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3East: McLean’s Unique Approach to Adolescent Dialectical Behavior Therapy

Every Monday at 9am, 3East leadership holds a unique two-hour session that is part support group, part tutorial. The participants, who join in person or by conference call, are learning the ins and outs of dialectical behavior therapy (DBT). Each is a parent of a child who is—or has been—part of the...

Staff Profile: Blaise Aguirre, MD

Blaise Aguirre, MD, is a child and adolescent psychiatrist. He is a trainer in, and specializes in, dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) as well as other treatments such as mentalization-based treatment (MBT) for borderline personality disorder and associated conditions. He is the founding medical...

Staff Profile: Joe B. Flores, MD

In his role as medical director of the Borderline Personality Disorder Outpatient Program, Joe B. Flores, MD, oversees intensive treatment for individuals with borderline personality disorder and other complex personality disorders. The program strives to develop effective treatment approaches for...

Staff Profile: Daniel Zwillenberg, PsyD

Daniel Zwillenberg, PsyD, is a clinical psychologist at McLean Hospital’s 3East adolescent DBT program. He is also an instructor in psychology in the Department of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School. Prior to moving to Massachusetts in 2013, Dr. Zwillenberg served as the director of Externship...

Staff Profile: Peter B. Adams, MD

Peter B. Adams, MD, has been interested in working with children and adolescents since he started medical school. Since then Dr. Adams has been consistently involved with the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP) and works with children and adolescents at the acute residential...

Staff Profile: Amy Dierberger, PhD

Amy Dierberger, PhD, is a psychologist clinical team manager at The Pavilion, where she provides individual and family therapy and case management services. She was previously a clinical team manager at the Hill Center, where she provided trauma-informed dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) treatment...

Staff Profile: Elizabeth T. Murphy, PhD

Elizabeth T. Murphy, PhD, earned her BA in Psychology from UMass Amherst and received her MA in Psychology and PhD in Clinical Psychology from SUNY Stony Brook. She completed both her pre-doctoral internship and post-doctoral training at McLean Hospital. Dr. Murphy remained affiliated with the...

Staff Profile: Armida R. Fruzzetti, PhD

Armida R. Fruzzetti, PhD, has trained professionals throughout the United States and in Sweden in the use of dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) and in DBT with couples, parents, and families. She has provided clinical supervision in DBT and has worked in a variety of clinical settings utilizing DBT...

Staff Profile: Emily Volpe, PsyD

Emily Volpe, PsyD, earned her doctorate in clinical psychology from William James College. She completed her fellowship at Fernside, an addiction recovery program at McLean, and joined the staff in 2017. At Fernside, Dr. Volpe provides evidence-based treatment to individuals with substance use...

Staff Profile: Laura M. Diaz, PsyD

Laura M. Diaz, PsyD, is a staff psychologist at McLean Hospital’s Adult Outpatient Services. She has received extensive training in a variety of emotional and interpersonal issues, and specializes in the treatment of anxiety and perinatal/postpartum concerns. Dr. Diaz uses evidence-based treatments...

Staff Profile: Adriana Claudio-Hernández, PsyD

Adriana Claudio-Hernández, PsyD, is a clinical psychologist in the 3East Residential Programs, where she specializes in the treatment of adolescents and young adults with emerging traits of borderline personality disorder, emotional dysregulation, and injurious/suicidal behaviors. Dr. Claudio...

Staff Profile: Justin Gillis, MSW, LICSW

Justin Gillis, MSW, LICSW, is an individual, group, couples, and family therapist at McLean Hospital. In his role, Mr. Gillis is part of three programs—the Adult DBT Clinic, Gunderson Outpatient Program, and the LEADER (Law Enforcement, Active Duty, Emergency Responder) Outpatient Mood, Anxiety...

Staff Profile: Kristen L. Ross, PsyD

Kristen Ross, PsyD, is a licensed psychologist at the 3East Residential Programs and an instructor in psychology in the Department of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School. She has completed doctoral-level training in a variety of settings, including community mental health, college counseling...

Staff Profile: Betsy Ressler-Craig, LICSW

Betsy Ressler-Craig, LICSW, is the clinic director of the Adult DBT Outpatient Training Clinic. The clinic is focused on providing dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) to patients seeking individual and group DBT skills. Ms. Ressler-Craig trains and supervises the clinicians within the clinic and runs...

Staff Profile: Erin Clement, LICSW

Erin Clement, LICSW, attended Merrimack College where she received a BA in Psychology in 2003. She began working at McLean Hospital in 2003 as a community residential counselor at the Adolescent Acute Residential Treatment (ART) Program. In 2005, Ms. Clement began working as a clinical educator in...

Staff Profile: Jennifer Sheehan, LICSW

Jennifer Sheehan, LICSW, has been working at the McLean Southeast Adolescent Acute Residential Treatment (ART) Program since 2004. In addition to her full time position at the ART, she also spent several years working part-time at local hospitals who contracted with McLean Hospital to provide...