Gillian C. Galen, PsyD, is a senior child and adolescent psychologist specializing in dialectical behavior therapy (DBT). She is the program director of the 3East DBT residential programs and the director of training for the 3East continuum at McLean Hospital, an array of programs for teens that uses DBT to target self-endangering behaviors and symptoms of borderline personality disorder.
Dr. Gershkovich is a board-certified clinical psychologist, specializing in the evidence-based treatment of anxiety and obsessive-compulsive disorder. Dr. Gershkovich’s clinical work and research experience has focused on developing innovative methods for treatment dissemination and improving outcomes. She has held academic appointments at Columbia University Medical Center and Harvard Medical School. Dr. Gershkovich also served as a clinical researcher on numerous NIMH-funded trials at the New York State Psychiatric Institute. Dr.
Dr. Melissa A. Brotman leads the Neuroscience and Novel Therapeutics Unit (NNT) in the Emotion and Development Branch at the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) Intramural Research Program (IRP). Dr. Brotman received her PhD in clinical psychology from the University of Pennsylvania, where she specialized in cognitive behavioral therapy for mood and anxiety disorders.
Chamin Ajjan, LCSW, A-CBT, CST is the CEO and Clinical Director of Chamin Ajjan Psychotherapy. She completed her undergraduate work at the University of California, Berkeley, and graduate school at Columbia University School of Social Work. She received intensive and rigorous postgraduate training at The Modern Institute for Sex Therapy. She is also the author of the award winning book Seeking Soulmate: Ditch The Dating Game and Find Real Connection.
Dr. Craig J. Bryan, PsyD, ABPP, is a board-certified clinical psychologist in cognitive behavioral psychology. He is the Stress, Trauma, and Resilience (STAR) Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, and is the Division Director for Recovery and Resilience. Dr. Bryan received his PsyD in clinical psychology in 2006 from Baylor University and completed his clinical psychology residency at the Wilford Hall Medical Center, Lackland Air Force Base, TX. Dr.
Dr. James Wallace is an Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Pediatrics at the University of Rochester who is board certified in General Psychiatry as well as Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. Dr. Wallace has consulted with school districts, done integrated care with pediatrics and has been a clinician in private practice and in an urban clinic. He is currently part of a New York State collaborative program (Project Teach) to provide education, phone and face-to-face mental health consultation to primary care providers.
Ali kWidge, MD, PhD is a psychiatrist and biomedical engineer. Clinically, Dr. Widge provides brain stimulation treatments for mood, anxiety, and substance disorders. These include deep brain stimulation, cortical stimulation, and transcranial magnetic stimulation. His research focuses on developing these treatments further, particularly the creation of new "closed loop" devices. These devices sense brain signals in real-time and deliver energy in a planned and rational fashion, compensating for each patient's specific brain network abnormalities. Dr.
