About
Arch Bridge Psych Consultants
Focus on relational struggles stemming from attachment hurts and relational trauma
We primarily focus on relational struggles, as they significantly impact your happiness, depression, anxiety, and your physical and emotional well-being. Relational difficulties often are parts of an (from) insecure attachment, relational hurts, or developmental trauma.
Focus on psychological treatment
We believe in the importance of a therapeutic relationship for healing past hurts and wounds. I am a psychiatrist who has practiced a variety of psychotherapies over the years. I focus on psychological treatment. I use medications only in combination with psychological therapy.
Medication management
We do not provide medication management by itself, combining psychological and pharmacological treatment when necessary.
If you are seeking only medication management, I will refer you to one of my Arch Bridge Psych Consultants' affiliates.
Who can attend
We welcome anyone, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, religion, or sexual orientation. Our goal is to help anyone seeking to make their lives happier and more fulfilling than they are now.
Be aware that we do not get involved in situations involving custody disputes, psychological evaluations, litigation, or criminal matters.
About
Why “Arch Bridge”?
The name reflects the heart of our work—helping people cross from disconnection to connection, from misunderstanding to understanding. Like a bridge, relationships and healing require both structure and flexibility, bridging gaps in understanding and enabling the other person’s point of view to be seen.
We seek to provide treatment to motivated and dedicated people through a variable combination of psychotherapy and psychopharmacology to different degrees.
About My Practice
Michel Mennesson, M.D.
Assistant Clinical Professor, Yale Child Study Center, Yale University School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry, University of Connecticut School of Medicine
I’m a psychiatrist with decades of clinical experience, helping individuals and couples understand themselves and one another more deeply.
My work is grounded in the belief that emotional well-being depends on our ability to stay connected—to ourselves and to those we love—especially when life feels painful or uncertain.
A Message from Dr. Mennesson
I’m glad you’re here.
Whether you’re seeking help for yourself or a loved one, you’ve already taken a meaningful first step.
If you have questions after exploring this site, feel free to contact me directly.
Consultants
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Kara Maltese
LICENSED CLINICAL SOCIAL WORKER
Kara Maltese is a licensed clinical social worker with over ten years of experience specializing in working with adolescents and young adults. She has a BA in psychology from Fairfield University, a Master's in Social Work from Smith College, and has trained in psychodynamic psychotherapy at Western New England Institute for Psychoanalysis. Over the past ten years, she has worked with youth and families in various treatment settings, including inpatient hospital, day treatment, intensive in-home therapy, schools, and private practice. Currently, she has a private practice in New Haven, CT, where she works with people across the lifespan. Her clinical work is informed by an integration of psychodynamic thought, attachment, and mentalization-based approaches. She contributed to the writing of the Mentalizing Stance book, which is in the process of being published.