Sarah Jacobs, MBA, LCSW (she/her) Sarah Jacobs joined Yale Health in 2021 and became the Clinical Manager of Mental Health and Counseling in 2022. She received her Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Washington University in St. Louis and …

Sundari Birdsall, LMSW (She/Her) Sundari Birdsall initially joined Yale Health in 2022 as an embedded wellness counselor within the Student Mental Health & Wellness Program at Yale School of Medicine. She completed dual master’s degrees in public health …

Jingru Chen, PhD (She/Her) Dr. Jingru Chen joined Yale Health as a Staff Psychologist in 2023. Prior to joining the staff, Dr. Chen was a postdoctoral associate at Yale Health Mental Health and Counseling. She received her doctorate in counseling …

Wendy Cook, PsyD (She/Her) Dr. Wendy Cook joined Yale Health in 2023 as a Staff Psychologist. Prior to joining as staff, she was a postdoctoral associate at Yale Health Mental Health and Counseling. Dr. Cook received her doctorate in clinical psychology …

Michael Groner, MD (He/Him) Michael Groner, M.D. is a psychiatrist in Mental Health and Counseling. He came to the department as a resident physician in 1992, started a fellowship there in 1993, and joined the department as a Staff Psychiatrist in 1994 …

Karen Hoffman, PhD (She/Her) Dr. Karen Hoffman joined Yale Health in 2006 as a postdoctoral associate. She has been a member of the clinical staff since 2007. Dr. Hoffman became the Postgraduate Training Director in 2021. She received her doctorate in …

Murad Khan, MD (They/Them) Dr. Murad Khan started at Yale Mental Health and Counseling as a psychiatry resident in 2021 and has been a Staff Psychiatrist since 2023. They received their B.A. in Psychology from Yale University, M.D. from Icahn School of …

Christopher Oleskey, MD (He/Him) Dr. Christopher Oleskey joined Yale Health in 2020 as a Staff Psychiatrist within Mental Health and Counseling (MHC).  He went to medical school at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine where he obtained an M.D. and an M.P.H. …

Erica Robinson, MD (She/Her) Dr. Erica Robinson initially joined Yale Health in 2018. She became the Director of Residency Training at Mental Health and Counseling in 2022. She received her medical degree from the Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra …

Kia Sayers, MD Dr. Kia Sayers is a 3 rd  year psychiatry resident who joined Yale Mental Health and Counseling clinic in July 2023 and will be returning as a 4 th year resident. She moved to Connecticut from Louisiana to start Yale’s psychiatry residency …