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 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.

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 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.

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).

Gina Brunelli is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist working in the Adolescent Program. Gina earned her undergraduate degree in Psychology and masters in Marital and Family Therapy from the University of San Diego. She began her training in the Pediatric program before transitioning to specialize in adolescent treatment.

Claire Brandeburg is a Marriage and Family Therapist working with families and individuals in the adolescent eating disorder program. Claire graduated from the University of San Diego with her Master of Arts in Marital and Family Therapy. You will see Claire around the clinic on groups, meals, and on the multi-family Saturday program. In her free time, you can find Claire at home listening to Taylor Swift with a book and her cats.

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.

Julie Melekian serves as the Co-Program Manager of the Adolescent Program at the UC San Diego Health Eating Disorder Center. A licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, Julie received both her Bachelor and Master of Arts degrees at the University of San Diego, where she also now teaches as an adjunct professor in their graduate program.