Our Team

Anthony A. Cernera, LPC-A
Executive Director & Trauma Therapist

Anthony Cernera is a trauma-focused psychotherapist with a reputation for blending deep clinical expertise with warmth, intelligence, and compassion. As Executive Director of Everwell, he provides organizational leadership while working directly with clients across the lifespan. He specializes in trauma, PTSD and Complex PTSD, attachment wounds, depression, anxiety, grief, and relational patterns that keep clients feeling stuck.

Anthony’s approach is trauma-focused, evidence-based, and transformative. He integrates EMDR with parts work and ego state therapy to help clients heal deeply from painful experiences and reclaim a stronger, more connected sense of self. Clients often describe him as equal parts intelligent and kind, a therapist who brings both clarity and warmth to the healing process.

Before joining Everwell, Anthony spent 18 years in leadership roles in nonprofit organizations, with a focus on human resilience and behavior change. His doctoral research explores habit formation and behavior change, giving him a unique lens on how people can not only process trauma but also build lasting patterns of healing in their daily lives.

Anthony’s work is also deeply informed by 12 years as a hospice volunteer, where he supported patients and families in some of life’s most vulnerable moments. His personal commitment to service extends to being a three-time altruistic organ donor. His story has been featured on Good Morning America, in Men’s Health magazine, and on Apple News, where his example of compassion and resilience has inspired a national audience.

At Everwell, Anthony brings all of this experience, clinical, personal, and professional, into the therapy room. Whether in weekly sessions or intensive formats, his work helps clients not only heal from trauma but also transform how they live, relate, and grow.

Anthony is currently accepting clients who are insured through Aetna, Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield, and Husky as well as individuals who are self-pay. Schedule your intake with Anthony today.

Anthony has a waiting list for his pro bono slots but currently has openings in his sliding scale program. Individuals may email the Everwell administrative team to inquire about availability.

Melissa Murphy, LPC
Clinical Director & Psychotherapist

Melissa Murphy is a seasoned psychotherapist, group facilitator, and former program director with a deep passion for helping people move through life’s transitions with clarity, courage, and purpose. At Everwell, she serves as Clinical Director, guiding the therapeutic vision of the organization while providing expert, compassionate care to clients.

Melissa brings extensive clinical experience and a uniquely holistic perspective to her work with young adults, women, and anyone navigating change, disconnection, or emotional overwhelm. She believes that healing and growth are possible for everyone, even when they feel out of reach. Her approach blends traditional psychotherapy with spiritually informed, trauma-responsive, and adjunctive group modalities that help people reconnect with their core sense of self and begin living in alignment with their values.

Clients often describe Melissa as caring, clear-eyed, and grounded, a steady, emotionally attuned presence who brings both depth and direction to the therapeutic process. She is known for her ability to hold space for difficult truths while also helping clients access new motivation, insight, and resilience.

Before joining Everwell, Melissa served as a program director and therapist in a variety of levels of care, from outpatient to IOP, PHP, and residential. She later founded Growth & Resilience Group, where she supported hundreds of clients, especially those:

  • Transitioning from home to college or post-college independence

  • Recovering from eating disorders or emotionally taxing relationships

  • Moving through grief, divorce, or major life transitions

  • Seeking a deeper sense of meaning, purpose, and self-trust

Her clinical expertise includes anxiety, depression, OCD, emotional regulation, boundary work, and healing attachment wounds. Whether working one-on-one or leading groups, Melissa brings a deeply integrated, whole-person approach to every session.

At Everwell, Melissa is dedicated to cultivating a therapeutic community where expert-led care, prevention, and personal transformation go hand in hand.

Melissa is currently accepting clients who are insured through UnitedHealthcare, Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield, Aetna, Magellan, and Husky, as well as individuals who are self-pay. Schedule your intake with Melissa today.

Melissa’s pro bono slots have a waiting list, as do her sliding scale spots. Individuals may email the Everwell administrative team to be added to her wait list.