Staff for Northshore Counseling and Wellness

Andre Sagrera Judice, Ph.D., Owner
Dr. Judice received her Ph.D. from the University of New Orleans in 2001. She has worked as a psychotherapist in a wide range of settings, including substance abuse, brain injury rehabilitation, and partial hospitalization settings. She is licensed a Professional Counselor and a Marriage and Family Therapist. She serves as an Adjunct Faculty member with Capella University. In her private practice, Dr. Judice focuses on the treatment of mood disorders, dissociative disorders, substance abuse, anxiety, trauma, and marriage and family issues.

She is a member of the Louisiana Counseling Association, the Louisiana Association of Marriage and Family Therapists, and the American Psychotherapy Association and serves as a member of the Editorial Advisory Board for that association.

Micah P. Hatchett, Ph.D., LPC
Dr. Micah Hatchett received her doctorate in counselor education in August,2008 and has been a counselor since December, 2001, receiving her master’s degree in counselor education with a concentration in mental health counseling. She has worked in a variety of settings including a community mental health clinic as well as a grant funded project designed to help children cope with divorce. Now in private practice, she continues researching and counseling people enduring diagnoses such as depression, anxiety, obsessive compulsive disorder, substance abuse, and personality disorders. She facilitates the Coping and Support Group and also enjoys being a mother and wife.

Natalie Toth, LPC (LA), LMHC (MA)

With a background in Expressive/Creative Arts Therapy, Natalie Toth has been working as a therapist with all ages from young children to elders for over a decade. She has enjoyed working with various populations including the mentally ill, victims of domestic violence, residents of nursing homes and assisted living programs, and groups and individuals suffering from grief, anxiety, and depression. Natalie believes it is an honor to be a witness to each person's life story and a supportive guide in their exploration of their path to healing. She is licensed as a Professional Counselor in the state of Louisiana.

Alison Materne, M.Ed., NCC


Alison Meyer Materne graduated with her master’s degree in mental health counseling from the University of New Orleans in 2006, where she also earned her National Certified Counselor (NCC) designation. Ali also holds a master’s degree in English and bachelor’s in Education from Southeastern Louisiana University. She is currently pursing Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) status. Ali has experience teaching in the public school system and counseling teens on a variety of issues including depression, school, familyand personal issues for the past eight years. She has worked in the private practice setting with individuals, couples, and adolescents.

Linda Collings, Ph.D.
Dr. Linda Collings received her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from the University of Southern Mississippi in 1994. She has worked in private practice and hospital settings, and most recently was a behavioral science faculty member at the East Jefferson General Hospital Family Medicine Residency Program. Dr. Collings’ areas of interest include anxiety disorders, mood disorders, eating disorders, and psychological/psychoeducational evaluations. She is a member of the Louisiana Psychological Association.

Lee Schuster, LCSW
Lee Shuster, LCSW, came to Northshore Counseling and Wellness with a wide range of experience in all phases of mental health counseling, including children and adolescents, couples, and working with trauma, depression, anxiety and medical concerns. Her work has focused on marital counseling, eating disorders, helping family members who are dealing with eating disorders or medical concerns and OCD in children. Lee received her Master’s degree from Case Western Reserve University in 1989.

Currently, in addition to her work with Northshore, Lee works with the St. Tammany Parish School Board providing counseling to children and their families.

During her extensive professional years, Lee has focused on teaching communication skills, resolving relationship issues, and treating social problems that can follow family or economic changes. Her philosophy of therapy is to move to what can be, not to what has been.

She is married with five children and a husband, two dogs, two cats, and a toad.

Erica Morgan Dufrene, M.S.W., L.C.S.W.
Erica Morgan Dufrene earned her Master of Social Work degree from Louisiana State University in 1996 and has been a Licensed Clinical Social Worker since 2000. She has worked with children and adults, conducting assessments, crisis intervention, and individual and group therapy through the Youth Service Bureau, DePaul-Tulane Behavioral Health Center, River Oaks Hospital, and the Louis Infant Crisis Center. Her practice focuses on adults, adolescents, and children coping with anxiety, depression, chronic mental illness, grief and loss, abuse, and family of origin issues.

She specializes in therapeutic writing tailoring it for issues unique to each client. She has taught journal writing courses for Nicholls University and has spoken at the Louisiana State Conference for the National Association of Social Workers. She is a Certified Journal to the Self® Instructor and offers classes and workshops on expressive writing techniques.

Dana Duet-Champagne, M.Ed., Counselor Intern

Dana Duet-Champagne graduated with her master’s degree in counseling from Southeastern Louisiana University, where she also earned her National Certified Counselor (NCC) designation. Dana holds a bachelor’s degree in Psychology from San Diego State University where she resided for 6 years. She is currently pursing Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) status. Dana has experience counseling children, adolescents, teens and their families in the public school system. She worked with students and families on a variety of issues including sexual abuse, depression, grief, anxiety, and self injurious behavior. She also taught classes through the presentation of the child sexual abuse program.

Dana is married with two daughters.

Elisha-Rose Neil, Ph.D., LPC

Dr. Neal is a licensed professional counselor and a marriage and family therapy intern. She graduated with her Doctoral degree in Marriage and Family Therapy, Masters in Psychology and Masters in Gerontology. For the past 8 years, Dr. Neal has worked in an outpatient setting with clients who exhibit symptoms of depression, anxiety, and relationship difficulties. She has worked with various populations including the mentally ill, childhood behavior difficulties, marital, family, and relationship difficulties, residents of nursing homes and assisted living programs, and groups and individuals suffering from grief, anxiety, and depression. Dr. Neal provides play therapy for children ages 3- 10.

In addition to private practice, Dr. Neal also teaches behavioral science at the University of Phoenix Online. Dr. Neal is married and has one daughter. She is a lifelong resident of Louisiana and currently resides in
Mandeville, La.

Dr. Neal's areas of expertise include play therapy, children, adolescents, parenting issues, depression, anxiety, grief and loss, aging issues, loss of functioning, and marriage counseling.