Staff

Wanda Binns, LCSW-C

EAP Manager

Wanda has 30 years of experience as a Clinical Social Worker offering expertise with relationship, addiction, stress, & depression. Wanda also offers Christian Counseling.

667.214.1556
wbinns@som.umaryland.edu

Peggy Burns, LCADC

Senior EAP Counselor

Peggy is a board certified and licensed addiction specialist. She has 31 years experience as counselor and has been with the Employee Assistance Program since 1997. Peggy also has extensive experience assisting clients with issues pertaining to communication, grief, anger management and relationship issues. Peggy also has expertise in assisting clients with recovery planning and ongoing issues.

667.214.1557
pburns@som.umaryland.edu

Gina Cook, LMSW

Senior EAP Counselor

Gina earned her Masters of Social Work from University of Maryland and is experienced in helping people cope with mood disorders through use of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy. She helps clarify goals, identify barriers to wellness and promotes well-being through skills training, behavioral strategies, and creative problem solving. Gina is committed to helping people overcome addiction issues and is effective amongst high-risk populations and health care professionals.

667.214.1558
gmcook@som.umaryland.edu

Brittany Johnson, MS, LGPC, NCC

Senior EAP Counselor

Brittany is a licensed professional counselor who provides short-term counseling, clinical training, and consultation to the faculty and staff of the University of Maryland Medical Center. Brittany earned a master’s degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Johns Hopkins University. She specializes in helping clients who experience challenges with anxiety, depression, family conflict, relational conflict, trauma, and grief. Brittany is especially passionate about serving the LGBTQ and BIPOC communities and helping clients with navigating identity, self-esteem, and spirituality. She approaches therapy from a collaborative, holistic, and authentic perspective. Her goal is to empower clients with the tools and strategies they need to help themselves heal. Brittany enjoys learning about her clients’ stories and building an alliance with them to help them meet their goals.

667.214.1560
brittany.johnson1@som.umaryland.edu

Amy Johnson, AA

Administrative Assistant

Amy has been a part of the University System and the Administrative Assistant for the EAP the past 35 years. She is invaluable and largely responsible for scheduling new appointments and general administrative duties.

667.214.1562
amjohnso@som.umaryland.edu

Rob White, LCPC

Director Behavioral Health

Rob manages the Employee Assistance Programs for
the Department of Psychiatry. He is board certified in addiction counseling and employee assistance and is licensed as a professional counselor.

410.328.8549
rwhite@som.umaryland.edu

Christopher W.T. Miller, MD

Medical Director

Dr. Miller received his medical degree in Brazil in 2005, completed two years of internal medicine residency in Tennessee, and graduated from the University of Maryland/Sheppard Pratt psychiatry residency program in 2012. He is currently an assistant professor in the department and is one of the associate training directors for residency education, as well as the associate medical director for the Psychiatric Emergency Services. He is the current chairman of the resident education committee of the American Psychoanalytic Association. He is particularly interested in the intersection of neuroscience and psychotherapy, as well as in the interdisciplinary dialogue between psychoanalysis and the Humanities.

410.328.6325
chmiller@som.umaryland.edu