Indianapolis Mental Health Associates
We are a group of mental health practitioners dedicated to providing excellent care to clients in central Indiana. Our providers specialize in long-term, intensive psychotherapy.
Payment is expected at the time of service.
Our therapy providers accept most forms of commercial health insurance as well as Medicaid.
Dr. Virani accepts self-pay and has a sliding scale available.
Therapy: $175
Late Cancellation: $50
No-Show: $100
You can pay online at any time through our convenient patient portal.
Mr. Glasser has been in practice since 2016. He specializes in psychoanalytic psychotherapy and treats general mental health concerns.
Areas of interest include: depression, anxiety, personality disorders, addiction recovery, trauma, anger management, and court-involved therapy.
Contact: mglasser@indymha.com
Sarah Mishler, MA, LMHC received her Master of Arts in Clinical Mental Health Counseling in 2019 from Christian Theological Seminary, graduating summa cum laude. She received her Bachelor of Science in Public Health Dental Hygiene in 1985 from Indiana University School of Dentistry (IUSD). She practiced clinical dental hygiene, specializing in periodontics until 2016. She was also an adjunct clinical instructor of dental hygiene at IUSD from 2008 to 2015.
Ms. Mishler practices clinical psychotherapy from a person-centered and holistic perspective, grounded in psychodynamic theory. She currently works with patients ages 18 and older and treats most mental health conditions. Areas of interest include women’s issues, life transitions, anxiety, and depression.
Ms. Mishler is a member of the American Counseling Association (ACA), the Indiana Counseling Association (ICA) and the Indiana Society for Psychoanalytical Thought (ISPT).
Contact: smishler@indymha.com
(317) 296-8423
Mr. Purcell has been in practice since 2019, but has a lifetime of experience in non-profit and community work. His therapeutic technique is based in psychodynamic and object relations-based psychotherapy with an emphasis on practical application and solutions. He is a Masters Level therapist with degrees from Butler University and Christian Theological Seminary.
His areas of specialty include aging concerns, anger issues, anxiety, attachment, depression, family conflict, grief or loss, relationship counseling, spirituality and trauma.
Contact: jpurcell@indymha.com
(317) 296-8509
Migdelia Bolin has over 30 years of experience in Private Practice and School setting. she has worked with children, adolescents and adults, in individual and family counseling. She is culturally knowledgeable with the Hispanic population, and their devastation with most common litigations with immigration.
Contact: mbolin@indymha.com
(317) 296-8410
Dodie M. Stein is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in the State of Indiana. She has over two decades of clinical experience primarily in specialty medical settings, including dialysis clinics and hospice. Her clinical interests include adults with chronic medical conditions, aging concerns, depression and anxiety, life and work transitions, grief and loss, crisis intervention, communication issues, personality disorders, and adjustment and coping issues.
She employs psychodynamic strategies to help clients cope better with their life situations. The focus of her work with clients is on the healthy management of the emotional challenges of everyday life and making peace with past experiences. For over two decades, she worked as a Clinical Audiologist with patients of all ages, from infants to very elderly adults. In addition to providing assessment and rehabilitation services, much of her work involved crisis intervention, short-term counseling, and grief and loss support.
She is a member of the national and local National Association of Social Workers (NASW) and the Indiana Society of Psychoanalytic Thought ISPT). She has earned an MSW degree (Indiana University), a BS in Speech Pathology & Audiology (Syracuse University), an MA in Communication Disorders (University of Southern California), and a PhD in Audiology (The University of Iowa).
Contact: dstein@indymha.com
(317) 444-5001
Dr. Sanya Virani is an ABPN-certified General Adult, Addiction and Forensic psychiatrist licensed to practice in IN, MA and WA. She has over 8 years of experience working with people with mental illness. She completed a Master's in Public Health at the University of Minnesota, residency training at Maimonides Medical Center in Brooklyn NY, Addiction Psychiatry Fellowship at Yale University's VA Healthcare system and Forensic Psychiatry Fellowship at Brown University. She has experience working in different settings across many states (NY, CT, MA, WA, RI & IN) and now works at the Richard L. Roudebush VA Medical Center, and is an Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychiatry at Indiana University. She is dedicated to serving the community and helping folks function most optimally at work and home.
Dr. Virani has expertise in psychopharmacology, treatment of substance use disorders & conducting civil/criminal forensic evaluations. Medical Malpractice, Psychic Harm, Workers Compensation, Psychiatric Disability, Fitness for Duty, Evaluation of Impaired Professionals, Independent Medical Examinations, Testamentary Capacity, Guardianship are some areas of her work.
Dr. Virani practices in association with IMHA
Contact: sv@forensicsandaddiction.com
612-756-5552
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Mona Laghaie is a licensed School Psychologist with an Independent Practice Endorsement. She has over two decades of experience working in public schools completing evaluations for children with suspected disabilities. She brings a robust knowledge of psychoeducational assessment to identify and support the development of children and adolescents. Mona’s work at IMHA focuses on testing for and diagnosing neurodevelopmental and related disorders, including Autism, ADHD, Intellectual Developmental Disorders, Specific Learning Disabilities (including Dyslexia), Developmental Delays and emotional/behavior difficulties. She is trained in the administration of the ADOS-2 allowing for a more thorough assessment of Autism. Mona also serves as a resource for families who need assistance navigating the special education process in their school.
Contact: mlaghaie@indymha.com