Licensed Providers

Marla Michaels, M.D.
Outpatient Child / Adult Psychiatrist Medical Director

Dr. Michaels joined Bridgeway Center, Inc.’s Medical Staff on February 9, 2015, bringing her over thirty years of experience providing child, adolescent, and adult psychiatric services. Dr. Michaels has provided outpatient psychiatric care for children, adolescents, and adults in Ohio, Georgia, and Florida.

Dr. Michaels worked in private practice for twelve years in Dublin, Ohio, while also serving as the Medical Director at Harding Hospital, heading up both the Adolescent Inpatient and Day Treatment units. Dr. Michaels was a Clinical Instructor in Psychiatry at The Ohio State University for five years, the chairperson of Residents in Training for the Ohio Psychiatric Association for two years, and the Consulting Psychiatrist for the Training Center for Youths in Columbus, Ohio.

Dr. Michaels’ psychiatric training included a Psychiatric Residency and Child Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship at The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, Ohio. Dr. Michaels’ Child and Adolescent Fellowship training was under Eugene Arnold, MD, the national, international, and NIMH expert in ADHD/ADD. Dr. Michaels specializes in ADHD/ ADD, all child and adolescent psychiatry issues, and adult depression and mood disorders. She is a member of the American Psychiatric Association, the American Medical Association, and the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.

Eleanor McCain, M.D.
Medical Director, Primary Care

Dr. Eleanor McCain is a board-certified internal medicine doctor. She has practiced in the Fort Walton Beach area for over 35 years and is highly skilled in providing a wide array of nonsurgical treatment options. Dr. McCain works with each of her patients to develop a personalized care plan that meets their individual needs and goals. In 1981, Dr. McCain received her Doctor of Medicine degree from the University of Florida College of Medicine in Gainesville. Following medical school, she completed an internal medicine residency at The University of Alabama at Birmingham. She is a member of the American College of Physicians and the Okaloosa County Medical Society.

Michael Traver, M.D.
Medical Director, Medication – Assisted Treatment (MAT)

 

APRNs

April Burgess, APRN

Behavioral Wellness Clinic

 

Kay Whitten, APRN

Behavioral Wellness Clinic

Candi Buttke, APRN

Behavioral Wellness Clinic

 

Michelle Pfiester, APRN

Primary Care

 

Amanda Puett, APRN

Primary Care

 

Therapeutic Staff

Celeste Jones, LMHC

Roberta Welch, LCSW

Matt Pearce, LCSW

Dawn Key, LMHC

Licensed Practical Nurse

Hope Finch, LPN

Primary Care

 

Annie Swain, LPN

Behavioral Wellness Clinic

 

Deidra Nagy, LPN

Behavioral Wellness Clinic

 

Jim Painter, LPN

Behavioral Wellness Clinic

 

Bobbi Stringer, LPN

Detoxification Unit

 

Kristin Mendoza, LPN

Detoxification Unit

 

Victoria Schroeder, LPN

Detoxification Unit

 

Trevor Murphy, LPN

Detoxification Unit

 

Jenn Sermons, LPN

Detoxification Unit