New Jersey
856-983-3866
856-985-8148 (fax)
Philadelphia
215-735-6554
856-985-8148 (fax)
Villanova, PA
610-687-9889
610-687-9697 (fax)
Edward P. Monte, PhD | Clinical Director
With thirty-five years experience as a clinician, Edward Monte is a highly respected individual and couple therapist.
Jay Lappin, MSW, LCSW | Family Therapy Director
Jay Lappin, MSW, LCSW is a family therapist, trainer and author. In 1976, he received his Masters Degree in clinical social work from Rutgers University.
Margaret S. Harbison, MD | Medical Director
Graduating with a Psychology degree from Georgetown University, Peggy Harbison completed the clinical Psychology Master’s Program at West Chester University.
Bruce Buchanan, MA, MS | Director of Training & Development
Entering the profession in 1978 Bruce Buchanan is well Known and respected in the field of Couples and Family Therapy.
Mala Gupta, MD | Director of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Mala Gupta, MD, is a Board Certified Adult Psychiatrist, Board Certified Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist and a Board Certified Forensic Psychiatrist.
Alex Strauss, MD | Partner
Alex Strauss, M.D. is Board Certified Psychiatrist trained in the practice of Adult, Child and Adolescent psychiatry. He completed his Adult, Child and Adolescent residency and fellowship at Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic (WPIC), a part of the University of Pittsburgh.
Michele Arthur is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who has been helping others make positive transitions since 1987, when she earned her Master’s in Social Work from Rutger’s University.
Jane Beckmann, MSW, LCSW | Clinical Associate
Jane Beckmann has a long and varied career as a practicing psychotherapist beginning in 1978 when she graduated from the Bryn Mawr College School of Social Work
Deborah E. Blastic, CAC | Addictions Specialist
Deborah’s career in addictions counseling began in 1992 at Eugenia Psychiatric Hospital. There she was a vital member of the “Safe Haven” staff, specializing in providing an environment of healing for sexually abused and addicted women.
Peggy David, LCSW | Clinical Associate
Peggy David is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who has been practicing in CENTRA’s Marlton office since 2004.
Lyn Groome, MS, MSED | Clinical Associate
Utilizing an integrated model, which provides a facility to handle a variety of therapeutic situations, Ms. Groome has an extensive and prestigious background in the mental health profession.
Lan I. Kycia, MD | Clinical Associate
Dr. Lan I. Kycia is a Board Certified Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist and an Adult Psychiatrist.
Elizabeth A. Kelley, MSS, LSW, LCSW | Clinical Associate
Elizabeth A. Kelley graduated in 1992 from Bryn Mawr College Graduate School Social Work and Social Research. She has been working with individuals, families and couples in a variety of settings and has been with Centra in both New Jersey and Pennsylvania since 2000.
Judith Owens, MA, LMFT | Clinical Associate
Judith A. Owens is a NJ Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, and currently serves on the state MFT Examiners Board.
Mary Schooff, MD | Clinical Associate
Mary Schooff, MD was born in Philadelphia and grew up in Michigan. She attended the Honors College at the University of Michigan and graduated cum laude with distinction in English.
Gail Silverstein, PhD | Clinical Associate
Dr. Gail Silverstein is a licensed psychologist who provides neuropsychological testing, Cogmed Working Memory Training and psychotherapy at Centra.
Justin R. Wiley, PsyD | Clinical Associate
Dr. Wiley is a clinical psychologist licensed in both Pennsylvania and Louisiana. For eight years, he was an Adjunct Professor of Psychiatry at the Tulane University School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry and Neurology in New Orleans with a private practice in New Orleans and Baton Rouge.
Albert Wu, MD | Clinical Associate
Dr. Albert Wu is a board certified adult psychiatrist. Through the Honors Program in Medical Education, he completed his undergraduate studies at Northwestern University.