Therapist

Alexis Escalera

Alexis is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist at Rady Children Hospital’s Medical Behavioral Unit (MBU). Alexis is a local San Diegan and loves working at Rady Children’s Hospital to serve her home community. She completed her Bachelor of Science in Psychology at UC San Diego, graduate training at University of San Diego, and practicum training at UCSD Center for Healthy Eating and Activity Research (CHEAR) outpatient clinic. Alexis has also had training at UCSD Internal Medicine in an integrated care setting, and has worked in private practice.

Emily Capps

Emily is a therapist on the Medical Behavioral Unit (MBU) located at Rady Children’s Hospital. She has her Master of Arts in Marital and Family Therapy from the University of San Diego. Previously, she received her Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from Whitworth University in Spokane, WA. Emily completed her graduate school practicum traineeship gaining experience on the adult, adolescent, and pediatric programs within the UCSD Eating Disorders Center providing individual, group, and multi-family group therapy.

Michelle Rogers

Michelle Rogers is a Registered Associate Marriage and Family Therapist specializing in the care and treatment of eating disorders. She earned her BS in Cognitive and Behavioral Neuroscience from UC San Diego in 2020 and completed her Master’s in Marital and Family Therapy at the University of San Diego in 2024. During her graduate training, Michelle completed her practicum at UC San Diego Health Eating Disorder Center for Treatment and Research in Pediatrics, where she discovered her passion for working with individuals and families affected by eating disorders.

Adrianne Gault

Adrianne Gault is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with extensive experience supporting children and adolescents in acute medical and psychiatric settings. After completing her undergraduate education at Gonzaga University, she relocated to Southern California to earn her Master’s degree at the University of San Diego. Since 2017, Adrianne has trained and worked at the UC San Diego Health Eating Disorders Center and the Medical Behavioral Unit at Rady Children’s Hospital.

Hala Khamis

Hala is a Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist at UCSD Eating Disorder Center with extensive experience in eating disorder treatments across the life span. Her experience includes working as a therapist for children, adolescents, adults and their families with various eating disorders and co-occurring disorders such as depression, anxiety, and OCD. Hala began her experience in working with eating disorders at the UCSD Eating Disorder Center in the pediatric program.

Jeannie Huynh

Jeannie Huynh is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker at UC San Diego Health’s Eating Disorder Center of Treatment and Research (EDC). Jeannie received her Bachelor’s Degree in Biological Sciences with a minor in Psychology from UC Irvine and received her Masters of Social Work from Boston College. She currently works with adolescents and families here at the EDC.

Natalie Holland

Natalie Holland, LMFT is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist at the UCSD Eating Disorders Center, where she specializes in the treatment of eating disorders in adolescents and their families. She brings experience working with individuals facing a range of co-occurring concerns, including depression, anxiety, and obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD).

Ana Arguilez

Ana is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with experience supporting adolescents and families through compassionate, culturally responsive care in both English and Spanish. At the UCSD Eating Disorder Center for Treatment and Research (EDC), she facilitates multifamily therapy groups and leads the Spanish-speaking support group offered across all programs.

Rachel Chagnon

Rachel Chagnon is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist who works in the adult PHP/IOP at the UCSD Eating Disorders Center. She has been working with the eating disorder population since 2018. Rachel graduated with her BA in Psychology from Sonoma State University in 2016. She then moved back home to sunny San Diego and earned her MA in Marital and Family therapy from the University of San Diego in 2019.