Emily is a fully licensed clinical social worker in the state of Michigan. She received her Masters of Social Work with a school specialization from Loyola University Chicago, and graduated with a B.A. in Psychology from Wayne State University. Emily's experience and scope of practice is broad. She has worked as a bilingual-therapist in community mental health with high-risk populations in both Denver and Chicago, providing individual, family, and group therapy. Since returning to Michigan in 2018, Emily has worked as a therapist in a private group-practice and has provided clinical supervision to limited licensed social workers. Emily takes a client-centered, relational approach, and utilizes cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), aspects of dialectic behavioral therapy (DBT), motivational interviewing, and other evidenced-based practices. She is skilled in working with individuals across the lifespan, though is particularly passionate about supporting adolescents as they navigate the many challenges this developmental stage can bring. She remains non-judgemental, curious and compassionate in her approach and believes in the importance of having a sense of humor. With her education and early career experiences based in school-social work, she is well versed in the navigation and collaboration with schools and academic settings, and providing related parental support. 

Emily accepts Blue Cross Blue Shield.

Cassidy Slade, Psy.D.

Dr. Slade is a fully licensed psychologist in the state of Michigan. She obtained her Psy.D. from the Michigan School of Psychology and has experience working with adolescents, teens, and adults in various levels of psychiatric care. Taking an interpersonal approach, Dr. Slade believes that one of the most important avenues for positive change is through a positive therapeutic relationship. Dr. Slade’s clinical experience is diverse. She completed her doctoral internship at Linden Oaks Behavioral Health, located in Naperville, Illinois, where she worked with adolescents and teens at the inpatient, partial hospitalization, and intensive outpatient levels of care. Through her work with Linden Oaks, she provided crisis intervention, ran Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) skills groups, communicated with schools to ensure a seamless transition back to school and completed family sessions to ensure a safe and supportive transition to home. Dr. Slade’s clinical interests include anxiety, depression, coping with past trauma, grief/loss, interpersonal concerns, and life transitions. Dr. Slade is excited to help you navigate life’s challenges in a compassionate and collaborative way. Dr. Slade accepts Blue Cross Blue Shield.

Jaylen Gavie, LLP

Jaylen completed her master’s degree in Counseling Psychology at Wayne State University and is licensed in the state of Michigan. Jaylen received her bachelor’s degree from Michigan State University with a major in Psychology and a minor in Health Promotion. Jaylen has over six years of experience working with children, adolescents, and their families in various settings among those providing applied behavior analysis (ABA) with children who have autism. Jaylen completed her clinical internships at Wayne State University’s Mental Health and Wellness Clinic and Children’s Hospital of Michigan providing therapeutic services to children and their families both through telehealth and in-person. Jaylen is extremely passionate about early intervention and exploration of emotions, as well as taking a person-center, humanitarian approach to help families using evidenced-based care. Jaylen accepts Blue Cross Blue Shield.

Alyson Vigneau, FNP-C & PMHNP-BC

Alyson is a double boarded certified nurse practitioner in family practice and psychiatric mental health. She is also passionate about and highly experienced in bioidentical hormone replacement therapy and holds a certification through World Link Medical. Through hormone optimization she improves both physical and mental health in her patients. Alyson is also experienced in weight loss management and believes in the integrative approach to mental health, treating both the emotional and physical aspects of her patients for a healing experience. Alyson heads the BestU clinic within the Murray Center.  In her free time she enjoys spending time with her family, her two sons, and dogs. Alyson accepts Blue Cross Blue Shield. 

Robert Sheehan, LLP

Robert completed his master’s degree at Wayne State University’s Counseling Psychology program and is licensed in the state of Michigan. He obtained his bachelor’s degree in Psychology at Michigan State University, and worked as a behavioral technician at Havenwyck Hospital for three years. Robert works well with adolescents, particularly those struggling with depression, anxiety, and suicidal ideation. Robert is involved in suicide research at Wayne State, and works primarily from an existential and ACT perspective when providing counseling services. Robert accepts Blue Cross Blue Shield.

Sally Kafelghazal, TLLP

Dr. Sally Kafelghazal LLP (state of Michigan) obtained her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from Nova Southeastern University. She earned her B.A. in Psychology from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. Dr. Kafelghazal specializes in the whole family, working with both children and parents. Prior to joining the Murray Center, she worked with family services agencies, foster care services, and homeless shelters. She also provided individual, family, and group therapy in an outpatient setting. Additionally, Dr. Kafelghazal has extensive experience conducting neuropsychological evaluations with children and adolescents. She has published works in multiculturalism and mental health and has taught at the college level in early childhood development. Dr. Kafelghazal accepts Blue Cross Blue Shield.