HAMPTON MENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATES - Key Persons


Andreanne Gingras

Dr. Andreanne Gingras completed her undergraduate degree in Forensic Science at Virginia Commonwealth University in 2006. She continued at Virginia Commonwealth University to complete her medical degree in 2011. She…

Elizabeth Williams

Ms. Williams is a graduate of the College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, VA. She has extensive experience in the area of child sexual abuse, individual, marital, and family therapeutic…

Felicia Goodrich PMHNP

Ms. Goodrich spent 10 years as an Air Force commissioned officer before changing careers and obtaining her BSN/MSN from Massachusetts General Hospital Institute of Health Professions in Boston MA. Prior…

Helene T. Gingras

Ms. Gingras is obtained her B.Sc. Nursing at University of Montreal in Quebec, Canada, in 1976. She worked ten year at Ste-Therese Hospital, a long-term psychiatric hospital. She was a…

Karen Barfield

Ms. Barfield is a graduate of Virginia Commonwealth University and Christopher Newport University. She has worked with diverse populations including the elderly; service members and their families; victims of domestic violence; and college students. She began working with HMHA as a community based counselor in 2020 and then became a clinical supervisor for community based services in 2022 while also providing outpatient therapy services to patients.

Kimberly Parson

Job Titles:
  • Resident in Counseling
Ms. Parson graduated from Liberty University with a MA in Professional Counseling. She worked in our Community Based Program for two years. She is currently seeing patients as an outpatient…

Laurie Stephens

Ms. Stephens is a graduate of Virginia Commonwealth University where she received her degree as a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner. She has extensive experience managing acute and chronic mental…

Linda M. Sabonya

Dr. Sabonya is a graduate of Robert Wood Johnson Medical School and completed her internship and residency at Walter Reed Army Medical Center. Her experience includes being the Executive Medical…

Mary Gingras

Ms. Gingras is a graduate of Virginia Commonwealth University where she received her Master's of Social Work degree. She has experience with child, adolescent, adult and family therapy and has been with Hampton Mental Health for 2.5 years.

Michel Gingras

Dr. Gingras is a graduate of Laval University (Quebec). He completed his residency at W. S. Hall Psychiatric Institute, Columbia S.C. and his fellowship in Child Psychiatry at Mount Sinai…

Nancy Hecker

Ms. Hecker received her Master's degree from Old Dominion University. She has 35 years of experience working in mental health. Her specialties include Substance and Opioid Abuse, Women's Issues, Grief…

Nikita Bonner

Job Titles:
  • PMHNP - BC
Ms. Bonner is a Telehealth-only Provider with HMHA. She is a graduate from Virginia Commonwealth University and Catholic University. She is a dual certified family nurse practitioner and psychiatric nurse…

Resmi Thomas

Ms. Thomas recently joined our practice. She has 12+ years of psychiatric experience at Portsmouth Naval Hospital as RN Charge Nurse. She completed her Bachelors at the Dr. M.V Shetty…

Rhea Mitchell

Job Titles:
  • PMHNP - BC
Ms. Mitchell is a three-time graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Prior to joining the Hampton Mental Health Associates team, Ms. Mitchell served as a psychiatric…

Sadia Cheema

Sadia Cheema has experience in family medicine, psychiatry, and addiction treatment. She is compassionate and dedicated to providing comprehensive medical care to each individual. She began her career in 2019…

Sharon Bielecki LPC

Ms. Bielecki received her Master of Arts in Mental Health Counseling from Medaille College in Buffalo, New York. She has approximately 18 years of experience in the mental health field.

Toni Fife

Ms. Fife recently joined HMHA as a telehealth Provider. She has over 28 years of combined experience of direct care in medical and mental health. She is a graduate of…

Virgil "Mo" Charles

Mrs. Charles enlisted in the U.S. Air Force (USAF) after graduating high school. She applied for and was accepted to a Nurse Enlisted Commissioning Program (NECP). After completing her undergraduate…