Dr. Sarah Calnan, Medical Director
Dr. Calnan is a double board-certified psychiatrist, in general psychiatry and addiction medicine, with a passion for integrative and holistic mental health care, who believes in compassionate, collaborative, and personalized care. She has worked in many diverse settings, including inpatient, residential, detox/rehab, partial hospitalization/intensive outpatient programs, and outpatient care. She has a passion for working with health professionals, first responders, law enforcement and those in the military.
Deborah Collins-Perrica MSN, APRN, PMH-CNS
Psychiatric Clinical Nurse Specialist
Deborah is currently in private psychiatric practice specializing in PTSD trauma, while serving as adjunct faculty for graduate and doctoral nursing programs at Univ. of Saint Joseph CT, USA, and as a psychiatric consultant to Goodwin University, CT.
Deborah also currently serves as Director of Nursing Affairs for the international NGO, as well as being a champion for Nurses Against Forced Organ Harvesting, (NAFOH) and Secretary, Doctors Against Forced Organ harvesting (DAFOH). She is a media consultant on raising awareness of medical organ transplant tourism and unethical forced organ harvesting from living people in China. Moreover, Deb brings a wealth of previous experience as a psychiatric APRN clinician for the Department of Defense, VAHC.
Michelle Fuhrmann, APRN
Michelle Fuhrmann, a board-certified Nurse Practitioner in Psychiatry, brings a wealth of experience to her practice, having worked in inpatient and outpatient psychiatric settings for many years. She earned her Master’s Degree from Pace University and is a trauma-informed provider with extensive experience as the Director of Nursing in a Correctional facility. She also worked for ten years at the VA.
Michelle profoundly understands the unique challenges faced by First Responders, Veterans, and their families. Her specialization includes working with Law Enforcement Officials, Police Officers, Firefighters, EMTs, Corrections Personnel, and Medical Personnel. She is well-versed in addressing issues related to trauma, PTSD, hypervigilance, and addictions.
With a keen insight into the needs and perspectives of her clients, Michelle runs an addiction group specifically designed for First Responders with Substance Use Disorders. She is dedicated to helping her clients manage the continued trauma and stress inherent in their professions. Michelle’s passion lies in instilling confidence and promoting self-compassion, empowering her clients to take control of their lives and move forward confidently.
Esha Bhardwaj, RN, MSN, PMHNP-BC
Esha Bhardwaj is the owner of Wholistic Perspective, LLC., a multimodal mental health group practice which offers medication management, individual therapy, EMDR, couples therapy and perinatal and postpartum support. Their practitioners include Psychiatric Nurse Practitioners, Family Nurse Practitioners Physician Assistants, Licensed Professional Counselor Associates and Licensed Family and Marriage Therapists. Their team is trained to work with many mental health diagnoses including Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Bipolar Disorder, Depression, Anxiety, Psychosis, Anger Management, etc.
Wholistic Perspective provides support to clients throughout the lifespan offering pediatric, adolescent, adult, and geriatric services when appropriate. They are invested in the overall wellbeing of our community and pride themselves on their ongoing collaboration with external providers, like Honor Wellness. They also offer Spravato/esketamine treatments in their Wallingford space. Other specialized treatment areas include weight management and nutrition.
Wholistic Perspective accepts most insurances and will work with clients to obtain authorizations for seamless accessibility to treatments. They look forward to supporting your journey to wellness!