Dr. Gina Prigoff is a licensed psychologist  offering in-person and virtual group therapy for adults and clinical case consultation services for therapists in her East Memphis office.

Her career spans a variety of professional settings, including hospitals, community mental health clinics, addiction recovery centers, college counseling centers, secondary schools, and for-profit and non-profit organizations. Areas of clinical interest include trauma/abuse, grief/loss, addictions, relationship and attachment disorders, disordered eating and career/life transitions. She is certified in Eye-Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR™), Brainspotting™, and the Flash Technique™ for addressing trauma-related issues.

Her earlier career endeavors include executive coaching and leadership development, diversity training, and clinical supervison education. Dr. Prigoff has conducted research on interpersonal dynamics in the workplace, as well as presented seminars on the career planning process at the local, regional, and national levels.  She served on the board of the Eating Disorders Coalition of Tennessee, currently known as Renewed, and has presented on issues related to eating disorders on local and statewide levels.

She is happily married and a proud mom to three sons, a wonderful daughter-in-law, and several beloved furbabies. She cherishes time spent with her family and friends and enjoys traveling, hiking, gardening, yoga, and exploring artistic hobbies.

Christopher Ferrand, Psy.D., LCP-HSP is a Licensed Clinical Psychologist who works for Christ Community Health Services (CCHS) in Memphis, TN. Dr. Ferrand works as a primary care psychologist, working within the Primary Care Behavioral Health (PCBH) model of behavioral health service delivery. He has worked at CCHS Frayser clinic since October of 2016. In addition to providing patient care, he supervises Behavioral Health Consultants at CCHS Orange Mound and Raleigh clinics, as well as predoctoral interns and practicum students. He also services as Director of Behavioral Health Education, where he manages CCHS’s education program, and is responsible to manage APA approved sponsor status and adherence to APA standards for CE events. The mission for this program is to offer high quality continuing education at an affordable rate to mental health providers in Memphis and surrounding regions.

Dr. Ferrand is most passionate about Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), process-based therapy, brief interventions, working with patients experiencing suicidal ideation, and access to care issues (particularly, those who are uninsured, or those with insurance who cannot afford co-pays and/or superbills).

Bethany Spiller, is a licensed psychologist and co-owner of Grove Park Psychological Associates. Prior to working full-time at her practice, she was a staff psychologist at the VAMC and an attending in the Psychiatric ER at Regional One. She also served as the clinical director of Focus Eating Disorder Recovery Center. Currently, she sees adults in her practice, offering both individual psychotherapy and group therapy services. Her specialty areas are medical psychology, health psychology, and eating disorder treatment. 

Dr. Kade Hiestand graduated from the University of Memphis in 2010. He was very active doing LGBT research, and published extensively, including multiple studies on lesbian gender identity. Initially he worked for agencies supporting individuals with intellectual/developmental disabilities, and started a private practice part-time in May 2015 to provide mental health services to LGBT individuals. In August 2016 he went full-time with his private practice, and currently has a home office. Working at home, his dog and four cats are often present during sessions and offer wonderful pet therapy to his clients. He continues to specialize in LGBT issues, and is competent as a general practitioner across the full spectrum of DSM-5 diagnoses, with a primary theoretical orientation of Cognitive Behavior Therapy. He also incorporates mindfulness into his work. As a bonafide Star Wars fanatic, he strives to help his clients find “A New Hope.” When he isn’t working, he enjoys spending time with his wife and two children, reading, theater, and playing his keyboard.

Amy R. Murrell, Ph.D. is a clinical psychologist who is licensed with health service provision in Tennessee (and Texas). She is authorized to practice interjurisdictional telepsychology as well. While she is an affiliate faculty member at the University of Memphis and does occasionally teach courses there, she primarily works as a sole private practitioner at Murrell Psychological Services, LLC. Dr. Murrell provides psychosocial – educational assessment as well as individual, couples, and family therapy from an evidence-based perspective – using a functional contextual philosophy and often using Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT). Dr. Murrell has published approximately 50 peer-reviewed articles or chapters on ACT or closely related topics, has given hundreds of relevant presentations, and she is a Fellow of the Association for Contextual Behavioral Science, which governs these content areas. In addition, Dr. Murrell has authored, or co-authored, eight books.  She is very excited to serve MAPA in this MaL role.