Cardiologist providers include doctors, nurses, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants. They often maintain long-term relationships with you and advise and treat you on a range of health related issues.
Chiropractor providers include doctors, nurses, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants. They often maintain long-term relationships with you and advise and treat you on a range of health related issues.
Dentist providers include doctors, nurses, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants. They often maintain long-term relationships with you and advise and treat you on a range of health related issues.
Dermatologist providers include doctors, nurses, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants. They often maintain long-term relationships with you and advise and treat you on a range of health related issues.
Family Physician providers include doctors, nurses, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants. They often maintain long-term relationships with you and advise and treat you on a range of health related issues.
OB-GYN providers include doctors, nurses, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants. They often maintain long-term relationships with you and advise and treat you on a range of health related issues.
Ophthalmologist providers include doctors, nurses, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants. They often maintain long-term relationships with you and advise and treat you on a range of health related issues.
Orthopedic Surgeon providers include doctors, nurses, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants. They often maintain long-term relationships with you and advise and treat you on a range of health related issues.
Pediatrician providers include doctors, nurses, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants. They often maintain long-term relationships with you and advise and treat you on a range of health related issues.
Physical Therapist providers include doctors, nurses, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants. They often maintain long-term relationships with you and advise and treat you on a range of health related issues.
Podiatrist providers include doctors, nurses, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants. They often maintain long-term relationships with you and advise and treat you on a range of health related issues.
Psychiatrist providers include doctors, nurses, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants. They often maintain long-term relationships with you and advise and treat you on a range of health related issues.
Ashley is an Associate Marriage and Family therapist with a Master's degree in Clinical Psychology from Pepperdine and a Master's degree in Forensic Science from Arizona State.
Ashley specializes in working with veterans, trauma, anxiety, and depression. In her free time, she enjoys building Legos, reading, and spending time with family.
Marcene Marcus, LCSW, is our passionate Clinical Director of Outpatient Services, with over 3 decades of mental health fieldwork serving populations from early childhood to older adulthood. Her academic journey began at UC Santa Barbara, where she obtained her BA & headed a stress peer counselor team. She then studied Gerontology at USC & served as a teaching assistant. Her Master’s degree in Clinical Social Work was earned at Columbia University, where she also had a rare opportunity to complete a law minor.
She is grateful to play a pivotal role in shaping Ocean Psychiatry’s strategic vision & operational excellence. She oversees clinical training, ensures adherence to best practices (encouraging evidenced based techniques), & drives initiatives that enhance the quality of care for both clients & associate clinicians under her supervision. Her leadership style maintains integrity through creative innovations & compassionate care, while prioritizing cutting-edge education for staff.
This Clinical Director’s experience spans a diverse spectrum of settings including: pre-schools, non-profits, residential treatment, medical offices, insurance companies, and college counseling centers. Her unifying approach combines a psychodynamic framework with an emphasis on developing powerful therapeutic alliances. Marcene's main areas of clinical specialty are: resistance & blocks in therapy, reparenting the self, positive parenting & co-parenting, infertility, adoption, divorce, relationship repair, trauma recovery, grief & loss healing, narrative therapy, art therapy, career & wellness optimization.
Marcene contributes to advancing the field through innovations such as: Conceiving Victory Inc., a private practice she founded assisting individuals, couples, & families in overcoming life's challenges; co-creating a Network of Psychotherapy Professionals for regular clinical consultation to promote ethics & best practices; & most recently launching Ocean Psychiatry’s own Associate Training Program to nurture the growth of master-level clinicians as they pursue licensure. In her downtime, she loves music, painting, writing, reading, swimming, playing fetch with her dogs and old-fashioned card or board games.
Erika Klara is a licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) with over 8 years of experience in family therapy. She received a Bachelor of Science in Psychology and Educational Services from the University of Babes- Bolyai, Cluj-Napoca, Romania and a Master of Arts in Clinical Counseling Psychology from Palo Alto University. She has 4 years of experience in documentation standards and evidence-based treatment planning and implementation for MediCal and private medical insurance.
Erika has a proven ability to provide clinical assessment, diagnosis, and evaluation. She is skilled at providing strength-based mental health services, crisis evaluation, and intervention services. She is also a strong believer of providing culturally sensitive and appropriate services to individuals from diverse cultures and backgrounds. She is fluent in English and Hungarian and conversational in Romanian and Spanish. She also has an exceptional ability to coordinate services and referrals, linking patients to appropriate resources and services to support their recovery. She also has experience in providing individual and family therapy to youth on probation. She has expertise in play therapy and expressive art therapy techniques, and emphasizes the use of these techniques to improve the well-being of her patients.
Erika is open to working with all patients who are ages 6 to 64 years old, and is currently accepting new patients.
Accepted Health Plans: UMR/United Healthcare/Optum, Cigna/Evernorth, and Aetna.
Lindsey is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist who has worked with youth and families for over 10 years. Lindsey has worked in many different capacities, including school based services, intensive outpatient clinics/partial hospitalization programs, residential facilities, and community agencies. Lindsey works from a collaborative, relational and client-centered approach. Lindsey uses an attachment-based approach for her sessions and draws upon the body/mind connection to understand and explore the unique complexities that lead to anxiety, depression, and relational difficulties. Lindsey has experience working with a wide variety of issues including depression, anxiety, trauma, eating disorders, self-injurious and other high-risk behaviors.
Accepted Health Plans: Blue Shield of CA – Magellan, Kaiser, United Healthcare, Cigna, and MHN
Dr. Hylton is a licensed clinical psychologist specializing in Clinical Neuropsychology. She graduated from the University of Florida with a double major in Psychology and Criminology and went on to study at Nova Southeastern University in Davie, Florida, with emphasis in Forensic Psychology. While enduring her graduate studies, she discovered a fascination with the inner workings of the brain and its overall effects. With this interest, Dr. Hylton continued to build the foundation of her training with specialization in neuropsychology, study of the brain and the nervous system’s influence on an individual’s cognition and behavior. She has broad experience in the field of psychology such as specialized psychotherapy for those suffering traumas and experience providing individual and group Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), administering psychological evaluations to children and/or parents for guardianship, as well as research. Dr. Hylton specializes in neuropsychological evaluation and testing.
Dr. Hylton is a licensed clinical psychologist specializing in Clinical Neuropsychology. She graduated from the University of Florida with a double major in Psychology and Criminology and went on to study at Nova Southeastern University in Davie, Florida, with emphasis in Forensic Psychology. While enduring her graduate studies, she discovered a fascination with the inner workings of the brain and its overall effects. With this interest, Dr. Hylton continued to build the foundation of her training with specialization in neuropsychology, study of the brain and the nervous system’s influence on an individual’s cognition and behavior. She has broad experience in the field of psychology such as specialized psychotherapy for those suffering traumas and experience providing individual and group Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), administering psychological evaluations to children and/or parents for guardianship, as well as research. Dr. Hylton specializes in neuropsychological evaluation and testing.
Dr. Giovanna Basilio is a bilingual (English/Spanish) clinician. She received her PsyD in Clinical Psychology with a forensic concentration at Nova Southeastern University in South Florida. She has broad clinical experience with minors, adults, and older adults across correctional, community, and healthcare sites. She has also contributed to the development of competency restoration programs in Broward and Palm Beach Counties and published a Springer book chapter on cultural considerations in sex trafficking.
Her research interests include potentially traumatic events across immigrant and non-immigrant populations, best practices for assessment and treatment, and severe mental illness in diverse settings. Dr. Basilio specializes in psychological evaluations and trauma-informed therapy.
Dr. Giovanna Basilio is a bilingual (English/Spanish) clinician. She received her PsyD in Clinical Psychology with a forensic concentration at Nova Southeastern University in South Florida. She has broad clinical experience with minors, adults, and older adults across correctional, community, and healthcare sites. She has also contributed to the development of competency restoration programs in Broward and Palm Beach Counties and published a Springer book chapter on cultural considerations in sex trafficking.
Her research interests include potentially traumatic events across immigrant and non-immigrant populations, best practices for assessment and treatment, and severe mental illness in diverse settings. Dr. Basilio specializes in psychological evaluations and trauma-informed therapy.
Dr. Giovanna Basilio is a bilingual (English/Spanish) clinician. She received her PsyD in Clinical Psychology with a forensic concentration at Nova Southeastern University in South Florida. She has broad clinical experience with minors, adults, and older adults across correctional, community, and healthcare sites. She has also contributed to the development of competency restoration programs in Broward and Palm Beach Counties and published a Springer book chapter on cultural considerations in sex trafficking.
Her research interests include potentially traumatic events across immigrant and non-immigrant populations, best practices for assessment and treatment, and severe mental illness in diverse settings. Dr. Basilio specializes in psychological evaluations and trauma-informed therapy.
Evolve Behavioral Health is located in Florence, Alabama, and serves the surrounding region. Our practice stands out for its exceptional diagnoses and treatments for patients. Founded by Jessi Tidwell, CRNP, psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner and Debbie Tyson, CRNP, psychiatric mental health nurse practioner, our practice prioritizes patient well-being, offering comprehensive solutions for behavioral health concerns.
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