2026-2027 Board of Directors

Amy Sanchez (she/her) is a licensed psychologist and founder of Mindful Living Baltimore, LLC, a private practice providing services in Baltimore, MD and participating PSYPACT states. She specializes in the treatment of traumatic stress and related difficulties, particularly mood and anxiety disorders, as well as ADHD in adolescents and adults. Amy received her doctorate in clinical psychology from Duke University, where her training emphasized evidence-based treatments, including Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT). She has a passion for global mental health equity and is a former Fulbright Scholar and fieldwork fellow at the Duke Global Health Institute, during which she conducted research internationally on HIV prevention and the intersection of traumatic stress and health risk behaviors. She completed her pre-doctoral internship in Trauma and Recovery at the VA Maryland Healthcare System in Baltimore, where she received specialized training in the treatment of post-traumatic stress, including Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT) and Prolonged Exposure therapy (PE). Amy enthusiastically embraces the ACT approach of living mindfully within her values. She particularly enjoys working with other members of the LGBTQ+ community, and she strives to foster a collaborative, affirming, and warm therapy environment with room for humor, pain, and human messiness. She is supported in this goal by her therapy dog and therapist-in-training, Esteban.

In addition to her clinical work, Amy is an active volunteer in community organizing and immigrant rights. She happily welcome clients of all races, ethnicities, genders, sexual orientations, religious beliefs, abilities, and backgrounds.

Christina Fox (she/her) is a proud Baltimore resident, member of the LGBTQ+ community, clinical social worker by education, and functional contextualist at heart. She practices Contextually-focused DBT (C-DBT), which is a developing model of psychotherapy in the Contextual Behavioral tradition. Put simply, C-DBT uses the psychological flexibility model processes of ACT within the structure of DBT, and focuses on the immediacy of the therapeutic relationship as set forth in Functional Analytic Psychotherapy (FAP). Since 2019, Christina has worked closely with Dr. Paul Holmes of the University of Chicago as he has been developing C-DBT, and she was the first to offer the C-DBT group process-training curriculum outside of Dr. Holmes’ practice. She is a contributing author to the upcoming C-DBT group process-training manual: From Chronic Distress to a Meaningful Life. In the past year, she co-founded The Watershed Practice with her fiancé and business partner, Call Trevenen, LCPC (they/them). This practice offers individual therapy, C-DBT groups for adults, and telephone coaching. Call and Christina specialize in offering wraparound treatment for severely struggling teenagers and their parents. Within the year, The Watershed Practice will offer third-wave clinical supervision for social workers and counselors.

Rachel Phillips-Anderson (she/her), LCSW-C is a psychotherapist and meditation teacher with a private practice serving clients in Maryland and Washington, D.C. For over a decade, she has integrated Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) with Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP) to help individuals struggling with OCD and other anxiety disorders live more fulfilling and meaningful lives. Rachel has been practicing meditation and mindfulness for over 20 years. She was recently ordained as a lay practitioner in the tradition of Zen master and peace activist Thich Nhat Hanh, and brings a deep commitment to presence and compassion into her clinical work. Before becoming a psychotherapist, Rachel worked in media and communications policy, focusing on the use of communication technologies to support the needs of diverse voices and communities. As a psychotherapist, she strives to provide anti-racist, disability-inclusive, and gender- and LGBTQIA+-affirming psychotherapy by actively engaging in reading, clinical trainings, self-reflection, and candid conversations.

Alessandra (Alex) Pieraccini, PsyD (she/her) is a licensed clinical psychologist and owner of The Center for Insight and Growth, LLC, a private practice based in Baltimore, Maryland. She received her doctorate in clinical psychology from La Salle University in Philadelphia and completed her pre-doctoral internship in Health Service Psychology at Towson University Counseling Center (TUCC). After her internship, Alex stayed on as a Staff Psychologist at TUCC for 7 years before leaving to start her private practice in 2024. During her time at TUCC Alex took on a variety of roles, including Referrals Coordinator, Coordinator of Group Services, and Assistant Director/Clinical Director. She now works in her private practice full time supporting adults with anxiety, perfectionism, and identity development concerns.  In therapy, Alex strives to show up authentically and utilizes a blend of mindfulness, ACT, and CBT techniques based on each client's unique needs.

Sarah Berger, Ph.D. (she/her) is a licensed clinical psychologist and owner of Capital Psychology, a small group practice in Bethesda, MD.  Sarah specializes in health psychology and anxiety and has fifteen years of experience providing evidenced-based treatments to children, adolescents and adults.  She earned her PhD in Medical & Clinical Psychology from the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences. Sarah was attracted to this program for its emphasis on the intersection of physical mental health and focus on cognitive behavioral therapy.  She completed her predoctoral internship at Children’s Hospital Boston, Harvard Medical School where she worked with patients receiving treatment for a range of diagnoses including pain, gastrointestinal diagnoses, POTS, and cancer.  She also worked in outpatient psychiatry treating anxiety and mood disorders. Sarah went on to complete a postdoctoral fellowship at the National Institutes of Health.  In addition to maintaining her full-time private practice, she provides supervision to other therapists in psychological treatments for clients with chronic health conditions.  

Mary Hill, PhD (she/her) is a licensed psychologist in North Carolina and a clinical assistant professor at the University of North Carolina (UNC) at Chapel Hill. She completed her doctoral training under the mentorship of Dr. Aki Masuda, a peer-reviewed ACT trainer and ACBS fellow. She uses the ACT model and processes in her work with clients with a variety of presenting concerns, including PTSD, eating disorders, OCD, and anxiety-related disorders, and provides training and supervision in ACT and other exposure-based interventions to psychology interns and fellows at UNC. She also serves on the steering committee for ACT Carolinas, an affiliate of the Mid-Atlantic Chapter.

This position is currently open! If you are interested in serving as Student Representative for between Spring 2026 and Spring 2027, please reach out to us to let us know!