Ryan J. Madigan, PsyD
Dr. Madigan, who uses he/him pronouns, is a licensed Clinical Psychologist in 37 states in the U.S.; Founder and Director of the Boston Child Study Center – Boston, Los Angeles & Portland, Maine; Founder and CEO of Emotion Minds; President, Treasurer, and board member of the Boston Child Study Center Foundation; Board member of the […]
Nathan Lambright, PsyD
Dr. Lambright is a Director of the Boston Child Study Center. In addition to his work at BCSC, Dr. Lambright holds an appointment at McLean Hospital. Until September 2017, he held an appointment at the May Institute where his positions included Clinical Director, Senior Clinical Director, and Vice President of Clinical Services in the Educational […]
Monica Arkin, PhD
Dr. Monica Arkin is a clinical psychology postdoctoral fellow at the Boston Child Study Center. She provides evidence-based treatment to children and adolescents coping with traumatic stress, suicidal ideation, anxiety, depression, and interpersonal challenges. Dr. Monica specializes in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT). Dr. Monica believes […]
Sophie Atwood, MA
Sophie Atwood is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor at the Boston Child Study Center. She specializes in evidence-based Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) and CBT (cognitive behavioral therapy) to treat kids, adolescents, and young adults from diverse backgrounds with difficulties in emotion regulation, mood and anxiety disorders, and co-occurring suicidal behaviors and non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI). Sophie […]
Alaina Baker, PsyD
Dr. Alaina Baker is a licensed Clinical Psychologist and Director of the Youth & Family Gender Identity Program at the Boston Child Study Center. She provides direct patient care in Dialectical Behavioral Therapy for adolescents and young adults with PTSD, complex trauma, co-occurring suicidal behaviors and non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI). She provides gender-affirming care to LGBTQIA+ […]
Eric Benson, PhD, BCBA
Dr. Eric R. Benson is a Licensed Clinical Psychologist and the Director of Clinical Outreach at the Boston Child Study Center. Prior to coming to the Boston Child Study Center, Dr. Benson had worked in a variety of school and hospital settings. These positions have included working as the Staff Psychologist for the McLean/Franciscan Child […]
Ariel Berman, PhD
Ariel Berman is a Licensed Clinical Psychologist at the Boston Child Study Center offering evidence-based treatment to children, adolescents, and their caregivers. Ariel provides dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) for children and adolescents facing emotional dysregulation and a range of mood and behavior difficulties, Parent Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT), Trauma Focused CBT (TF-CBT), and evidence-based group […]
Cayley Bliss, MA
Cayley Bliss (she / her) is a clinical extern at the Boston Child Study Center, where she provides supervised direct patient care to children, adolescents, and their families, specializing in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT). She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Clinical Psychology and a Master of Arts in Counseling Theories from Boston College. […]
Jill Bloom, PhD
Dr. Jill Bloom is a licensed clinical psychologist and Senior Expert in DBT Family Therapy at the Boston Child Study Center. She has extensive experience in providing evidence-based treatment to adolescents, young adults, parents, and families. She specializes in the treatment of mood and anxiety disorders, PTSD, and emotion dysregulation using cognitive behavior therapy and dialectical behavior […]
Dana Borkum, PsyD
Dr. Dana Borkum, Psy.D. is a Licensed Clinical Psychologist at the Boston Child Study Center where she provides individual, family, and group therapy services for children and adolescents with difficulties in emotion regulation, mood and anxiety disorders, complex trauma, and co-occurring suicidal behaviors and non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI). Dr. Borkum earned her B.S. in Psychology from […]