Who We Are

Dr. Yodit Betru is a licensed clinical social worker. She holds Bachelor of Arts and Master of Social Work from the University of Oklahoma and doctoral degree from the University of Pennsylvania. She has been working with individuals and families for 17 years and specializes in the areas of trauma and racialized stress. In her counseling work, she thinks about the person holistically and considers how a person's identity, family, political, and community context impact how they are experiencing pain and joy. Her therapeutic approaches are culturally and racially sensitive. She uses trauma informed approaches to help people feel connected to their mind, body, and community.

Dr. Bollendorf earned a BA from Barnard College of Columbia University and an MD from the State University of New York in Brooklyn, NY. She completed her psychiatry residency at Western Psychiatric Hospital in Pittsburgh where she served as Chief Resident for Psychotherapy Training. She has additional training in psychoanalytic psychotherapy, psychedelic integration, and integrative psychiatry. She works with adults on a range of issues including depression, anxiety, grief, and life transitions.

In her integrative psychiatry consultations she expands upon the standard psychiatric model, considering additional elements that contribute to mental suffering, including attachment and early childhood experience, nutrition, lifestyle, and psychospiritual factors. This orientation is often helpful for people who are seeking a holistic or root cause-oriented approach and those who seek to limit the use of psychotropic medications.

Sylvia is a psychiatrist with deep experience in numerous child, adolescent, and adult psychiatric disorders.

She trained in the Bronx, New York and came to Pittsburgh in 2019 where she has been working in the outpatient setting with children and adolescents ever since. She enjoys a collaborative approach of including perspectives from families, patients, and schools to make an accurate and thorough diagnosis.

A little about me: I was born in Egypt and came to the US as a baby, so I understand a lot about the cultural barriers when it comes to healthcare, especially mental health. I am fluent in Arabic and very in touch with my culture of origin! I look forward to meeting and working with you and your family!

Dr. Lindsey Hospodar is an adult psychiatrist specializing in mood and anxiety spectrum disorders, including depression, anxiety, OCD, and women's mental health. She obtained her undergraduate degree from Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania and her doctorate at University of Virginia School of Medicine. After medical school, she moved to Pittsburgh and completed residency through UPMC’s Western Psychiatric Hospital. During her training, she received specialized training in OCD, psychodynamic psychotherapy, and women’s mental health. During her last year of residency, she completed the community psychiatry fellowship to gain a deeper understanding of howto provide effective, quality mental health care within communities.

She truly believes patients are the experts of themselves. Dr. Hospodar utilizes a compassionate, therapeutic, and evidence-based approach. She believes collaboration and shared decision making are the key to creating a treatment plan that works best for you. She currently offers combination medication management and psychodynamic psychotherapy in order to build a strong therapeutic relationship with patients for comprehensive care.

I am a psychiatrist with over 36 years of experience in numerous psychiatric disorders and psychiatric leadership. I was educated at Harvard Medical School and Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, where I obtained my M.D and Master of Public Health. I completed residencies at Johns Hopkins Hospital and Maudsley Hospital in London and a fellowship at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.

I greatly enjoy the development of mutual trust in a partnership between a psychiatrist and a client. Without this, progress rarely occurs. I have had training in research-based pharmacologic treatments for a wide range of psychiatric disorders. I have also had training in multiple psychotherapeutic techniques, which allows me to utilize strategies best suited for the backgrounds and goals of the people I see. My expertise includes treating mood and anxiety disorders as well as post-traumatic stress disorder.

As the former head of three academic psychiatry departments, I have taught psychiatric disorders and their treatment to a large number of psychiatric residents and medical students. My experience allows me to work with people from diverse backgrounds and identities."

I am a board-certified psychiatrist who helps adults with depression, anxiety, OCD, ADHD, and other mental health concerns attain a better quality of life. Together, we will work with the latest evidence-based medication management and psychotherapy to build a lasting connection and help you define and achieve your well-being goals.

I received my undergraduate degree from Penn State University and my medical degree from the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine. Following this, I completed a psychiatry residency at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center and was granted board certification by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. During residency, I obtained specialized training in the treatment of OCD, PTSD, Long COVID-19, insomnia, and complementary and integrative medicine; I also underwent additional training in psychotherapy. After residency, I obtained extensive experience treating patients via telemedicine and I continue to treat patients primarily in this format.

I emphasize shared decision-making and look forward to supporting you on your journey to better health.

Rahul completed his undergraduate studies at Georgetown University and his medical education at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School. His psychiatric residency was completed at the University of New Mexico, where he was a chief resident. At UPMC, he completed two fellowships in public psychiatry and addictions psychiatry. He participated in advanced therapy training through UPMC and the Veterans Health Administration.