NV-PIC Training Director
Dr. Shera Bradley
Director of Forensic & Civil Psychology
Southern Nevada Adult Mental Health Services
- Phone number: (702) 486-6466
- Mailing address: 6161 West Charleston, Las Vegas, NV 89146
- Email address: sbradley@health.nv.gov
- Roles at NV-PIC: NV-PIC Interim Training Director, SNAMHS Site Director, Training Committee Member, Primary Supervisor, Secondary Supervisor
Dr. Shera Bradley grew up in Northern Virginia/DC Metropolitan area. She received her Ph.D. in 2007 from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) where she focused her training on forensic work. She completed her doctoral psychology internship at the Ohio Psychology Internship in 2007, focused on forensic evaluation and treatment. She completed her postdoctoral year at two forensic private practice offices where training focused on criminal and civil evaluation. During that year, she created and founded an outpatient treatment program for juvenile victims of sex trafficking which was funded through grants obtained by juvenile probation. She was licensed in 2008.
Dr. Bradley continued full-time work in a private practice setting and taught UNLV graduate and undergraduate students. In addition to running her treatment program, she conducted a number of forensic evaluations, including general psychological evaluations for the court, child custody evaluations, competency evaluations, parenting evaluations, and death penalty mitigation evaluations. Dr. Bradley has been active in advocacy for psychologists and served on the Executive Board of the Nevada Psychological Association for 4 years. Another passion is teaching, mentoring, and supervising. Dr. Bradley has been supervising doctoral students since 2008.
Dr. Bradley began her employment with the State of Nevada in November 2015. She was hired to create the Department of Forensic Psychology as Stein Forensic Facility opened. Shortly thereafter, her role expanded, and she serves as the Director of Psychology for forensic and civil services at Stein, Rawson-Neal Psychiatric Hospital, and the SNAMHS’ outpatient clinics. She has served as an NV-PIC Site Director since 2016 and has provided primary and secondary supervision. She is currently the NV-PIC Training Director and has been in that role since December 2022.
Dr. Bradley is an appointed Commissioner on the Nevada Sentencing Commission, part of the Department of Sentencing Policy (sentencing.nv.gov/Commission/About/). Dr. Bradley serves in the Division of Public and Behavioral Health (DPBH) position. Dr. Bradley served the Chair of the Statewide Competency Evaluator Certification Committee, the Chair of the Statewide Forensic Steering Committee, and participated in the Clark County forensic task force (a collaboration with the 8th Judicial District Court, Clark County Detention Center, State of Nevada Division of Public Behavioral Health, Clark County Public Defender, Clark County District Attorney, and other stakeholders).
The psychology department has an active teaching culture, and we generally provide training and supervision for postdoctoral fellows, doctoral interns, doctoral practicum students, and undergraduate field placement students. Dr. Bradley holds an adjunct assistant professor appointment with the Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) providing training to psychiatry residents and forensic psychiatry fellows.
She enjoys watching hockey (Go Knights Go!) and football, putting together Lego, and ensuring the candy bowl in her office has variety for all. She spends a lot of time talking about and watching youth hockey with her 2 energetic boys.
Rural Clinics – Carson City (RCCC)
Josette Iribarne, Ph.D.
- Address: 1665 Old Hot Springs Rd., Suite 150 Carson City, NV 89706
- Phone: 775-687-0877
- Email: jiribarne@health.nv.gov
- Roles at NV-PIC: Site Director, Training Committee member, Secondary Supervisor to SHAMHS Intern
Josette Iribarne earned her PhD in clinical psychology from Fielding Graduate University and has been a licensed psychologist since 2019. She completed her pre-doctoral internship through the Nevada Psychological Consortium (NV-PIC) located in Carson City, Nevada. She went on to complete her post-doctoral training in health psychology with Health Psychology Associates (HPA) in Reno, Nevada. Dr. Iribarne is a Native Nevadan and has dedicated her career to bringing psychological services to individuals living in rural and frontier areas. Dr. Iribarne completed a certificate in neuropsychology with an emphasis on neuropsychological assessment as well as neurodevelopmental assessment for diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). In addition, Dr. Iribarne has training in health-related psychological assessments and working with individuals with chronic pain and chronic health conditions. Serving on the NV-PIC training committee is a passion for Dr. Iribarne as she believes that training psychologists with Nevada will improve access to psychological services across the state.
Southern Nevada Adult Mental Health Services (SNAMHS)
Shera Bradley, Ph.D.
- Phone number: (702)486-6466
- Mailing address: 6161 West Charleston, Las Vegas, NV 89146
- Email address: sbradley@health.nv.gov
- Roles at NV-PIC: SNAMHS Site Director, Training Committee Member, Primary Supervisor, Secondary Supervisor
Dr. Shera Bradley grew up in Northern Virginia/DC Metropolitan area. She received her Ph.D. in 2007 from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) where she focused her training on forensic work. She completed her doctoral psychology internship at the Ohio Psychology Internship in 2007, focused on forensic evaluation and treatment. She completed her postdoctoral year at two forensic private practice offices where training focused on criminal and civil evaluation. During that year, she created and founded an outpatient treatment program for juvenile victims of sex trafficking which was funded through grants obtained by juvenile probation. She was licensed in 2008.
Dr. Bradley continued full-time work in a private practice setting and taught UNLV graduate and undergraduate students. In addition to running her treatment program, she conducted a number of forensic evaluations, including general psychological evaluations for the court, child custody evaluations, competency evaluations, parenting evaluations, and death penalty mitigation evaluations. Dr. Bradley has been active in advocacy for psychologists and served on the Executive Board of the Nevada Psychological Association for 4 years. Another passion is teaching, mentoring, and supervising. Dr. Bradley has been supervising doctoral students since 2008.
Dr. Bradley began her employment with the State of Nevada in November 2015. She was hired to create the Department of Forensic Psychology as Stein Forensic Facility opened. Shortly thereafter, her role expanded, and she serves as the Director of Psychology for forensic and civil services at Stein, Rawson-Neal Psychiatric Hospital, and the SNAMHS’ outpatient clinics. She has served as an NV-PIC Site Director since 2016 and has provided primary and secondary supervision. She is currently the NV-PIC Training Director and has been in that role since December 2022.
Dr. Bradley is an appointed Commissioner on the Nevada Sentencing Commission, part of the Department of Sentencing Policy (sentencing.nv.gov/Commission/About/). Dr. Bradley serves in the Division of Public and Behavioral Health (DPBH) position. Dr. Bradley served the Chair of the Statewide Competency Evaluator Certification Committee, the Chair of the Statewide Forensic Steering Committee, and participated in the Clark County forensic task force (a collaboration with the 8th Judicial District Court, Clark County Detention Center, State of Nevada Division of Public Behavioral Health, Clark County Public Defender, Clark County District Attorney, and other stakeholders).
The psychology department has an active teaching culture, and we generally provide training and supervision for postdoctoral fellows, doctoral interns, doctoral practicum students, and undergraduate field placement students. Dr. Bradley holds an adjunct assistant professor appointment with the Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) providing training to psychiatry residents and forensic psychiatry fellows.
She enjoys watching hockey (Go Knights Go!) and football, putting together Lego, and ensuring the candy bowl in her office has variety for all. She spends a lot of time talking about and watching youth hockey with her 2 energetic boys.
Dr. Christopher Fyfe
- Email address: cfyfe@health.nv.gov
- Roles at NV-PIC: Training Committee member, Primary Supervisor
Dr. Fyfe currently serves as the primary Licensed Psychologist for all of Rawson Neal Psychiatric Hospital. Services provided at Rawson Neal (the civil hospital) include, but are not limited to, individual psychotherapy, psychological testing and assessment, positive behavior support plan development/implementation, suicide/risk assessment, development of individualized token economy sheets, participating in interdisciplinary treatment team meetings and participating in various administrative and other treatment related meetings. Dr. Fyfe provides educational classes for New Employee Orientation on topics including Stigma and Mental Health, Suicide/Risk Assessment and Positive Behavior Interventions for Patients. He has also developed and implemented an Expressive Arts Chalkboard Therapy Wall that was piloted on RSU and successfully implemented throughout the civil hospital and then adapted and implemented at Stein Forensic Hospital; he also wrote the policy and procedure/protocol adapted and approved by RNPH Leadership. He has also begun a successful treatment approach and intervention program at Rawson Neal involving sensory items for patients engaging in significant self-harming behaviors.
Dr. Fyfe previously served on the NV-PIC Training Committee (for multiple years) and has previously been involved with NV-PIC as both a Primary and Secondary Supervisor since its inception. He also provides supervision for post-doctoral trainees/psych assistants as needed.
Dr. Fyfe has worked for the State of Nevada since 2012. Prior to working for Southern Nevada Adult Mental Health Services, Dr. Fyfe worked for the Nevada Department of Corrections as a staff psychologist. Dr. Fyfe completed his post-doctoral training while working for the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. He has prior work experience in various settings including outpatient community mental health, university student health and psychological services, forensic/correctional settings, and inpatient/residential treatment.
Dr. Sarah Damas
- Email Address: sdamas@health.nv.gov
- Roles at NV-PIC: Secondary Supervisor
Dr. Damas is a Licensed Psychologist I at Stein Forensic Facility. She earned her Bachelor of Science in Psychology from the University of Hawaii and her doctorate in Clinical Psychology from Carlos Albizu University in 2016. She completed her postdoctoral training at Stein and became licensed in 2019. At SNAMHS, Dr. Damas chairs the Token Economy Committee and has served as the psychologist for nearly every treatment team at Stein, including the Long‑Term Unit and the Stein Outpatient Restoration Program. She regularly conducts competency evaluations and violence risk assessments for the courts. Dr. Damas is a primary supervisor for interns assigned to the forensic hospital and a member of the NV‑PIC Training Committee.
Dr. Carla Perlotto
- Email Address: cperlotto@health.nv.gov
- Roles at NV-PIC: Training Committee Member, Primary Supervisor, Secondary Supervisor
Dr. Carla Perlotto earned her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) in 2007 and has been a licensed psychologist since 2008. She completed her pre-doctoral internship and post-doctoral training with the Division of Child and Family Services in Las Vegas, becoming a Licensed Psychologist for the State of Nevada. Between 2011 and 2015, Dr. Perlotto worked in private practice and began her journey into the forensic setting. She is certified with the State of Nevada as a competency evaluator. In 2015, Dr. Perlotto became the Director of the Office of Student Counseling Services at Touro University Nevada (TUN) where she had the opportunity to create and develop a brand-new student counseling services program.
In 2024, Dr. Perlotto returned to work for the State of Nevada to follow her passion of working with young professionals, training and supervising postdoctoral fellows, predoctoral interns, and practicum students, with primary duties occurring in the inpatient forensic setting of Stein Hospital. Throughout her career, Dr. Perlotto has provided educational presentations on a variety of topics and in a diversity of settings. Dr. Perlotto is the current president of the Board of Osteopathic Medicine. Dr. Perlotto is always up for an adventure and enjoys time with her family and numerous pets.
Dr. Andrew Buchanan
- Email Address: abuchanan@health.nv.gov
Dr. Andrew Buchanan earned his Ph.D. from Palo Alto University in California. He completed his pre-doctoral internship with Marin County Behavioral Health and Recovery Services where he worked mostly with underserved and unserved outpatients with serious mental illnesses. In addition to providing direct clinical services, Dr. Buchanan also contributed to program evaluations for Marin County’s Department of Public and Behavioral Health.
In his role as a Licensed Psychologist I with SNAMHS, Dr. Buchanan is pleased to spend the majority of his time working with forensic patients completing long-term hospital commitments as they recover from serious mental illnesses and prepare to reintegrate into the community.
In his free time, Dr. Buchanan is deeply engaged in several hobbies, including cooking, baking, hiking, music performance, and woodworking.
Dr. Akiko Hinds
- Email Address: ahinds@health.nv.gov
Dr. Hinds is the Forensic Psychology Postdoctoral Fellow at Southern Nevada Adult Mental Health Services- Stein Forensic Facility. She has experience working with severe and persistent mental illness, forensic, correctional, and acute psychiatric populations. She received my B.A. in psychology at Trinity DC University in Washington, DC. She received my Psy.D. in clinical psychology at Adler University in Chicago, Illinois. She completed my pre-doctoral internship at St. Peter Forensic Services, Forensic Mental Health Program. As a postdoctoral fellow, she facilitates groups, individual Rational Decision-Making with patients, individual therapy with the long-term patients at Stein. She is on the Intake Unit and participates in the weekly treatment team meeting. Her hobbies include travel, spending time with friends and family, going to sporting events, and concerts.
Dr. Taylor Chille
- Email Address: tchille@health.nv.gov
Dr. Chille received her Psy.D. in 2023 from Eastern Kentucky University (EKU) where she focused her training on forensic assessment and evaluation. During this time, Dr. Chille completed practicum placements at the University of Cincinnati Medical Center, Inpatient Psychiatric Unit, and Lexington Forensic Psychiatry. She assisted in a broad range of forensic evaluations such as fitness for duty, personal injury, competency to stand trial, mitigation, and criminal responsibility.
Dr. Chille completed her doctoral psychology internship at Nevada Psychology Internship Consortium-Forensic Track (Stein Forensic Facility) in August of 2023. During her internship year, Dr. Chille helped manage patients on a competency restoration unit for the intake team and conducted therapy with three long-term patients. She has continued her training at Stein Forensic Facility as a postdoctoral fellow, learning forensic evaluation and serving as the psychological assistant on the Intake unit treatment team for patients committed under NRS 178.425 (competency restoration). Some of her duties include managing patient movements, facilitating psychiatric stabilization, identifying barriers to competency to stand trial, behavioral interventions, correspondence with attorneys, and assisting staff with patient care. During her free time, Dr. Chille enjoys rock climbing and hiking in Red Rock Canyon with her husband and two doodles.
Dr. Dominic Roberts
- Email Address: droberts@health.nv.gov
Dom Roberts is a Licensed Psychologist I. He graduated from Michigan State University with a Ph.D. in clinical psychology in 2025. He grew up in the UK but has lived in the US for over 8 years now. Dr. Roberts is a dog dad to two dachshunds: Todd and Cody and enjoys cooking and mixology. Professionally, he is interested in all forms of psychological assessment. When giving therapy, he primarily operate from a contemporary psychodynamic object-relational lens.
Dr. Ryan Fechner
- Email Address: rfechner@health.nv.gov
Dr. Fechner is a licensed psychologist who graduated from Augsburg University in Minnesota. He primarily grew up in Minnesota. He enjoys football, soccer, listening to music, and playing video games. Professionally, he is interested in doing forensic assessment, though he also has an interest in social justice and policy for marginalized groups. He tends to use an existential-humanistic framework to better understand their context and barriers for change that exist for them.
Dr. Jessica Mills
- Email Address: jmills@health.nv.gov
Born and raised in Hawaii, Jessica pursued her bachelor’s degree in forensic psychology at John Jay College of Criminal Justice and her master’s degree in mental health counseling at Hunter College in New York City. She completed her doctorate degree in clinical psychology at Chaminade University. She is currently a postdoctoral forensic psychological assistant at Stein. In her free time, she loves spending time with her family and her dog, exploring the outdoors, snorkeling and body boarding at the beach.
Dr. Brian Lech
- Email Address: blech@health.nv.gov
Dr. Lech recently joined the team as a part-time psychologist having worked for 25 years in developmental disabilities at Desert Regional Center. He has taught classes at UNLV and CSN over the years. As an attorney, he occasionally represents psychologists in the complaint process when a board compliant is filed. He received his doctorate at Utah State University, and his M.A. and J.D. at UNLV. He enjoys learning and staying active, and SNAMHS has certainly provided an opportunity for both.
Dr. Vince Brouwers
- Email Address: vbrouwers@health.nv.gov
Dr. Brouwers graduated with his Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from UNLV in 2017. He then completed his postdoctoral training at Stein and has been licensed since 2018. His workplace hobbies include writing notes in birthday cards, eating coworkers’ candy, and competency evaluations.