Jarel Gallman is the Executive Director at Retreat Behavioral Health’s New Haven, CT site. Jarel's clinical background has emphasized cognitive behavioral therapy throughout the course of his career, which began at a children's mental health center where he started as a social worker and rose to become director of the site. He joined Retreat in 2015, first as a therapist in our outpatient division and in a brief three years was promoted to his current supervisory position. "What makes Retreat special is our focus on families as much as we focus on our patients," Jarel says. "We know that the family is an integral part of the healing process, so we do our best to include them in their loved one's journey as much as we can."

Monica Starr, PMHNP has been an integral member of Retreat Behavioral Health in Connecticut since its inception in January 2020. Beginning as a psychiatric nurse practitioner, Starr now holds the position of Director of Nursing. Monica received her B.S. in Nursing from Seattle University and M.S. in Nursing from Fairfield University. As an Eye-Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) therapist and certified consultant and facilitator, Monica's focus as a PMHNP has been routed in trauma-informed care with PTSD patients. She also actively works with pregnant women with mental health disorders and intellectually disabled adults. Monica lives in New Haven, CT with her family and serves as adjunct faculty at Fairfield University.