Meet the director, office manager, nurses, clinicians, complementary care providers, and front desk staff at the Morgan H. Keefe Women’s Center:

Director
Dr. Kristin Keefe is the Director of the Keefe Women’s Center. She provides gynecology and gynecologic oncology services for the Keefe Women’s Center. See her full biography.
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Office Manager
Susanne C. Evanristo is the office manager at the Keefe Women’s Center.

Business Consultant
Susan Solomon is the business consultant for the Keefe Women’s Center.

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Nurses
Patricia M. Marinelli, RN, MSN, NP-C began her career in nursing in 1976 on an acute surgical unit and transitioned to the intensive care unit during the Blizzard of 1978. She was an adjunct faculty member and full-time faculty member at the Lemuel Shattuck Hospital School of Practical Nursing for many years. She completed her master’s degree and obtained certification as an adult and geriatric nurse practitioner in 2001. Pat is credentialed by the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners and is a member of the Massachusetts Coalition of Nurse Practitioners and the Massachusetts Nurses Association. She is licensed in good standing with the board of nursing registration in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts as a Registered Nurse/NP.
Patricia Marinelli provides direct patient care as the office nurse one day a week and as a nurse practitioner on another day. She also conducts the pre-operative clinic every Friday for the Keefe Women’s Center.
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Clinicians
Ingrid Mattson-Charnley, Ph.D. is a licensed psychologist and Certified Health Service Provider with a background in nursing. She received both her Master's Degree and Doctorate in Clinical Psychology at Georgia State University. Dr. Mattson-Charnley completed her Internship in Clinical Psychology at the Tufts University School of Medicine/Boston VA Consortium. Dr. Mattson-Charnley has expertise in individual, family and group psychotherapy with children, adolescents and adults presenting with a wide range of adult and childhood disorders. In addition, Dr. Mattson-Charnley specializes in Women's Health Issues and Mind/Body Medicine. Her integrated mind/body approach recognizes and treats women's physical and psychological health issues, including anxiety/depression, stress, postpartum adjustment, menopause, infertility, pregnancy loss, and acute and chronic illness.
In addition to providing individual, family and couples psychotherapy, Dr. Mattson-Charnley offers the following groups: Stress Management for Women, Group Program for Perimenopause/Menopause, and Group Treatment for Women with Fertility Problems.
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Dr. Abbas Qutab, Ph.D. is the founder of Élan Vital Medical Centers and Spa located in Boston and Worcester, Massachusetts. He holds degrees in medicine, oriental medicine and chiropractic, and has a Ph.D. in ayurvedic medicine. He is one of very few physicians in the U.S. who has been awarded an honorary Sc.D. from the World Health Organization Charted University for his work in promoting alternative medicine. Dr. Qutab travels extensively and has taught thousands of physicians in the U.S. and Europe on how to integrate alternative medicine into their practices. He is a sought-after speaker for conferences and health expositions throughout the world. His speaking engagements include the World Health Organization Congress on Complementary Medicine, and lectures at numerous hospitals, such as the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Massachusetts General Hospital and UMASS Memorial Hospital. Co-author of several books on ayurvedic medicine, he is also board-certified in naturopathic medicine. He has received several leadership awards for promoting complementary medicine. In 2003 he received the "Physician of the Year" award for his active role in the NRCC of the National Health Care and Medicare Reforms Committee.
Abbas Qutab provides fitness and nutritional consultation for the Keefe Women’s Center.
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Complementary Care Providers
Catherine Collins, RN, M.S., C.H.E.S. is a nurse and a certified health specialist with over 30 years of experience in health care including 12 years as a nurse practitioner. She is also a Therapeutic Touch practitioner, providing energy treatments to college students and adults for the past ten years. In addition, she has designed and facilitated workshops on stress management, body image and health and lifestyle issues for various populations.
Catherine Collins provides therapeutic touch services for the Keefe Women’s Center.
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Lois Halzel Freedman, M.Ed., C.C.E. provides counseling for women who are undergoing major life transitions. She specializes in helping women to deal with anxiety and grief related to prenatal loss, past traumatic birth experience, mother loss or sexual abuse. Ms. Freedman is the author of Birth As a Healing Experience, a book that examines the emotional aspects of pregnancy and postpartum. Lois also facilitates “Circle of Women: A Time to Reflect, Rejoice and Renew” at the Keefe Women's Center. This group creates a sacred space for women to nurture themselves and discover joy in their lives. Half-day workshops and weekly series are available. To schedule an appointment with Ms. Freedman at the Keefe Women's Center, please call 781-784-1380. Ms. Freedman is also in private practice in Sharon, MA.
Lois Freedman conducts the Circle of Women workshop for the Keefe Women’s Center.
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Rebecca Garcia-Flynn, RN is a Registered Nurse with over 34 years of acute care nursing experience in Boston teaching hospitals. Her experience includes pediatric, neonatal, obstetrical, and adult medical and surgical intensive care. She has been an RN in the Faulkner and Brigham and Women’s Hospital for over 15 years. Rebecca has had interest in and experience with mind-body medicine since 1975 and has been Reiki certified since 1997. She is an experienced Reiki Master with a private practice in the Greater Boston area, and also sees clients at the Amyris Day Spa in West Roxbury. Rebecca is a Certified Reiki Master Teacher and a Certified Integrative Energy Therapy Master Teacher. She is also educated and experience with intuitive and pendulum dowsing as well as the technique of Yuan Chinese Energetics. She is a member of RN Consortium of Integrative Medicine Practitioners in Boston. Rebecca combines a variety of energy therapy practices to achieve comfortable and effective energy balancing sessions for her clients. Energy balancing is helpful for relief of stress-related symptoms, pain management, and for accelerated healing for pre- and post-surgical procedures and injuries.
Rebecca Garcia-Flynn provides reiki services for the Keefe Women’s Center.
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Milissa Gillen L.Ac., MAOM received her Master of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine degree from the New England School of Acupuncture and is certified nationally by the NCCAOM and the Massachusetts board of registration in Medicine. Milissa has a background in Massage and Polarity Therapy in addition to three years of clinical experience in acupuncture, where she has extensive training in Japanese style acupuncture. Milissa is also certified in Auriculotherapy through the Auriculotherapy Certification Institute (ACI). She currently is an Assistant Teacher/Clinical Instructor at the New England School of Acupuncture and maintains a private practice in Arlington, MA where she specializes in Gynecology, Oncology, and Pain Management. Milissa is also a staff member of Pathways to Complementary Medicine, the largest Oriental Medical public health clinic in the country, located in Boston’s South End.
Milissa Gillen provides acupuncture services for the Keefe Women’s Center.
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Jessie Kravette of Creative Perspectives Consulting has spent the last twelve years designing and implementing workshops dedicated to bringing out each participants natural curiosity and inner creative strengths. She has worked in schools, libraries, and wellness centers, and runs private classes. Her work focuses on triggering ideas, emotions and discussion through the use of a wide variety of sensory-focused materials, resulting in a rich experience of color, touch, and sound. She also incorporates storytelling in her workshops; original material or existing read-alouds for children and personal stories by participants on a spontaneous basis, when working with adults. Jessie can also develop specialty programs based on a specific theme or goal for a class, group or individuals.
Jessie Kravette conducts the Journey Through Time workshop for the Keefe Women’s Center.
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Diane Lawrence provides pre- and post-operative hair styling, manicures and pedicures for the Keefe Women’s Center.
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Donna Murtagh has been a practicing Registered Nurse since 1974. She began at New England Medical Center and for the past 26 years, has been at Brigham and Women’s/Faulkner Hospitals in various settings from specialized Intensive Care Units to Invitro Fertilization. Donna graduated from the Muscular Therapy Institute in Cambridge, Massachusetts, in February 2002, specializing in the “Ben Benjamin Technique of Massage.” She is certified in orthopedic massage techniques that specialize in treating various injuries. She is also certified in sports massage, relaxation massage, and Reiki I.
Donna Murtagh provides reiki and massage services for the Keefe Women’s Center.
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Mary Niederkorn has sung professionally for over twenty years. As a result of her experience as a cancer patient and survivor, she has come to feel strongly in the therapeutic benefits of singing, similar in effect to activities such as yoga and meditation.
Mary Niederkorn conducts the Vocal Therapy Workshop for the Keefe Women’s Center.
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Susan Powers is a licensed Aesthetician I. She graduated from the Catherine Hinds Institute of Esthetics in December of 1998 in the Advanced Aesthetics program of 600 hours. During this time she became a Reiki I and II practitioner. She pursued career opportunities in the aesthetics industry including having her own business. She became a Karuna Reiki practitionor in 1999, a Reiki Master in 2000 and an Advanced Integrated Energy Therapist in 2001. These holistic healing modalities have changed her life in such a positive way that she would like to help others in their healing through aesthetics and energy healing.
Susan Powers provides aesthetics and aromatherapy and reiki services for the Keefe Women’s Center.
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Ronna Rosenblatt coaches people through the separation and divorce process. She offers a step-by-step, goal-oriented approach that guides clients to where they want to be and addresses any roadblocks along the way. She conveys her empathy as she understands firsthand the confusion and stress of balancing home life and career while untangling the marital knot.
Rosenblatt’s coaching helps the individual stay focused and less subject to the emotional roller coaster that is often typical in a litigated divorce. Too often, this litigation process can end up pulling the knot tighter, leaving children caught in the middle. Rosenblatt provides resources that take the sting out of the divorce process—collaborative lawyers, mediators, divorce financial settlement advisors—who all strive to reach a settlement while keeping human dignity intact.
Rosenblatt applies a results-oriented model to such challenges as attorney/mediator selection, lifestyle changes, and co-parenting. It is her belief that the answers are already there, and that with her support through intuitive questioning and assessment, people discover their truths and empower themselves to create their next life chapter. Sessions are available in person or by phone.

Ronna Rosenblatt provides divorce coaching services for the Keefe Women’s Center.
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Front Desk Staff
Teresa Frasier is a member of the front desk staff at the Keefe Women’s Center.
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