Faculty and Current Cohorts

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Misha L. Whitfield, PSYD


Dr. Misha Whitfield (They/Them) is a licensed psychologist, who at CVCH serves a dual role as Associate Behavioral Medicine Wenatchee Director and Director of Clinical Training for two formal training programs, the Doctoral Internship and Post-Doctoral Fellowship in Health Service Psychology. Dr. Whitfield is a member of the LGBTQIA+ community. As a provider, Dr. Whitfield works with patients…

 

Nyssa Petersen-Ventura, PhD, GMHS


Dr. Ventura has been at CVCH for over 6 years where she completed her doctoral psychology training in Behavioral Medicine. She earned both a Master’s degree and Doctorate degree in Clinical Psychology from Rosemead School of Psychology at Biola University, where she was involved in research pertaining to socioemotional development and cognitive abilities. Dr. Ventura completed a Bachelor’s…

 

Christine Wineberg, Psy.D.


Christine Wineberg, Psy.D., is a licensed clinical psychologist and behavioral medicine consultant in Chelan. She leads the Chelan Behavioral Health/Behavioral Medicine team as the Associate Director for Behavioral Health. She moved from…

 

AnnMarie Batdorf, PsyD, LMHC


AnnMarie Batdorf, LMHC is a licensed mental health counselor who has been in practice for 13 years.  She was born in Quesnel, BC, Canada and moved to East Wenatchee with her family in 1981.  After graduating from Eastmont High School, she lived in the Seattle area for 17 years, and then moved to Omak where she practiced in the area of rural mental health for 5 years. She moved back to East…

 

Leah Spigelman, MS, LMHCA


Leah Spigelman, Psy.D., LMHCA (she/her/ella) is a Behavioral Medicine Consultant and Behavioral Medicine faculty training member who believes that by tending to the emotional, physical, social, and spiritual needs of a patient, she can cultivate a therapeutic…

 

Anna Edelman, Ph.D.


Dr. Edelman (she/her/hers) is a Behavioral Medicine Consultant and Postdoctoral Resident at our Wenatchee clinic. She will be starting as a full time clinical psychologist and member of the behavioral medicine training faculty in Fall of 2023. In 2015 she…

 

Christine Heller, Ph.D.


Christine Heller, Ph.D. (she/her) is a behavioral medicine consultant, licensed clinical psychologist, and behavioral medicine training faculty member at our Wenatchee clinic. She grew up in Seattle and recently moved to Wenatchee from Anchorage, Alaska. She is happy to be back in her home state and excited to live on the sunny side of the mountains. Christine earned her undergraduate degree…

 

Melissa Reilly, PSYD


Melissa Reilly, Psy.D., is a Behavioral Medicine Consultant who was raised in sunny Southern California. In 2012 she earned her Master of Arts in Psychology with honors from Pepperdine University in Malibu, Ca. In 2018, she completed her Doctorate degree in Clinical Psychology from Antioch University in Santa Barbara, Ca. She is a Certified ADHD Psychologist.

As a psychologist, Dr.…

 

Post-Doctoral Cohorts

Courtney Spencer, MA, QMHP


Biography:

Courtney Spencer (Courtney Jones), Psy.D. is a post-doctoral resident and Behavioral Health Consultant. She was born and raised in Florida and joined the United States Navy upon graduating High School. During her time in the military she completed her bachelor’s degree in Psychology from University of Maryland University College…

 

Erinn Savage, Ph.D.


Erinn grew up in Birmingham, AL, and attended the University of Alabama, where she received a degree in psychology and Spanish. She then moved to Spain and worked as a teacher for a few years to build her Spanish skills and experience a new culture. Always hoping to ultimately land in a healthcare career, she returned to the U.S. and pursued graduate training in clinical…