Our Clinical Staff
Hany Mekhael, M.D.
Dr. Mekhael is a board certified physician in Adult Psychiatry with an added subspecialty in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. He is a clinical assistant professor at the Department of Psychiatry at Wayne State University and currently serves as Chief of Staff at Havenwyck Hospital. He was named both the "Outstanding Graduating Resident in General Psychiatry" and "Outstanding graduating resident in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry." and also received the award for “Outstanding Empathy with Patients and Fellow Residents.”
Jean Terry, PMH NP-BC
Jean Terry is a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner who is board certified by the American Nurses Credentialing Center to practice across the lifespan. She received her Master's in Nursing in 2017 from Wayne State University. She has been a psychiatric RN for over 10 years after receiving her Bachelors of Science in Nursing from Oakland University in 2008.
Petrina Allor, PMH NP-BC
Petrina Allor is a board certified Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner. She received her Bachelors of Science degree in Nursing from the University of Detroit Mercy in 2018 and then received her Doctor of Nursing Practice degree from Wayne State University in 2021.
Michael Butkus, Ph.D
Dr. Michael Butkus is a Clinical Psychologist who has over 35 years of experience in treating older children (8 and older), adolescents, and adults. Specializing in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), he is able to provide diagnostic evaluations and outcome-based treatment for a broad range of problems, including: anxiety, depression, ADHD, parent child management guidance. Dr. Butkus specializes in the treatment of mild to moderate forms of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder.
Dr. Butkus has an appointment as an Assistant Professor through the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences at the Wayne State University School of Medicine. Additionally, at the Children’s Hospital of Michigan (CHM), Dr. Butkus conducts and supervises consultation/liaison activity with medically-ill children and adolescents as well as provides psychotherapy supervision for psychology interns, child psychiatry fellows, and other trainees. He is also a consultant for the General Pediatrics ADHD Clinic at CHM. He is a part-time lecturer on various psychology-related topics.
Laura Henderson, LMSW
Laura Henderson is a fully licensed social worker, who has practiced as a clinical therapist for over 25 years. She has specialized training in such childhood and adolescent disorders as: ADHD, Autism/Asperger Spectrum, depression, anxiety, abuse/neglect, behavioral issues, chronic illness. She is certified as a Trauma and Loss Specialist, relative to children. She has worked extensively with "Families in Crisis", involving such issues as: divorce, custody/parenting time, loss of a parent or sibling, or deployment of a parent. She also works with adults, relative to a wide range of disorders/issues, such as: depression (including Bipolar), anxiety, grief/loss, relationship problems, parenting challenges, trauma, stress management (particularly related to the workplace), codependency, and life transitions. She utilizes an eclectic therapeutic approach to counseling, incorporating such strategies as: CBT, MI, solution-focused/brief dynamic, supportive, and trauma-recovery. She coordinates care with relevant professionals (i.e. psychiatrists, primary care physicians, teachers/school counselors, etc.), as indicated.