Who Are We?  Why Are We Unique?

Our staff is comprised of highly trained specialists in three distinct areas of mental health services:

• Adult Services
• Child/Adolescent Services
• Substance Abuse Services

We have a unique program, with a diverse staff offering:

• Mental health services in the language and communication mode most accessible to the client
• An extensive knowledge of deafness and Deaf Culture
• Community involvement and services
• A collaborative model for provision of services

Dr. Julianne Gold Brunson, Ph.D
 Program Director
jgoldbrunson@journeymh.com
Julianne recently joined Journey as program director and returned to Charlotte, NC after completing a clinical psychology pre-doctoral internship at the University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC) in Rochester, New York. She won the coveted 2005 Pre-doctoral Award for Excellence in the Psychology Training Program at URMC.   Upon completing this internship, she worked as a staff therapist at the renown and internationally recognized Deaf Wellness Center (DWC), a psychology clinic for deaf individuals in Rochester, New York with Dr. Robert Pollard, Ph.D. and Amanda O’Hearn, Ph.D. At the DWC, she provided clinical services to deaf and deaf/blind patients, assisted in deaf and psychological research projects, and co-starred in two Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) skills training films produced by DWC and Marsha Linehan.    Julianne is currently completing a doctoral dissertation involving a treatment outcome study re: Behavioral Activation Treatment for Depression (BATD) with late-deafened adults. She hopes to complete her Ph.D. in clinical psychology at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro in 2007-08.  

David Litman, MSW Program Specialist: Children & Adolescents dlitman@journeymh.com Prior to working for Journey, Inc, David worked at the New York State School for the Deaf in Rome, NY as a social worker.  His duties involved working with families that have a child with hearing loss, coordinating group events, and working one to one with the deaf students.   David received his BA from the University of Minnesota in 2002, majoring in Deaf Studies and Child Psychology.  After completing his BA, he went to Gallaudet University where he received his MA in Social Work.  Throughout David’s studies his work emphasized working with families that have deaf children and learning about cochlear implants.