By Community Members, For Our Community
Community Minds was founded by three friends who saw first hand how inaccessible mental healthcare impacted their loved ones. Together, Sam, Itiel, and Avi sought to build an organization that reflected the needs of their community. We’re your friendly neighborhood clinic: Community Minds.
Clinical Team
Dr. Rihal holds a Doctor of Medicine from St. George’s University and completed his Psychiatry Residency at Nassau University Medical Center, where he served...
Dr. Beena Saad is a highly experienced psychiatrist with a strong background in child psychiatry, psychosomatic medicine, and addiction treatment. ...
Mr. Theophilus Uka is an adult psychiatric & mental health nurse practitioner at Community Minds. He offers virtual consultations to patients aged 18 and above facing mental illnesses...
Jeannine C. Hand is a board-certified Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner with extensive experience providing comprehensive outpatient psychiatric...
Maria C. Tsavaris is a Licensed Master Social Worker with experience across behavioral health, medical social work, oncology, and inpatient psychiatry. She earned ...
Francis Maneja is a board-certified Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner who combines advanced psychiatric training with a robust background in emergency...
Michelle Brandel is a Licensed Master Social Worker with experience providing evidence-based mental health support and collaborative care within community-based...
Management Team
With over a decade of experience in healthcare operations, M&A integrations, RCM, and strategy, Beth has helped lead multiple high-growth ...
Our Commitment to Compassionate and Accessible Mental Healthcare for Everyone
At our core, we believe that mental healthcare should be accessible to all individuals, regardless of their background. We strive to create a supportive environment where everyone feels valued and understood. Our values guide us in providing compassionate care that empowers everyone on their journey to mental wellness. We take care of our team, as we take care of our patients.
0101Patient First & Collaboration
We place patients at the center of everything we do, ensuring their voices drive our mission. We are collaborative with our patients in the care we provide. We listen, and we don’t judge. We meet patients where they are at. We believe that sustainable mental healthcare transformation is achieved through collective and organized action that begins with patient needs and experiences. More than that, we believe diversity breeds innovation and thus, collaboration between patients, providers, and communities is one of our most treasured values, with the patient perspective always guiding our path forward.
02Clinical Excellence with Compassion
We provide the highest standard of evidence-based care while treating each person with dignity, empathy, and respect. We acknowledge the different perspectives that exist in mental healthcare and believe we can build better outcomes by creating synergies between clinical expertise and lived experience, rather than being separated by traditional healthcare hierarchies.
03Innovation Through Inclusion
Community Minds is built on the unshakable foundation that every mental health journey is worth honoring, every difference is a strength. We do not submit to treatment traditions "just because it is the way it is," we are here to build new approaches that benefit those seeking mental healthcare and all who support them.
04Accessibility and Equity
We believe wholeheartedly in all definitions of diversity, inclusion, and equity in mental health services. We stand for equality and believe no matter your culture, diagnosis, economic background or identity, you deserve access to quality care and to be part of a supportive community that meets you where you are.
05Transparency and Accountability
We commit to being open about outcomes, pricing, and processes, fostering trust with those we serve. We are continually humbled by the resilience, insight, wisdom, and courage embodied by the individuals in our mental health community.