Meet the Team

Hyatt Aronoff (He/Him) is a public health practitioner who is passionate about community health and health equity.

María Cabané facilitates the alcohol and other drugs education programs, as well as other programming and events to educate Berklee students around the seven dimensions of wellness.

Sandra Capecelatro is a licensed independent clinical social worker with extensive experience using various therapeutic approaches such as dialectical behavior therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy, motivational interviewing, narrative, and expressive arts. She takes a holistic, creative, and thoughtful approach to care with a dedication to empowering each individual in their personal steps towards growth and success. 

Esther Chi (she/her) is a licensed independent clinical social worker with eight years of clinical experience, including extensive experience in community-based mental health treatment. She is dedicated to increasing culturally sensitive, equitable mental health access and counseling services for marginalized populations. Her clinical areas of experience include addressing racial trauma, complex trauma, identity development, anxiety, and depression. 

Dan Drolet (he/him) is a licensed independent clinical social worker (LICSW). He views the most important task in therapy as being the work you do on your relationship with yourself. Drolet hopes to cultivate understanding, compassion, and self-trust as you navigate your stressors. His areas of interest and expertise include anxiety, depression, stress, and navigating uncertainty. He has focused his career on supporting young adults and LGBTQ people. 

As health services administrative assistant, Julia Dunn (she/her) assists students with immunization compliance and fields health-related questions and concerns. She additionally supports the counseling team by scheduling appointments for students. 

Anne-Sophie Gerald (she/her) is a case manager with Health and Wellness, and comes to this role with previous experience as a student success advisor at Berklee.

Kathleen Irving, a licensed independent clinical social worker, specializes in suicide and complex trauma interventions; family therapy; working with individuals developing their own sexual, gender, racial, ethnic, and wellness identities; and helping people to reconnect to their unique strengths and resources when adjusting to life changes.

Jeff Klug's role is to fulfill the Health and Wellness Department's mission: to foster a lifelong ethic of care so that students may thrive during and after their time at Berklee; to affirm students’ personal and social identities and experiences; and to create safe, compassionate, healing, inclusive spaces that inspire learning, positive growth, and global citizenship.

You can reach him at healthandwellness@berklee.edu.

Allison Lara is a Latinx, first-generation American and bilingual in Spanish. She works from a social justice framework, focusing on increasing access to and understanding of mental health services among Black, indigenous, and people of color. Her clinical areas of expertise include identity development, complex trauma and post-traumatic stress disorder, eating disorders, depression, and anxiety.

Candace Ng (she/her) is a case manager in health and wellness committed to helping students access resources to improve their health and well-being.

As a case manager in Health and Wellness, Kelly O’Connor (she/her) assists students in accessing on and off campus resources useful for success and wellbeing. She uses strengths-based and solution-focused approaches to support students in overcoming challenges and achieving their goals during their time at Berklee.

Jill Ramey (she/her/hers) is a second year clinical psychology doctoral student at William James College. She received her undergraduate degree in psychology at Union College with minors in sociology and gender, sexuality, and women’s studies. Ramey has prior experience as an advocate for survivors and as a Body Project peer leader, which is a group intervention focused on body image. She previously completed 650 hours of internship at Children’s Services of Roxbury as an in-home therapist working with families from underserved communities. 

Zaki Sabuwala (pronounced like zucky sa-boo-wa-la) (they/them) is a licensed clinical social worker. They view their counseling approach as a collaborative effort to reclaim one’s story through redefinition of language, understanding bodily/energetic experiences, and exploration of the self. They draw upon a variety of theories to tailor fit the best experience for the student as an individual.

Out of the office you’ll find Sabuwala enjoying a wandering stroll with no destination, enjoying a nap, or listening to music while cloud watching.

As a case manager, Sarah Shadow (any pronouns) works collaboratively with students to connect them with on- and off-campus resources, build self-advocacy skills, and reach their success and wellness goals.

Katherine (Katt) Sparks is a licensed social worker with seven years of experience working in community mental health, crisis management, and counseling. Sparks specializes in life transitions, depression, anxiety, self-esteem building, and crisis management. As a woman of Latina and Black descent, she enjoys exploring how culture, family, and societal norms affect our own inner voice and decision-making. 

Shirblina Thelismond is a licensed clinical social worker who views counseling as a collaborative endeavor that requires an honest and nonjudgmental space to work through life’s challenges. She draws from a variety of methods tailored to each student's needs to promote their maximum success. 

JT Timms (they/them) is a licensed social worker. 

Vesper Xiao (she/her) is a second-year mental health counseling master's student at Boston College. 

Katy Yarbrough graduated with her Bachelor of Arts from Biola University and has been working in victim services for eight years. She is a certified sexual assault/domestic violence counselor advocate.