Peabody Veterans Memorial High School

Katie Attia received her bachelor’s degree from Muhlenberg College and her master’s degree in nursing from the Mass General Institute of Health Professions. Katie is a pediatric nurse practitioner who specializes in adolescent health, and has been working in School Based Health for over a decade.

Anna Berrian attended University of Pennsylania for her BSN degree and graduated in 1997. She worked as an RN in pediatric intensive care at New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center and then in the cardiac ICU at Boston Children’s. She also later worked as a research coordinator in the pulmonary department on cystic fibrosis studies. She graduated from Simmons College in 2005 with her MSN and became a certified pediatric nurse practitioner. She has spent her NP career working in school-based health, first for MGH Revere Healthcare Center in Revere High School, and then for NSCH at Peabody High School.

Julie Sousa obtained her dual Masters degree from Lesley University in Clinical Mental Health Counseling with a specialization in Expressive Arts Therapy. She has board CEU training for strategies in helping clients process grief and loss, anti-racism training, Fundamentals of Sandplay Therapy, and Yoga Teacher training. She specifically works with those seeking gender supportive care, neurodivergence, depression/anxiety, and substance use disorders in addition to working with LGBTQIA+ adults and youth in transition.