CerebroFit Integrated Brain Health
CerebroFit is your one stop for brain health. We
offer neuropsychological assessments, online personal training, nutrition
assessments, psychotherapy, health and wellness coaching, and more. These
services—based on the latest scientific research—will help you achieve a
healthy brain and maintain a healthy brain as you grow older.
Who We Are
Our Mission
CerebroFit is committed to providing exceptional clinical, educational, and consultation services to promote brain health and wellness in our clients and in the community.
Services
Neuropsychological Assessment
Neuropsychology is the scientific study of brain-behavior relationships. A neuropsychological assessment, or neuropsychological evaluation, is a way of determining how your brain functions using standardized tests and techniques.
Personal Training
With our online personal training services, our trainer, Nate Anthony, provides customized training programs to fit each individual’s needs. Whether you have a clean bill of health or you have been diagnosed with a medical condition, we have a training program for you!
Nutrition Services
We specialize in healthy aging and longevity for all adults. Our dietitian, Alissa Palladino, uses a science-based approach to provide clients with practical nutrition guidance for general wellness and to help manage specific medical conditions.
Online Health Coaching
As an Emory Certified Health & Wellness Coach and Fitness Professional, Tina partners with clients to find the strategies that bring clarity to the factors motivating them to make the changes they would like to see in their lives.
Counseling Services
Dr. Bethea-Walsh uses evidenced-based, culturally-sensitive treatments with a team approach to help people cross the bridge to the life they want. Dr. Bethea-Walsh believes that people are more likely to thrive and self-discover within an atmosphere of warmth, trust, acceptance, and compassion.
Professional Workshops
Our neuropsychologist, Dr. Vonetta Dotson, provides medical in-service training and continuing education workshops for psychologists on topics related to her areas of expertise, including aging, cognitive impairment, dementia, and late-life depression.
Medical Writing
We provide scientific writing services for individuals and organizations who wish to communicate scientific information to professional or lay audiences on topics related to brain health, cognitive and brain aging, dementia and mental health and wellness.
Meet our team
Vonetta Dotson, PhD
Founder and President
Dr. Dotson is a neuropsychologist, author and speaker. She completed her doctoral training in clinical psychology at the University of Florida in 2006 with a specialization in neuropsychology and a certificate in gerontology. She is a licensed psychologist in the state of Georgia. Her career has focused on teaching, providing clinical care and conducting research related to brain health and aging. Dr. Dotson is Senior Project Scientist for Behavioral Health at NASA (KBR) and author of the upcoming book Keep Your Wits About You: The Science of Brain Maintenance as You Age.
Click here for Dr. Dotson’s CV.
Nate Anthony, MS, FMS-C, BWR
Personal Trainer
Nate Anthony is a personal trainer and former collegiate athlete with expertise in human movement and function. He has a Master of Science degree in Kinesiology from Georgia State University. He is certified in Spartan Race Training, Functional Movement Screen Level 1 and Level 2, CPR, and Basic Water Rescue. Nate has experience working with a variety of age groups and skill levels, including people with medical conditions. He focuses on making exercising fun instead of feeling like a chore. He believes that exercising can be fun if people find that physical activity that they enjoy doing. Whether it’s going skating, hiking or rock climbing, there is something for everyone!
Angela R. Bethea Walsh, PhD
Licensed Psychologist
Angela R. Bethea-Walsh, PhD received her doctoral degree in Counseling Psychology from Lehigh University. She completed a 3-year Postdoctoral Fellowship in Clinical Health and Addictions Psychology at Mount Sinai St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital Center, Department of Psychiatry and Department of Medicine, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons. She is the owner of Bethea Consulting and Psychological Services, P.C. (Bethea CPS), a private practice located in Atlanta, Georgia.
She practices evidence-based, culturally-sensitive interventions with an emphasis on social justice. She enjoys working with individuals presenting with relationship concerns, anxiety (including performance anxiety), emotional/sexual/physical/cultural trauma, depression, insomnia, problematic substance use, substance use disorders, stress related to racial and sexual identity development, weight loss, chronic pain, pre-/postnatal mental health, and fertility concerns.
Alissa Palladino MS, RDN, LD, CPT
Registered Dietician
Alissa Palladino MS, RDN, LD, CPT is a registered dietitian nutritionist (RDN) and certified personal trainer based in Atlanta, Georgia. She is passionate about the power of nutrition and physical activity to optimize health, prevent or better manage disease, increase energy levels, enhance athletic performance, and improve quality of life.
After graduating from Yale University, Alissa earned her Master of Science in Nutrition & Dietetics from New York University in 2013 and completed her Dietetic Internship at Emory Healthcare. Since 2014, Alissa has worked in a variety of corporate, community, medical, and fitness settings. Her specialty areas include sports performance nutrition, weight management, diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol and cardiovascular disease. Alissa is dedicated to providing empathetic, evidence-based and highly individualized care, discouraging fad diets, and instead helping clients develop a pattern of eating and movement that is nourishing, sustainable and enjoyable.
Tina Williamson
Health & Wellness Coach
Tina Williamson is a Health & Wellness Coach, Master Trainer of Physical Fitness and Group Exercise, as well as a passionate and positive ambassador of Change. With 30+ years experience in the Fitness Industry, Tina holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Health & Physical Education from Georgia State University where she was awarded “Student of the Year” by the Department of Kinesiology her senior year. She received her certificate for Health & Wellness Coaching from Emory University in 2018 and currently holds the position of Health & Wellness Coach at Athletic Club Northeast in Atlanta, GA. With multiple group exercise certifications ranging from resistance training and sports-inspired cardio workouts to yoga based mind-body classes with elements of tai-chi and pilates, Tina is a proven leader in the fitness industry.
At 56 years young, Tina’s purpose is to support people through the process of changing the things in their lives that will help them LIVE WELL. She is the “accountabilibuddy” you’re looking for to walk with you through the process of change. She is eager to be of service to the world!
Martina Azar, PhD
Consultant
Dr. Martina Azar is a bilingual (Spanish-English) neuropsychologist who is passionate in healthy equity, access, and culturally informed applications of neuropsychology to large-scale domains (public health, policy, technology). She completed her doctoral training in clinical psychology at Drexel University in 2021 with specialization in neuropsychology, and predoctoral internship at VA Boston Healthcare System with special emphases in neuropsychology and geropsychology. She has worked with a variety of medically and psychiatrically complex individuals, and has specialized in memory and movement disorders, in Spanish and English.
Her research and clinical practice have mutually and dynamically informed one another via lens of public health, neuropsychology, and geriatrics, with particular interest in serving and increasing access to brain health education and tools to traditionally underserved groups (e.g., diagnosis, cognitive rehabilitation). She has held leadership, supervision and teaching roles over the years as she enjoys collaborative and dynamic work environments as well as mentoring junior trainees.