Michael E Behen, PhD

CEO, Clinical Director

Dr. Michael E. Behen, a licensed psychologist, is the Director of The Imagine Center for Psychological Health. He initiated the center in 2008, in in the hope of creating a center that would be able to provide high quality care to children, adults, and families in Southeastern Michigan - with a major emphasis on providing such services to those with the least resources and ability to obtain such services; and over the past decade, the center has grown to now provide such service to a very large number of families across the area.

Dr. Behen is also an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics and Neurology at Wayne State University in Detroit, MI. In this role, he directs the Neuropsychology Clinics, in the Department of Pediatric Neurology, and also the Neuropsychological Component of the Children’s Hospital of Michigan (CHM) Translational Imaging Center. Dr. Behen is also an NIH funded neuroscience researcher, and works as part of the Children’s Hospital of Michigan, Translational Imaging Center, a world-renowned neuroscience research laboratory. Dr. Behen’s current research interests revolve around the concepts of neurodevelopment and neuroplasticity and in this work he applies comprehensive neurocognitive and behavioral evaluations and advanced multimodal brain imaging tools in order to identify the functional and structural neural correlates of various developmental (autism spectrum disorder, social communication problems, language disorder, motor problems), neurologic (Sturge-Weber Syndrome, Tuberous Sclerosis), and psychiatric (Tourette’s Disorder, depression, attention deficit problems) disorders. He has contributed numerous articles to the scholarly literatures in the above areas.

Current research projects include the functional and structural neural correlates of early severe social deprivation, neural correlates of differential care settings and behavioral phenotypes in Chinese children orphaned by AIDS, and neural correlates of various developmental disorders (e.g., autism spectrum disorders, language disorder) and neurologic (e.g., Sturge Weber Syndrome, Tuberous Sclerosis) conditions.  The team at The Imagine Center for Psychological Health is also presently validating a comprehensive measure aimed at fully quantifying developmental and behavioral concerns in individuals with developmental concerns, and also evaluating the role of telehealth/virtual service delivery in the field of mental health.

Dr. Behen, in his clinical (and research) practice(s), has performed and/or supervised comprehensive neuropsychological assessments on many, many thousands of children and adults with various neurodevelopmental, neurologic, and psychiatric problems.

Dr. Behen also has treated, and/or supervised the treatment of, numerous children, adults, couples, and families in his therapeutic work at various centers including the  Children’s Hospital of Michigan, and at The Imagine Center for Psychological Health locations as well.  Dr. Behen also continues to provide clinical and research training to the many clinicians who work at the center.

Dr. Behen oversees and directly supervises all administrative and clinical operations at the Imagine Center for Psychological Health and ensures that all patients receive the highest quality of services.

Nore Gjolaj, PhD

Co-CEO, Clinic Director

Dr. Gjolaj, is a clinical psychologist, is the co-director of The Imagine Center for Psychological Health. She has been with the center since 2009. Dr. Gjolaj is also post-doctoral research fellow where she is conducting research on predictors of neurocognitive and behavioral correlates of early adversity, and also including aspects of foster care settings that contribute to outcomes; she is also doing research on various developmental and neurological concerns, including Sturge Weber Syndrome, language disorder, and also autism spectrum disorder. Her current projects include investigation of aspects of early adversity (i.e., timing of maltreatment) and also care setting predictors of adversity specific behavioral patterns outcomes in children with histories of early adversity and exposure to foster care, and also predictors of neurocognitive and behavioral outcomes in children with developmental neurological insult.  Dr Gjolaj is also presently working on the validation of a tool that seeks to fully characterize the development and behavioral functioning of individuals with developmental concerns, and also is investigating the role of telehealth/virtual therapy as a useful tool in the field of psychotherapy.  Dr. Gjolaj has completed and/or supervised psychodiagnostic evaluations on thousands of children and adults over the years, and also in the clinical training of the many individuals who have worked at the center over the years. She presently provides oversight of all activities at the center, and including supervision of all clinical activities and all business operations activities at the center, and ensures that all our services are provided at the highest empirical and conceptual quality.

Koyonne Mims, PhD

COO, Clinic Director

Dr. Koyonne Mims joined The Imagine Center for Psychological Health in 2015. She is involved in all business and clinical operations at the Center.  Dr. Mims has also been involved in the care - clinical management or clinical supervision of thousands of adolescents and adults at the center, and also in the training clinicians who work at the center.  Dr. Mims has broad research interests, and which include health psychology, and also the development and validation of psychodiagnostic tools for characterizing behavioral functioning in children and adults with developmental and behavioral concerns, also evaluating the role of telehealth/virtual service delivery in the field of mental health.

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Cora Scott is a temporary limited license psychologist (TLLP) with The Imagine Center for Psychological Health.  She received her Master of Science in Clinical Health Psychology from The University of Michigan – Dearborn.  Her experience lies in the neuropsychological assessment...

Cora Scott, MS, TLLP

 

Susan practices as a temporary limited licensed psychologist with Imagine Center for Psychological Health. She received her Master of Science in School & Community Psychology from Wayne State University. Additionally, she has a Master’s in Community Health Research from Wayne...

Susan Bolton MA, TLLP

 

Xiyu currently practices as a temporary limited license psychologist (TLLP) with The Imagine Center. She received her Master of Science from Eastern Michigan University in Clinical Behavioral Psychology and has experience working with individuals in the autism spectrum and young...

Xiyu Cao, MS, TLLP

 

Syndy Rivers, MA, TLLP is a temporary limited licensed psychologist with The Imagine Center. Her passion for mental health began when she was a child, and later turned into a desire to help others thrive. She took her motivation to...

Sydny Rivers, MA, TLLP

 

Brooke Williams currently practices as a limited license psychologist (LLP) with The Imagine Center for Psychological Health. She received her Master of Science in Clinical Health Psychology from The University of Michigan-Dearborn in 2014. Brooke has extensive experience conducting a...

Brooke Williams, MS, LLP

Director of Clinical Assessment

 

Deanna currently practices as a LMSW therapist at The Imagine Center. She received her Masters of Clinical Social Work from Michigan State University. Deanna utilizes insight-oriented and person-focused psychotherapy with adolescents and adults in a judgement-free and collaborative environment. She...

Deanna Iverson, LMSW

 

Natalie is a Temporary Limited Licensed Psychologist with The Imagine Center for Psychological Health. She received her Bachelor of Science in Psychology and Kinesiology from Michigan State University, and received her Master of Science in Clinical Health Psychology from the...

Natalie Valdez, MS, TLLP

 

Charles N. Rice LMSW received his MSW from Wayne State University in 1998 with two concentrations: clinical and occupational social work. He has worked in the field of mental health for 35 years with experience in anxiety and stress management...

Charles N. Rice, LMSW

 

Kara is a MS, TLLP for The Imagine Center for Psychological Health. She received her Bachelor of Science in Psychology and Health Promotion from Michigan State University, and received her Master of Science in Clinical Psychology and Clinical Counseling from...

Karalina Murray, MS, LLP

 

Keely (she/they) currently practices as a temporary limited license psychologist (TLLP) with the Imagine Center for Psychological Health. They received their master’s in clinical psychology from Eastern Michigan University.   Keely conducts psychological, developmental, and neuropsychological assessments with The Imagine...

Keely Wagner, MS LLP

 

Jessica Behen has worked with The Imagine Center since 2018. She currently assists the Front Desk Team, and works in Insurance Authorization. Jessica is currently studying psychology at The University of Michigan-Ann Arbor....

Jessica Behen

Front Desk Assistant/Insurance Authorizations

 

Vice President of Counseling and Therapy Dr. Koyonne Mims currently practices as a licensed psychologist (LP) with The Imagine Center for Psychological Health. She received her Doctorate in Clinical Psychology (PhD) from the University of Detroit Mercy in 2013. Dr. Mims serves...

Dr. Koyonne Mims, PhD

COO, President of Clinical Operations

 

Chief Executive Officer, Co-founder Nore  currently serves as the Chief Executive Officer for The Imagine Center. She oversees all administration, programs and execution of the strategic plan of the practice, guides plans for fundraising, marketing, and community outreach strategies, and...

Dr. Nora Gjolaj, PhD

CEO, Clinical Director