Our Mental Health Providers
Learn more about our dedicated team.
Hiten Soni, MD
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Teletherapy – https://doxy.me/hitensoni
Dr. Soni chose to devote his professional life to medicine after working for more than a decade as an Environmental Engineer. As a physician, he initially gained experience in various organizations before founding Interpersonal Psychiatry in October of 2013.
Dr. Soni elected to work in private practice after witnessing first-hand the dire need for high quality, timely, and accessible, psychiatry services in his community. His treatment philosophy is somewhat unique, in that, Dr. Soni places his primary emphasis on improving his patients overall quality of life. This philosophy allows for treatment that is patient specific or Patient Centered. The Patient Centered Treatment model is evidence based and includes medications when warranted in addition to behavioral and social interventions that are also tailored to the person, and not a one size fits all approach.
Dr. Soni completed his internship at Saint Louis University in St. Louis, Missouri and his residency in Psychiatry at the University of Missouri in Kansas City. He has also completed Post-Doctoral training at The Florida Postgraduate Sex Therapy Training Institute and the Psychoanalytical Institute of Greater Kansas City. He is licensed to practice Psychiatry in the states of Kansas and Missouri.
Dr. Soni sees patients in the Lawrence and Overland Park
Irfan Handoo, MD
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Teletherapy – https://doxy.me/handoo
Irfan A. Handoo was born in Columbia, Maryland. He grew up in Leawood, Kansas and graduated from Blue Valley North High School. Dr. Handoo earned his undergraduate degree from UMKC and his Medical Doctorate at the UMKC School of Medicine in 2005. After graduating from medical school, Dr. Handoo completed his residency at the University of Kansas Medical Center at Wichita, where he also completed a fellowship in psychopharmacology. He does have experience in residency as a sub-investigator for clinical research trials. Dr. Handoo is Board Certified in Psychiatry and is a Diplomate of the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. He is a member of the American Psychiatric Association.
Dr. Handoo has been published in several journals, including The Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology. He sees patients for a wide variety of disorders, including but not limited to Major Depressive Disorder, Bipolar Disorder, Anxiety Disorders, ADHD, Schizophrenia, Schizoaffective Disorder, Eating Disorders, and Personality Disorders.
Dr. Handoo has a clinical interest in Treatment-Resistant Depression and sees patients for Deep TMS (Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation) and IV ketamine treatments for Treatment-Resistant Depression.
He sees patients ages 15 and older in the adolescent, adult, and geriatric populations at Interpersonal Psychiatry’s Overland Park office. Dr. Handoo is fluent in English, Spanish, and Urdu. He is accepting new patients.
Dr. Handoo was recognized as a 2022 and 2023 Kansas City Top Doctor by Kansas City Magazine.
For more information, please visit www.drhandoo.com
Debra Williams, DO
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Teletherapy – https://doxy.me/drdebrawilliams
Debra Williams is a General Adult and Child Psychiatrist, Addiction and Pain Medicine specialist who received her undergraduate degree from Northeastern Oklahoma State University in Science & Molecular Biology. She completed her medical school education at the Oklahoma State University College of Osteopathic Medicine in 1993. Residency was completed at the Karl Menninger School of Psychiatry in 1998. She enjoys Travel, Movies, Knitting and Crocheting, and enjoying outdoor activities
Sharma McKinney, APRN
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Teletherapy – https://doxy.me/mssharma
Though raised in Kansas, I received my Bachelor’s in Nursing from the University of Missouri in Columbia (Go Tigers!).
I have been working in health care for over 15 years including time in intensive care, pediatrics, adolescent medicine, emergency medicine, psychiatry, and addiction medicine. I received my Master’s Degree from Simmons University in Boston, MA and am board certified in both family medicine and addiction medicine with a speciality in psychiatry for all ages.
I am passionate about medication assisted treatment including buprenorphine induction and titration. I have worked as a nurse practitioner in both inpatient and outpatient environments and am committed to providing cutting edge care to a diverse population.
Omozuwa Valentina Omigie MSN, APRN, PMHNP-BC
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Teletherapy – https://doxy.me/omonp
Born in Nigeria, I moved to the Texas in my teenage years. I attended Midwestern State University, Wichita Falls Texas. Moved to Kansas in 2018. I have been working in healthcare for about 8 years with background in Medical Surgical Nursing, Cardiac Care and received a Master’s degree in Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner from Maryville University, St Louis, Missouri. Currently, I am certified in psychiatry across all population and passionate about care in mental health as well as advocate for patient education. Enjoys traveling, shopping and reading.
Kristin Cunningham, MSN, PMHNP-BC
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Teletherapy – https://doxy.me/kristincunninghampmhnp
I have over 15 years of experience working in various roles in mental health. I earned my Bachelor’s of Science in Nursing from Washburn University and my Master of Science in Nursing from the University of Missouri – Kansas City. I am board certified in psychiatric care for individuals across the lifespan and am especially passionate about providing mental healthcare for children and adolescents. I am LGBTQ+/kink/polyamory affirming and strive to provide care that is sensitive to the intersectionality of my clients’ diverse experiences.
Preet Vraich, MSN, PMHNP-BC
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Teletherapy – https://doxy.me/preetvraichpmhnpbc
I received my Bachelor’s Degree in Science (medical) from Punjab, India. My Associates degree in Nursing is from Johnson County Community College, Kansas where I also taught nursing students for many years after I received my Master’s Degree in Nursing education from MidAmerica Nazarene University, Olathe, Kansas. I went on to receive my Post -Master’s Degree from University of Missouri-Kansas City to be a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner.
I have been in healthcare for over 15 years with a background in Telemetry, Progressive Care Unit, Cardiovascular Recovery Unit. As a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner, I have worked in inpatient, outpatient, community mental health center, and crisis treatment center settings. I am passionate about providing mental healthcare to a diverse population. I am fluent in Punjabi, Hindi, and English.
I am adding SPRAVATO treatment (esketamine), for treatment-resistant depression in adults, to my practice.
Paul Hahn, LCMFT, LCAC
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Paul Hahn has been licensed in Marriage & Family Therapy since 2008 and licensed in Addiction Counseling since 2011. He has been a father, husband, and member of the Lawrence community for over 40 years. He works with adult individuals and couples. Before joining the team at Interpersonal Psychiatry, he worked in private practice as a marriage therapist and has extensive experience treating addictions work in a variety of settings. Paul believes the client sets the agenda for treatment and will work with you to ensure that your values are honored throughout the therapeutic process. Paul will work to help you better understand what’s meaningful to you as you work toward creating a better life. He can help you address emotions, decision-making, and relationships. He understands that life’s difficulties often lead us toward making regrettable decisions and maintains a non-judgmental stance with all his clients.