Team
Brittany Best, Psy.D.
Dr. Brittany Best is a Clinical Psychologist and the founder of BBG Psychological Services. She received her doctoral degree in Clinical Psychology from Adler University (formerly Adler School of Professional Psychology). She also received her Master of Arts in Counseling Psychology with a specialization in Sport and Health Psychology from Adler University.
During her clinical training and experiences, Dr. Best has had the opportunity to work in a variety of settings, including a therapeutic day school, a residential treatment facility, a partial hospitalization program, an inpatient psychiatric hospital, community mental health centers, a non-profit organization, and private practices. She has provided individual, family, and group therapy with children, adolescents, and adults. She also has extensive experience conducting psychological and neuropsychological evaluations to individuals from various backgrounds and with numerous mental health concerns.
Dr. Best provides her clients with a holistic approach to assessment and treatment services. She has also worked with individual athletes, coaches, and teams to encourage peak performance drawing on both her professional training and her experience as a competitive athlete.
Dr. Best accepts BCBS PPO, Aetna, and self-pay clients.
Julia Rugletic, MS, LCPC
Life can be wonderful, but it can also be messy, difficult, stressful, and overwhelming at times. Julia's work as a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor is about helping others develop healthy, productive, and satisfying lives. She strives to support others in learning new ways to navigate and manage the highs and lows of daily life.
Julia's approach is foremost a collaborative effort. She works from an integrative framework, which encompasses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Person-Centered Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, The Gottman Method, and Strengths-Based perspectives. She is level one Gottman trained. Julia believes individuals are the experts in their own life, so she strives to create a warm and supportive atmosphere for clients to work on the issues they want to address. She focuses on helping each client learn new tools to thrive and feel empowered to build upon their own unique strengths in order to reach their goals for a happy and health present and future.
Julia earned her Master of Science in Clinical Mental Health Counseling degree from Johns Hopkins University. She works with teens, adults, and couples struggling with a wide range of mental health and life concerns. Julia is particularly passionate about working with those who find themselves struggling with anxiety, relationship conflict, career frustrations, life transitions, self-esteem struggles, and women's issues.
In her free time, Julia enjoys spending time with her family, friends, puppy, and guinea pigs. She is an avid reader, movie watcher, and loves to spend time in nature and traveling.
Julia accepts BCBS PPO, Aetna, United, and self-pay clients.
Simone Soristo, MA, LCPC and Clinical Supervisor
Simone’s person-centered, holistic approach involves meeting patients where they are and providing non-judgmental support throughout the therapeutic process. Patients entering therapy for the first time find comfort in Simone’s compassionate and collaborative approach. She aims to demystify and normalize therapy by utilizing education and unconditional positive regard to empower each client to move confidently through life’s curveballs and toward change for the better. Simone works closely with patients during the goal-setting phase of therapy. Simone’s patients can expect to regularly review and reassess goals to ensure progress is made so that patients can see the value in each therapy session.
Simone’s clinical experience includes providing individual and group therapy for youth and young adults, dually-diagnosed adults in outpatient and residential settings, marginalized populations (LGBTQ, refugees, veterans), and individuals struggling with stress, life transitions/adjustment, relationship/divorce, or parenting issues. In addition, Simone has facilitated pro-social groups for children and adolescent girls, parenting workshops, and family interventions for addictions and domestic violence issues. Simone has extensive experience working as a staff clinician at a private practice and is qualified to provide clinical supervision for new therapists.
Simone accepts BCBS PPO and self-pay clients.
Erin Borton, MA, LCPC, CADC
Erin's typical client struggles with more than one issue, such as having an eating disorder and anxiety, substance abuse and trauma, etc. However, less complex client issues are welcome as well! Erin uses an approach that sets small steps to get to a bigger goal, so even the most "stuck" client can feel movement towards their desired life. Erin is encouraging and warm while being practical and realistic. She will start where you are and match a pace that is comfortable for you. She has experience in many different counseling approaches and will weave them together to make your treatment plan. Erin works with clients ages 12 and up.
Erin teaches clients about their mental health conditions. She will also walk you through why she is using certain therapy approaches and how they can help, so you can feel more in control of your own life. She combines both teaching of techniques for more immediate relief of symptoms while working on deeper healing to reduce longer term suffering. Erin has been practicing therapy for over 16 years. From working in many different settings and areas of expertise, Erin has a wide base of mental health knowledge to help her clients explore both traditional and less-traditional/more natural methods of healing (if desired). Erin would love to hear your story and help you get back to the "real" you again!
Erin accepts BCBS PPO, Aetna, United, and self-pay clients.
Barbara Demetrius-Lallas, MS, LPC
Barbara has 20 years of experience working with children, teens, young adults, and women. She is extremely empathetic, compassionate, understanding, and non-judgmental. She listens attentively in order to help her clients explore what creates frustrations and difficulties in their lives. More importantly, Barbara tries to understand her clients' situations from different angles to find better options and solutions to live the lives they want. When working with younger children, Barbara uses a gentle approach often while playing games to work on issues in a non-threatening manner.
Barbara was trained psychodynamically, so she looks at the patterns and behaviors that may be contributing to her clients' struggles. Together, she and her clients work to make changes in order to achieve the goals her clients strive towards.
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