusses how patients benefit from an integrated treatment approach and how that contributes to a more effective treatment experience at SunCloud Health.
Video: Mara Y Schieber, LCSW, CADC, Therapist at SunCloud Health.
Mara Y Schieber, LCSW, CADC, Therapist at SunCloud Health, is a clinician with more than 30 years of experience. Mara specializes in co-occurring disorders, addiction and began working with individuals with eating disorders more than 15 years ago. Mara brings a solid foundation in psychiatry, addiction, eating disorders and trauma. She is passionate in her work helping individuals discover and then learn how to live their lives in recovery.
Video: Roseann Rook, CADC, Lincoln Park/Chicago Program Manager at SunCloud Health.
Roseann is a welcomed addition to the SunCloud Health team and will serve as the Program Manager at our Lincoln Park, Chicago location. She specializes in Process Addictions with a strong focus on Relationship Addictions and has been instrumental in the development of Addiction Programs and the implementation of addressing Process Addictions.
Video: Treating co-occurring disorders, why it’s so important.
Roseann Rook, CADC, Lincoln Park/Chicago Program Manager at SunCloud Health, discusses why treating co-occurring illnesses is the best approach for a full recovery.
Video: Megan Cummens LCPC, Treatment Coordinator at SunCloud Health.
Megan provides individual and family counseling to teenagers and adults, specializing in treating individuals with addictions, eating disorders, trauma, mood disorders, anxiety disorders, and self-injuring behaviors. She has worked in the residential setting, intensive outpatient, and outpatient settings. Megan believes in a holistic approach that is integrative, trauma-informed, psychodynamic, and empowering. She focuses on treating the whole individual, including emotionally, physically, psychologically, and spiritually. Megan’s counseling style is compassionate, empathic, collaborative, and she strives to meet each client where they are in their process.
Video: How do your background, education and personal experiences influence your role at SunCloud Health?
Krista DeCeault, Registered Dietitian Nutritionist, shares how her personal background, education and experiences have shaped who she is and the role she plays on SunCloud Health’s treatment team.
Video: Hear about our team from Dr. Dennis
Dr. Kim Dennis, CEO and Chief Medical Officer, discusses the background and experience of the staff members at SunCloud Health.
Click Here to listen to the podcast: “Addressing the Lack of Continuity of Care in Mental Health Services”, presented by NEJM Catalyst, a sister publication of the New England Journal of Medicine, featuring an Interview with Kim Dennis, MD, David Newton, MBA and Namita Seth Mohta, MD
About NEJM Catalyst: NEJM Catalyst brings health carexecutives, clinical leaders, and clinicians together to share innovative ideas and practical applications for enhancing the value of health care delivery. From a network of top thought leaders, experts, and advisers, their digital publication, quarterly events, and qualified Insights Council provide real-life examples and actionable solutions to help organizations address urgent challenges affecting health care.
Video: Why Do SunCloud Therapists Strive to Never Stop Evolving for Themselves and for Their Patients?
Dr. Marcia Nickow, PSY.D., CADC, CGP, Organizational and Senior Clinical Adviser at SunCloud Health, discusses the growth of SunCloud’s Chicago location under the excellent leadership of Hannah Carra, LCSW, (former) Chicago Site Director & Therapist and how every therapists at SunCloud Health strives to never stop personally evolving, for themselves and for their patients.