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Amy Gagliardi, MD, is associate medical director of The Pavilion where she directs the evaluation and treatment of patients with complex psychiatric and neuropsychiatric disorders. Her clinical responsibilities include the coordination of multidisciplinary psychiatric evaluations, diagnostic...

Peggy Worden, PsyD, is a senior child and adolescent psychologist with 25 years of experience treating adolescents, children, and families. From 2000 to 2009, Dr. Worden was the clinical director of the Adolescent Acute Residential Treatment Program’s Dual Diagnosis Unit. In 2009, she partnered with...

Gillian C. Galen, PsyD, is a senior child and adolescent psychologist specializing in dialectical behavior therapy (DBT). She is the director of training for the 3East continuum, an array of programs for teens that use DBT to target self-endangering behaviors and symptoms of borderline personality...

Wendy P. Bamatter, PhD, is a licensed clinical psychologist specializing in dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) for adolescents and young adults. In addition to working with individuals struggling with pervasive emotion dysregulation and high-risk behaviors, Dr. Bamatter is also committed to...

Jenna M. Traynor, PhD, is a clinical psychologist and clinician-scientist. She conducts research within McLean’s Division of Women’s Mental Health. Her research and clinical practice focus on treatment for borderline personality disorder (BPD), trauma-related disorders (e.g., post-traumatic stress...

Leyla Erguder, PhD, is a clinical psychologist at the McLean SouthEast Adolescent Acute Residential Treatment (ART) Program and adolescent partial hospital program. She is broadly interested in trauma and resiliency from a functional contextual perspective and specializes in working with children...

Chelsea L. Hustus, PhD, utilizes evidence-based treatments, including cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) and dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) in her work with teens and families. She specializes in the treatment of anxiety disorders, mood disorders, and broad emotion dysregulation. Dr. Hustus has...

Esther Tung, PhD, is a staff psychologist at the McLean Anxiety Mastery Program. Her clinical and research interests include anxiety disorders, borderline personality disorder and DBT, suicidal ideation, and Asian American mental health

Lois W. Choi-Kain, MEd, MD, is the director of the Gunderson Personality Disorders Institute. The institute provides training and supervision for numerous proven treatments, including mentalization-based treatment (MBT), dialectical behavioral therapy for post-traumatic stress disorder (DBT-PTSD)...

Karen L. Jacob, PhD, is the program director of the Gunderson Residence. She received her PhD in clinical psychology from Clark University and completed her post-doctoral training at Cambridge Health Alliance at Harvard Medical School. Her clinical training has been primarily in cognitive behavior...

Kathryn Broge, LICSW, is a clinical social worker and clinical team manager at McLean Hospital’s Borderline Personality Disorder Outpatient Program, which focuses on treatment of complex personality disorders. Ms. Broge works with patients in a case management role to identify structure, vocational...

Kristen L. Batejan, PhD, is a licensed clinical psychologist at the 3East Partial Hospital Program and an instructor in psychology in the Department of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School. Dr. Batejan is experienced in treating adolescents and young adults struggling with emotional dysregulation...

Roger Pottanat, MD, is a child and adolescent psychiatrist with over seven years of practicing in the community. He is passionate about providing comprehensive and novel treatment options to patients with challenging psychiatric disorders. At McLean, Dr. Pottanat is the medical director of the 3East...

Dr. Yaeger received her PsyD from Yeshiva University in Bronx, New York. While training at Montefiore Medical Center she became interested in borderline personality disorder in adolescence and the correlation this personality style shares with chronic suicidal ideation and self-harming behaviors. Dr...