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Justin Castello, PhD
Licensed Psychologist
Pronouns: he/him/his
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Justin Castello, PhD, is a Licensed Clinical Psychologist within UHS Social Services where he's served Berkeley students since 2016. He provides individual and group counseling on alcohol and other drug use and related mental health concerns from Harm Reduction Therapy prospective. He also supports students who have survived trauma including sexual violence, intimate partner violence, and stalking and harassment, as well as those who have caused related harm. Justin's work with Berkeley students is very client-centered, tailored to their needs, collaborative, and respects their self-determination.
Prior to joining UHS, Justin was the program/intake coordinator and a harm reduction psychotherapist at The Harm Reduction Therapy Center (a nonprofit with community programs and private practices in the SF Bay Area) for 8 ½ yrs. He's provided therapy (individual, couples, family, and group) in many settings inclduing The Homeless Youth Alliance for transitional aged youth in the SF Haight, E.C. Reems K-8 Charter School in East Oakland, Hospitality House/a community program in the SF Tenderloin, and Pretrial Diversion of SF County. Justin has also provided therapy for people in a locked acute mental illness facility, a social rehabilitation home, and in SF and East Bay private practice offices. He's presented workshops and trainings on Harm Reduction and Harm Reduction Therapy Alcohol and Other Drugs Group facilitation and has over 15 years of experience in the field.
Clinical interests: Harm reduction therapy, alcohol and other drugs counseling, trauma counseling, couples and family counseling, multicultural/intersecting identity issues, and LGBTQ+ issues.
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Maayan Greene, LCSW
Licensed Clinical Social Worker
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Interests: Eating disorders, trauma issues, healthy relationships, identity development, mindfulness practices (including MBCT and DBT techniques), depression and anxiety, and wellness and self-care.
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Zenaida Hernandez, LCSW
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, University Village
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Interests: Trauma-informed care, first generation and transfer students, student parents, students of color (specialty in working with Latinx population).
Additional languages: Spanish
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Shanta Jambotkar, LCSW
Licensed Clinical Social Worker
Pronouns: she/they
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Interests: Healing after trauma, sexual violence and intimate partner violence interventions, health conditions, LGBTQI and non-binary issues, women of color and SSWANA communities, and EMDR.
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Tobirus M. Newby, LCSW
Social Services Manager
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Tobirus M. Newby is a licensed clinical social worker and the manager of the UHS' Social Services department. Over the past 17 years, Tobirus has worked in the field of violence prevention and intervention by supporting the healing journeys of survivors and by educating and fostering change with those who have caused harm in their relationships and communities. In addition, he is an educator at UC Berkeley Extension and the University of San Francisco and has a private consulting practice through which he provides organizational equity and inclusion services. A quote that guides his life and his practice comes from James Baldwin: “Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced.”
Clinical interests: Alcohol and other drugs counseling, domestic violence and sexual assault intervention, sexual health risk reduction, LGBTQ issues, trauma counseling, spirituality, intersectionality, and multiculturalism.
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Erin O'Connor, LCSW
Licensed Clinical Social Worker
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Erin O’Connor, LCSW, joined UHS in 2020 as a Trauma and Health Concerns Social Worker. She was previously working as an outpatient therapist and trauma specialist at a community non-profit outside of Detroit, MI. Erin received her BA in Psychology from Michigan State University and her MSW from Wayne State University. She is nationally certified in Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. Erin loves to travel domestically and internationally with her spouse — she’s been to five continents! She enjoys yoga, music, writing poetry, baking, hiking, and playing board games.
Clinical interests: Trauma-informed and trauma-specific care, relationship and sexual violence, mindfulness, self-care, integrated health & wellness: Tapping/Emotional Freedom Techniques, body image, sociocultural identity, mental health among Muslim Americans and other underserved communities.
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Viviana Urdaneta Melo, LCSW
Licensed Clinical Social Worker
Pronouns: she/her/hers
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Viviana Urdaneta joined the Social Services Team in 2016. She is from Colombia, South America and has lived in the United States since 2006. Viviana earned her MSW and Master of Divinities from Baylor University. She is a EMDR Certified Therapist and Approved Consultant. Viviana utilizes a strengths perspective approach to work with survivors of sexual assault, intimate partner violence, and trauma in individual and group settings. Previous to joining UHS, Viviana worked in domestic violence and homeless shelters and community mental health. She enjoys reading, running, drinking coffee, and watching Netflix with her family.
Clinical Interest: Trauma-informed care and treatment, Latinx, multicultural identities, working with survivors of sexual assault and intimate partner violence, underserved populations, immigrants, undocumented, and international students, EMDR therapy and somatic interventions, empowerment, faith and spirituality, and cultural competency and humility.
Additional languages: Spanish
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Robin Walley, LCSW
Licensed Clinical Social Worker
Pronouns: she/her/hers
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Robin Walley, LCSW, joined the Social Services team in 2003. She received her MSW from UC Berkeley and her BA in Psychology from Pomona College. As the alcohol and other drug counseling team lead, Robin has been a steadfast advocate for a cross-UHS harm reduction orientation and motivational interviewing-informed practice, which has impacted the language used at UHS to talk about alcohol and other drugs, the services provided to students, and how UHS collaborates with campus and community partners.
Clinical Interests: Alcohol and other drugs counseling, harm reduction, motivational interviewing, LGBTQ+ experiences, polyamory and consensual non-monogamy, kink/BDSM, self-injury, sexual and racial identity development, and identity intersectionality.
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Social Services Counseling Staff
