Dr. Jeffries had worked as a staff psychiatrist on the Brattleboro Retreat's LGBT Adult Inpatient Unit between January 2013 and July 2017, and then was the Unit Chief of the Adult Inpatient Unit. Dr. Jeffries became Chief Medical Officer in February 2022. Karl Jeffries, MD, attended medical school and completed his adult and child psychiatry training at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF). He worked throughout as an LGBT advocate and received a Chancellor's Award for his efforts to improve the educational curriculum on LGBT health issues. He had worked as a staff psychiatrist on the Brattleboro Retreat's LGBT Adult Inpatient Unit between January 2013 and July 2017, and was the Unit Chief of the Adult Inpatient Unit. Dr. Jeffries became Chief Medical Officer in February 2022.
Dr. Goldyne earned his bachelor of arts degree in History, cum laude, from UCLA, and attended medical school at The Chicago Medical School, Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science. He completed an internship in internal medicine at New York Medical College, Westchester Medical Center, with a plan to proceed into neurology training, when exposure to and growing interest in psychiatry led him to switch fields and embark on a career in mental health. He completed psychiatry residency training at California Pacific Medical Center in San Francisco. Dr. Goldyne's professional interests include the intersection of somatic and mental health, end of life care, equal access to mental health, LGBT issues in mental health and teaching medical trainees. Outside the hospital, he loves the outdoors of beautiful Southern Vermont and playing music.
Kyle Hagstrom, MD, graduated with honors from the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth College. He has a diverse background in medical specialties including psychiatry, anesthesiology, and pain medicine. Dr. Hagstrom provides psychiatry services to Anna Marsh Clinic patients by way of a secure tele-psychiatry link from his office in Naples, Florida.
Jeffrey Haines, MD, is a board-certified general adult psychiatrist who received his medical degree from New Jersey Medical School. After a year of Internal Medicine, Dr. Haines completed his residency in psychiatry at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center. He worked for many years at New Hampshire Hospital in Concord while serving as an Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at Dartmouth.
Elizabeth Joseph, DO, is an osteopathic physician who specializes in psychiatric care. She graduated from the University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine in 2004 and joined the Brattleboro Retreat directly after her residency in 2009. Dr Joseph has remained an active and vital member of the medical staff for over 15 years.
Geoffrey P. Kane, MD, MPH graduated from Boston College and Yale School of Medicine and trained at Montefiore Medical Center. He is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine and the American Board of Addiction Medicine and is a Fellow of the American Society of Addiction Medicine.
William Knorr is a graduate of Temple University Medical School and is Board Certified in Pediatrics, Adult Psychiatry, Child-Adolescent Psychiatry, and Addictions Psychiatry.
Carly Macken is a Family Nurse Practitioner who is board certified by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC). She completed both her Bachelor of Science in Nursing and Master of Science in Nursing at Simmons University in Boston, Massachusetts.
Susan Plante comes to the Brattleboro Retreat from Western Massachusetts where she has worked as a psychiatric nurse practitioner and psychiatric clinical nurse specialist in inpatient adult psychiatry for 15 years.
Scott Robinson is a psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner who works in both outpatient and partial hospitalization programs at The Brattleboro Retreat. Scott specializes in adolescent psychiatry and also enjoys working with younger children and adults. He received his masters of science in Nursing and Specialized Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner training at Boston College in 2018. Since then, he has worked with patients of all ages in both inpatient and outpatient environments. Clinical interests include adolescent psychiatry, post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and managing chronic depression/anxiety.
Amelia Shillingford, a board-certified Adult Nurse Practitioner (ANB-BC) and Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP-BC), is the Brattleboro Retreat Chief Nursing Officer.
Jared Zucker, MD, is a staff psychiatrist on the Retreat's Emerging Adult Inpatient Unit, and medical staff president.
Emma Washburn, MSN, FNP-BC is a family nurse practitioner certified by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC). She joined the Brattleboro Retreat in November of 2021. Emma earned her Bachelor of Science in Nursing with a Minor in Psychology from Simmons University in 2019, followed by her Master of Science in Nursing from the same institution in 2021.
In March 2023, Dr. Lance Thigpen assumed the role of Director of Outpatient Services where he hopes to continue The Retreat’s mission to enhancement of the public’s mental health and to eradicate the stigma associated with mental illness.
Marielle Abell, PA-C, received her Master’s in Medical Science degree from Yale University School of Medicine in 2002. She became a licensed Physician Assistant in Indiana in 2002, and became licensed in Vermont in 2023.
Dr. Marissa L. Martin, DNP, APRN, PMHNP-BC specializes in child and adolescent mental health. She began her nursing career as an LPN in 2010, earned an Associate Degree in Nursing from Castleton University in 2014, and a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from the University of North Dakota in 2015. She continued to advance her career, obtaining a Master's in Nursing from Drexel University in 2019, and later achieving her Doctorate of Nursing Practice from the same institution in 2021.
Why The Retreat? When mental illness affects you or someone in your life, it’s natural to have questions about how and where to seek help. This is your life and your future. You want to know you’re making informed decisions. So, why here? Why us? Because we’re experts. Our clinical staff includes some of the most talented, accomplished professionals in the country. We’ve diagnosed and successfully treated almost every kind of mental health problem there is. And together, we help people every day. Because it’s all we do. Treating mental health is our only focus. Every program and service is dedicated to our clients’ psychiatric health. We’re a not-for-profit hospital with hundreds of experienced physicians, nurses, social workers, mental health workers, and others who share one mission: your well-being. Because our work is all about you. We take a team approach to care—and you will always be at the center of the team. That’s because effective treatment starts with knowing who you are as a person. Medical science has changed a lot since we opened our doors more than 180 years ago. But our basic philosophy is the same. We treat people with respect and support while working to eliminate shame and stigma. We know that reaching out for help is a brave thing to do. Your courage is what inspires us to be our best. Because you deserve the best opportunity to heal. We set a standard for our performance with a simple question—would we want our own friends and family members to seek help at the Brattleboro Retreat? We know that mental illness can impact anyone. Here on our private Vermont campus, we work together to create a place of safety, dignity, and healing.
