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MEET Our Team

Portrait of Samantha Tramuta, LCSW

Sam Tramuta

LCSW, LAC

Founder & Psychotherapist

Samantha specializes in couples therapy, psychedelic therapy, and complex trauma. Her work helps give emotionally disconnected, over-functioning people a place to slow down, go deeper, and rediscover connection again.

Portrait of Emily Fields, LMFT

Emily Fields

LMFT

Partner & Clinical Consultant

Emily leads our New Haven location and serves as a senior clinical partner, specializing in family systems, addiction recovery, and young adult transitions with steady, strategic clinical leadership.

Portrait of William Cuplpepper, LMFT

Will Culpepper

LMFT

Psychotherapist & Integration Specialist

Will specializes in OCD, ERP therapy, ketamine therapy, and men's mental health. His approach is clinical, grounded, and deeply relational. He helps clients break free from intrusive thoughts and rediscover emotional clarity.

Portrait of Ray Demers, LCSW

Ray Demers

LCSW

Psychotherapist & Family Consultant

Ray works with families and young adults whose lives have become complicated due to neurodivergence, behavioral challenges, or other high-stress family dynamics that traditional therapy couldn't contain.

An OLD -SOUL APPROACH TO MODERN MENTAL HEALTH

We blend timeless wisdom with cutting-edge science. This is the space where depth psychology meets nervous system regulation, and clinical precision meets radical honesty.

At the foundation of our practice lies uncompromising clinical excellence:

  • Advanced training in trauma, attachment, and psychedelic-assisted therapy

  • Evidence-based modalities tailored to your specific needs

  • Integration across individual, couples, and family work

  • Coordination with psychiatry, medical providers, and care teams when needed

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