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 […]
Pamela Buck, PhD

Dr. Pam Buck is a licensed clinical psychologist and the Director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at the Boston Child Study Center, where she provides evidence-based treatments to young adults and families with mood and anxiety disorders, obsessive-compulsive disorder, trauma-related disorders, substance use and eating disorders, attention-related difficulties and personality disorders. She provides CBT, DBT, […]
Bianka Charity-Parker, PhD

Dr. Bianka Charity-Parker is a part-time psychologist at the Boston Child Study Center. She specializes in evidence-based treatments, notably Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) and primarily treats children, adolescents, and young adults with difficulties in emotion regulation, mood, and anxiety disorders, trauma-related symptoms, and co-occurring suicidal behaviors and non-suicidal self-injury. She also finds additional interest in […]
Lin-Ann Ching, MSW

Lin-Ann Ching, LCSW (CA, NY), LICSW (MA), is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker at Boston Child Study Center. Lin-Ann is a practitioner, consultant, supervisor and educator who specializes in the application of Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) for adults, children, adolescents, and families. Lin-Ann has extensive experience working with a great diversity of client populations in […]
Liza Curtiss, MA

Liza is an Associate Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (ALMFT) at the Boston Child Study Center where she offers a humanistic view of counseling to individuals, groups, families, and couples. Utilizing the evidenced-based model of Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), Liza provides supervised treatments for youth and adolescents struggling with trauma, depression, anxiety, conduct-related disorders, and […]
Michelle “Elle” Daoust, MSW

Elle Daoust is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker at the Boston Child Study Center, where she provides evidence-based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) for young children and adolescents, as well as caregiver coaching. Elle earned her Master’s Degree from the Boston University’s School of Social Work, […]
Laura Nelson Darling, PhD

Dr. Laura Nelson Darling is a Licensed Clinical Psychologist at Boston Child Study Center. She specializes in diagnostic assessment, cognitive behavior therapy (CBT), parent-child interaction therapy (PCIT), and caregiver coaching. She is a Certified PCIT Therapist by PCIT International and is clinically trained in treatment adaptations for anxiety (PCIT-CALM) and selective mutism (PCIT-SM). Dr. Darling has also […]
Brian Denietolis, PsyD

Dr. Brian Denietolis is a Licensed Clinical Psychologist and the Director of Trauma Informed Cognitive Behavioral Services. Prior to joining the Boston Child Study Center, Dr. Denietolis served severely traumatized and psychologically suffering adolescents and families at the UMass Adolescent Continuing Care Unit, a longer-term inpatient psychiatric facility that is the highest level of care […]
Aberdine Dwight, PhD

Dr. Aberdine Dwight is a Licensed Clinical Psychologist at the Boston Child Study Center where she provides direct client care in dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), and cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) for adolescents and young adults with difficulties in emotion regulation, mood and anxiety disorders, complex trauma, and co-occurring suicidal behaviors and non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI). Dr. […]