Meet Your Doctors

Dr. Shahab received her medical degree from the Universidad Tecnologica de Santiago, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. She completed her psychiatry residency at Lincoln Medical and Mental Health Center, Bronx, NY, where she also served as the chief resident in her fourth year.

She received the distinguished “Resident Teacher of the Year” award from Cornell during her third year of residency. After graduating from Lincoln Medical and Mental Health Center, she joined Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY. Before joining Saint Francis, Dr. Shahab was on the staff of Saint Joseph’s Medical Center, Yonkers, NY, and at Lincoln Medical and Mental Health Center, Bronx, NY.

She has served as a captain in the United States Air Force Medical Corps and is a member of the American Psychiatric Association, the American Medical Association, the American Academy of Psychiatry and Law, and the American Academy of Women Psychiatrists.

Dr. Shahab works with the addiction population, forensic population, adolescents, adults as well as the geriatric population. Dr. Shahab has been in private practice since 2008, serving the Ellington area and local communities. She was the first private provider east of the River to provide an innovative treatment for depression named Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation. She is fluent in English, Spanish, Urdu and Hindi.

Viktoriya Stork is a compassionate and dedicated Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) committed to providing high-quality, patient-centered mental health care. She works collaboratively with individuals across the lifespan, creating a supportive and respectful environment where patients feel heard, understood, and empowered in their treatment.

Viktoriya specializes in the evaluation, diagnosis, and medication management of a variety of mental health conditions, including anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, ADHD, trauma-related disorders, and other psychiatric concerns. She believes in developing individualized treatment plans tailored to each patient’s unique needs, goals, and circumstances.

Her approach emphasizes open communication, evidence-based care, and fostering long-term therapeutic relationships to help patients achieve improved emotional well-being and overall quality of life.

Wesley Langlais is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) dedicated to helping individuals navigate life’s challenges with compassion, empathy, and evidence-based care. He is committed to creating a safe, supportive, and nonjudgmental environment where clients feel comfortable exploring their thoughts, emotions, and personal goals.

Wesley works with adolescents and adults experiencing a wide range of mental health concerns, including anxiety, depression, stress, trauma, relationship difficulties, life transitions, and other emotional challenges. He believes that every individual has unique strengths and resilience, and he collaborates with clients to develop personalized treatment plans that promote healing, personal growth, and lasting change.

His therapeutic approach emphasizes building a strong therapeutic relationship, encouraging self-awareness, and equipping clients with practical coping skills to improve their overall well-being and quality of life.

Dr. Schmidt is a licensed clinical psychologist who provides compassionate care for adults and adolescents at EBH in Ellington, CT. Dr. Schmidt received her Bachelor of Arts in psychology from Swarthmore College and then worked for three years as a psychotherapy researcher at the University of Pennsylvania. She subsequently earned her clinical psychology degree at George Washington University in Washington, DC.

She completed her internship at the Alexandria Community Mental Health Center in Virginia, an APA-approved site. She completed post-doctoral studies at the Hartford Institute of Living.

Dr. Schmidt has worked for several years as a field interviewer for RTI International, headquartered in Research Triangle Park, NC. This critical research project is part of the National Survey on Drug Use and Health, funded by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

Dr. Schmidt has also spent considerable time dedicated to youth at My Sisters’ Place in Hartford, CT, where she has worked with homeless families in specialized transitional and supported housing programs. As a tobacco treatment specialist, she was able to bring that expertise to her work as a case manager for a program blending behavioral and physical wellness care at CMHA in New Britain.

She has also worked in an outpatient substance abuse program run by Phoenix House. Dr. Schmidt is an activist and humanitarian. She was the founder and organizer of the Connecticut Meetup to Enhance Humanitarian Knowledge and Action, a local social group focused on learning more about global and local humanitarian causes and taking action to aid these causes.

In that role, she organized successful fundraising events to aid Haitian orphans and build schools in Sudan. As a therapist, she appreciates that we all have varied experiences and that no one moment, behavior, or trait defines us. Therapy is a chance to gain perspective and to use that new perspective to move forward.

Her early background was as a psychodynamic therapist, but more recently, she has adopted cognitive behavioral and other evidence-based therapies geared toward treating anxiety disorders and related conditions. At EBH, she works to help people attain new perspectives and new senses of well-being in their lives.