Faculty and Current Cohorts
Faculty
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 where she also serves as the clinical supervisor for the Behavioral Health team. She is from Philadelphia, PA, (and is still a die-hard Eagles fan!) She has a Bachelor's degree in music therapy from Mansfield University and a Master of Arts degree in Music Therapy from Drexel University…
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…
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.
As a psychologist, Dr. Reilly has worked extensively in diagnosis…
Doctoral Cohorts
Doreen Frimpong-Brago, LMHC-A
Doreen Frimpong-Brago, M.A is a Behavioral Medicine intern with a passion for serving immigrant and underserved populations. Originally born and raised in Ghana, Doreen lived in Worcester, MA for about 7 years before moving to AZ for graduate school in 2019. She obtained her undergraduate degree in Psychology from the University of Massachusetts and her Master of Arts in Clinical Psychology at…
Laura Pluckhan, LMHC-A
Laura Pluckhan, LMHCA, is a Mental Health Counselor and Doctoral Intern who is completing the final year of her doctorate degree in Clinical Psychology. New to Wenatchee, Laura was born and raised just outside of Sacramento, CA in the agriculturally rich valley. She received her Bachelor of Science in Psychology from University of California, Davis in 2018 and received her Master of Arts in…