Vincent Ramos, LPC

Ian Provo is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who is also certified in Complex Trauma treatment. He has held a clinical license for 27 years, where he has worked in a number of capacities as a mental health professional, including Clinical Director, Director of Treatment, private practice, direct care services, and case management. Ian completed his Bachelor's degree from Arizona State University and his Master's Degree from the University of Illinois. Ian is passionate about his work and believes strongly in the human potential and resilience in overcoming life's obstacles and barriers. His therapeutic model focuses on multidimensional modalities, including cognitive behavioral therapy, psychodynamic model, psychoeducational approaches, and mindfulness techniques. Ian has vast experience in working with victims of sexual abuse and trauma in addition to treating anxiety, depression, ADHD, PTSD and providing couple's therapy. In addition to his professional work, Ian is actively engaged in volunteer work where he helps victims of sexual human trafficking, providing clinical assessments and engaging in public awareness campaigns. He recently composed, produced, and directed an anti-human trafficking music video for an organization.

LaTia Green, LPC, LMHC, is a Licensed Professional Counselor in Texas and a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor in North Carolina with over 10 years of clinical experience in outpatient, community-based, and addiction residential treatment settings. Her clinical focus includes grief and loss, anxiety, depression, substance use and recovery, life transitions, relational distress, and chronic stressors. LaTia is an integrative, client-centered, trauma-informed clinician and LPC-Supervisor who also provides supervision to LPC-Associates.

LaTia offers a warm, supportive, and nonjudgmental space where clients feel heard, respected, and understood. She values collaboration and open communication, helping clients build self-compassion, confidence, and healthier boundaries. Her approach is both empathetic and goal-oriented, meeting clients where they are while supporting meaningful and sustainable change.

LaTia begins by developing a clear understanding of each client’s history, current concerns, strengths, and goals. Together, she and the client create individualized treatment goals aligned with the client’s values, recovery needs, and life circumstances. Sessions are flexible and adaptive, with regular check-ins to assess progress and adjust treatment as needed.

Quentina Farrell, LCSW, has extensive experience working with adults in inpatient and outpatient mental health and substance use settings, as well as in residential treatment for eating disorders. She earned her Bachelor’s in Social Work from Augusta University and her Master’s in Social Work from Barry University.

Quentina creates a safe, nonjudgmental environment where patients are heard and validated, without needing to apologize for their pain or emotions. Her therapeutic approach is collaborative: you actively work together to achieve your mental health goals, with progress reflecting the effort you put in.

She begins by understanding your personal history to see how past experiences shape current behaviors and perspectives. Initial sessions focus on setting goals and identifying obstacles, followed by working together to overcome challenges and achieve those goals. This space encourages patients to express themselves authentically.

Joseph Smith, LMHC, earned his Master's Degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Eastern Kentucky University in 2015 and has worked with patients in a clinical capacity for the past six years. While in graduate school, he was exposed to various clinical and research experiences, where he found his passion in examining the motivational factors of human behavior. Joseph's academic work strengthened his interest to work with individuals in a therapeutic capacity, which ultimately led to advanced experiential training in crisis interventions and the treatment of individuals with severe and persistent mental illness. Before relocating to New York City, he worked with individuals in under-served communities in the Appalachian region. Joseph subscribes to a humanistic, motivational enhancement, and cognitive behavioral framework. Understanding the benefit of therapeutic rapport, Joseph fosters an environment of self-acceptance and self-awareness while promoting intrinsic motivation for patients to act as their own catalyst of change. In addition, Joseph has a passion for working with individuals from diverse backgrounds, the LGBTQIA+ community, women with reproductive challenges, and victims of domestic violence.

Dr. Andrew Luy Tan is a board-certified adult psychiatrist at Talkiatry. He has experience treating a wide range of psychiatric conditions including depression, anxiety, ADHD, trauma-related disorders, and substance use disorders in both inpatient and outpatient settings.

Dr. Luy Tan takes a collaborative, patient-centered approach to care and values open communication and shared decision-making. He integrates supportive psychotherapy with evidence-based medication management as part of a comprehensive treatment approach.

In initial sessions, Dr. Luy Tan focuses on gaining a thorough understanding of each patient’s history, symptoms, and goals. He works with patients to develop individualized treatment plans and provides ongoing medication management with regular reassessment as needs and goals evolve.

Richard "Rick" States is a Licensed Professional Counselor, with broad and varied professional work experience in behavioral health (inpatient and outpatient, individuals and families, children and adults, direct service and program administration). Rick earned his B.A. in Psychology at Gannon University and his M.A. in Clinical Psychology at Edinboro University of Pennsylvania.

He's earned a Post-Master's Certificate in General Psychology from Northcentral University and has completed many doctorate credits in Psychology. Since 1999, Rick has taught university courses in Psychology, Sociology, and Human Services, most recently at Gannon University and Penn State University.

Rick's greatest area of clinical interest and skill centers around self-regulation or "how we manage" our thoughts, feelings, emotions, behaviors, etc. Rick appreciates the challenges related to anxiety, stress, depression, substance use, and trauma, and he employs various tools to help folks manage (e.g., cognitive behavioral therapy, psychodynamic therapy, humanism, mindfulness/somatic psychology, etc.).

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