Our Team

Josh is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer at Cortes Counseling. He is a Licensed Clinical Psychotherapist, Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Child/Family and Parenting Therapist, and Couples/Marriage Counselor, who supports his team of clinicians and the communities we serve.

Tenaj is the Office Manager and Receptionist at Cortes Counseling. She assists clients with scheduling inquiries and current and new client inquiries. She is highly motivated and strives to provide a safe and welcoming atmosphere to help find the best support for all clients' needs. Tenaj is passionate about furthering her knowledge and career in the mental health field and continuing to help spread the word on mental health awareness.

Justin is one of our APRN's and provides Psychotropic Prescriptions and Medication Management for clients with UHC, Optum, Cigna, and Aetna insurances at Cortes Counseling. Mr. Branham offers personalized, high-quality treatment that isn’t possible at larger practices. We offer medication management within the frame that it is just one of many possible tools in mental health treatment.

Michael is one of our APRN's and provides Psychotropic Prescriptions and Medication Management for clients with Medicaid/Husky, Medicare, and Anthem/BCBS insurances at Cortes Counseling. He is a board-certified psychiatric nurse practitioner. His philosophy is an integrative approach in treating the whole person - including the biological, psychological, social, cultural, and spiritual factors. He is also a Connecticut native with European heritage and want to acknowledge the original habitants of the land he lives on: the Hammonassets and Menunkatucks. 

Terri is the billing staff at Cortes Counseling. She handles all inquiries related to billing and the financial components for clients within Cortes Counseling. Terri has demonstrated success in the healthcare field for over 25 years. In that time she has worked in single and multi-specialty practices, physician billing companies and insurance companies; handling charge entry & claims submission, insurance payment posting, review insurance followup, reporting accounts payable, patient statement and collections.

Joshua is the Marketing and Advertising Consultant at Cortes Counseling. Joshua brings a creative element to the team. He is passionate about using his creative skills, problem solving and ingenuity for effective marketing. Using tried and proven techniques with modern technology he brings something special with every creative. Ideas are never short with him. One brain storming session with him and you are guaranteed to walk away with confidence that the needle will move for your company.

Tarik is the Business Partner of Cortes Counseling. He is highly committed to the mental health field and will aid Cortes Counseling in scaling the organization appropriately.