WHITNEY DODDS, MA LMHC, LPC

Whitney is the Founder and Lead Therapist at Wellness for the Culture, a mental health practice located in the heart of Springfield, MA. She is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (MA) and a Licensed Professional Counselor (CT), with a passion for addressing issues of inequity in access and quality of care in underserved communities. She holds a Master of Arts in Counseling Psychology from American International College, and a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from the University of Massachusetts Amherst.

KRISTINE SHAW, MHC
A Mental Health Counselor who has experience working in Clinical, Residential, and Educational Settings. Her background has been able to give broad and diverse support to clients within the Clinic’s targeted communities.

JENISE KATALINA, LICSW

Jenise Katalina is a licensed clinical social worker with over a decade of experience working with multigenerational families, supporting the parent-child dyad, working with youth and adolescents, and offering parent coaching and support. Her experience includes the screening and offering of clinical support to parents experiencing perinatal mood disorders or adjusting to the many stages of life. 

Jenise utilizes many treatment modalities delivered in partnership with her clients. Her passion for social justice enables her to lead from an equity standout that acknowledges and supports clients in recognizing and dismantling the historical, systemic, and intergenerational factors that have impacted them.