Anxiety Related Content

Staff Profile: R. Kathryn McHugh, PhD

R. Kathryn McHugh, PhD, engages in clinical and translational research focusing on the nature and treatment of anxiety and addiction. She is particularly interested in the study of affective vulnerability factors, such as distress intolerance and stress reactivity, that are common across...

Staff Profile: R. Meredith Elkins, PhD

R. Meredith Elkins, PhD, is a clinical psychologist specializing in the cognitive behavioral treatment of anxiety, mood, and related disorders in children, adolescents, and young adults. She is experienced in providing evidence-based interventions through individual, group, family, and behavioral...

Staff Profile: Robert C. Meisner, MD

Robert C. Meisner, MD, is the medical director of the Ketamine Service in the Psychiatric Neurotherapeutics Program at McLean Hospital and an attending psychiatrist in the Acute Psychiatric Service at Massachusetts General Hospital. He graduated from Princeton Summa cum laude and attended Harvard...

Staff Profile: Brittany Jordan-Arthur, PhD

Brittany Jordan-Arthur, PhD, is a clinical psychologist specializing in evidence-based treatment for anxiety, mood, and related disorders in children, adolescents, and young adults. Dr. Jordan-Arthur is experienced with interventions promoting coping and adjustment for youth and families with...

Staff Profile: Abigail Stark, PhD

Abigail Stark, PhD, is a staff psychologist at McLean Hospital and an instructor in psychology in the Department of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School. She works at the McLean Anxiety Mastery Program (MAMP), an intensive exposure-based outpatient program for anxiety and obsessive compulsive...

Apoyando a Niños, Niñas y Adolescentes – Proyecto CRESCER

Demasiados niños y adolescentes tienen problemas de salud mental. Los padres y cuidadores desempeñan una función crucial a la hora de apoyar a los jóvenes que atraviesan malestares o dificultades. Nosotros, en el Servicio de Consultas de McLean Hospital School (SCS, por sus siglas en inglés)...

Apoiando Crianças e Adolescentes – Projeto CRESCER

Há um número considerável de crianças e adolescentes que estão tendo dificuldades com os problemas de saúde mental. Pais e cuidadores têm um papel fundamental no apoio prestado aos jovens quando eles se sentem estressados ou enfrentam dificuldades. Nós, do Serviço de Consulta na Escola do McLean...

Staff Profile: Rebecca Wolenski, PhD

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...

Adult Partial Hospital Programs

McLean’s Adult Partial Hospital Programs offer short-term, intensive, day treatment for adults, ages 18 and up, who may be struggling with a wide range of mental health conditions. With care options in Belmont and Middleborough, our highly structured programs are ideal for people who are in crisis...

Staff Profile: Rachel B. Weiss, PhD

Rachel B. Weiss, PhD, is a staff psychologist in McLean’s Behavioral Health Partial Hospital Program (BHP), with expertise in proven treatments for mood, anxiety, and personality disorders. Dr. Weiss has published numerous peer-reviewed articles on the delivery and evaluation of evidence-based...

Staff Profile: Rebecca Jeans, MSW, LICSW

Rebecca Jeans, LICSW, is the program director at the Behavioral Health Partial Hospital Program where she has worked since 2010. She also provides supervision to social workers preparing for their LICSW, and sits on McLean’s Patient and Family Advisory Council. From 2006 to 2010, Ms. Jeans was a...

Staff Profile: Elizabeth J. Lewis, PhD

Elizabeth J. Lewis, PhD, is a staff psychologist at both the OCD Institute and The Pavilion at McLean Hospital. She also maintains a small private practice. Dr. Lewis uses evidence-based treatments, such as acceptance and commitment therapy, exposure and response prevention therapy, dialectical...

Staff Profile: Kerry J. Ressler, MD, PhD

Kerry J. Ressler, MD, PhD, is chief scientific officer and James and Patricia Poitras Chair in Psychiatry at McLean Hospital. He is also a professor in psychiatry at Harvard Medical School and past-president of the Society for Biological Psychiatry. Dr. Ressler was previously an investigator of the...

Staff Profile: Matthew Schrock, PhD

Matthew Schrock, PhD, specializes in providing evidence-based treatment in a flexible, personalized manner. Specifically, he focuses on cognitive behavior therapy (CBT), dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), and mentalization-based approaches for adults...

Anxiety at McLean

We Don’t Just Treat Anxiety, We Treat People Over 40 million American adults are affected by anxiety, making anxiety disorders the most common mental health conditions in the United States. At McLean Hospital, we are committed to providing support for individuals with anxiety disorders through our...