Rebecca Wolenski, PhD
Staff Psychologist, Child and Adolescent OCD Institute
- Instructor in Psychology, Department of Psychiatry
Biography
Rebecca Wolenski, PhD, is a clinical psychologist working with youth and families at McLean’s Child and Adolescent OCD Institute (OCDI Jr.). She specializes in providing evidence-based treatments such as exposure and response prevention (ERP) therapy, acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), and cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) to children and adolescents with severe OCD and anxiety disorders. She also values early training experiences with future psychologists, health care providers, and psychology students. She helps to oversee post-baccalaureate supervision at OCDI Jr. and teaches psychology research courses at Harvard University in the Department of Psychology.
Prior to receiving her doctorate in clinical science in child and adolescent psychology, Dr. Wolenski completed her pre-doctoral internship at McLean Hospital/Harvard Medical School, with clinical experience at OCDI Jr. and in the McLean Anxiety Mastery Program (MAMP). She then completed her post-doctoral fellowship at OCDI Jr.
Education & Training
- 2016 BS in Psychology, Yale University
- 2024 PhD in Clinical Psychology, Florida International University
- 2023-2024 Pre-Doctoral Internship, McLean Hospital/Harvard Medical School
- 2024-2025 Post-Doctoral Fellowship, McLean Hospital/Harvard Medical School
- 2025 Licensed Psychologist, Board of Registration of Psychologists, Commonwealth of Massachusetts