PINNACLEBH.COM - Key Persons


Alexis Cruz

Job Titles:
  • Staff Member

Alexis Verrill

Job Titles:
  • Counselor

Amanda Sullivan

Job Titles:
  • Counselor
Amanda received her Bachelor's in Psychology and a minor in Women and Gender Sexuality Studies from Central Connecticut State University in 2019 and received her Master's from the University of Connecticut School of Social Work in 2022. During her undergraduate program, Amanda completed an internship at Klingberg Family Center as an Ana Grace Project intern. As an intern, Amanda taught social emotional skills to K-5th graders at Northend Elementary School in New Britain, CT with the goal of building healthy relationships, increasing human connection and decreasing violence in communities. After graduating with her Bachelor's, Amanda began working as a mental health counselor for Wheeler Clinic's Intensive In-Home Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Services (IICAPS). During her time at IICAPS, Amanda provided crisis support for both her clients and their families and provided individual and family therapy multiple times a week. Through her encounters with clients and close loved ones, Amanda became very passionate about providing support for those who had been sexually assaulted. She became a certified sexual assault crisis counselor volunteer at the YWCA of New Britain. She assisted with accompanying clients during police statements, evidence collection kids, hotline calls, as well as advocating for her clients' needs. Throughout her Master's program, Amanda interned at Newington High School and facilitated a life skills group to encourage students to become independent and self-sufficient. She often collaborated with parents, staff and the school social worker at 504/IEP meetings to advocate for students' needs and highlighted their successes. During her last field placement, Amanda interned here at Pinnacle and co-facilitated the middle school group. Through her field placement, Amanda became familiarized and passionate about the importance of dialectical behavioral therapy and providing services to adolescents and their families who are all capable of flourishing.

Ashley Mazziotto

Job Titles:
  • Counselor

Aurivellise Rodriguez

Job Titles:
  • Staff Member

Braedon Robinson

Job Titles:
  • Counselor

Catherine Hallisey

Job Titles:
  • Counselor

Danielle Goldstein

Job Titles:
  • Counselor

Liana Estrella

Job Titles:
  • Counselor
  • Lead Counselor
Liana obtained a Master's degree in Social Work with a concentration in Individuals, Groups, and Families from the University of Connecticut. During her undergraduate career, Liana was a program facilitator at Girl Scouts of Connecticut providing community outreach programs to girls ages 5-17 at inner-city schools in the Greater Hartford area, in addition to being selected as Program Specialist, coordinating similar summer programs for Hartford and New Haven area residents. During her graduate career, Liana worked as a Substance Abuse Counselor, providing processing and psycho-education group therapy at a 90-day residential treatment facility for dual-diagnosis clients. Within both positions, Liana has realized her passion for providing programs and therapy to communities in need. Liana thoroughly enjoyed her role at her second field placement, an Intensive Outpatient Program for children at Community Child Guidance Clinic, and was excited to transition into this level of care again. Liana is eager to continue to grow in her role as well as helping Pinnacle expand, creating programs of high efficacy and success.

Lisa Karabelnik

Job Titles:
  • Medical Director

Matthew Gallo

Job Titles:
  • Director of Programming
  • Professional Counselor
Matthew holds a Master's degree from The Chicago School in Clinical Psychology with a specialization in Counseling in 2007. Matthew began his clinical career as a school counselor at The Science and Arts Academy, an elementary/middle school for gifted children. He then left the school setting to focus on private practice and became a leading clinician in the Chicagoland area in the counseling of gifted/talented children and adolescents. In Matt's professional career, he has had the privilege of a variety of experience which he believes helps him in his current position with Pinnacle Behavioral Health. Matt has been a preschool/elementary school teacher, a Chief Operating Officer for a pharmaceutical consulting company, a youth and college soccer coach, a trainer for young athletes as well as professional athletes, as well as a consultant to families throughout the country for parents of children/adolescents struggling with asynchronous learning profiles. Matthew Gallo, a licensed professional counselor, had owned and operated the Chicago location of an adolescent Intensive Outpatient facility, the Family Recovery Centers, for the past five years. He was proud of the work he had done and the efficacy of his program. He also found the idea of starting a similar program in Connecticut intriguing.

Meghan Dunn

Job Titles:
  • Counselor

Roger Rose

Job Titles:
  • Billing Manager