Alyssa L. Faro, PhD, is the Senior Clinical Consultant at the OCD Institute for Children and Adolescents (OCDI Jr.) at McLean Hospital, previously serving as the Director of Clinical Services. Dr. Faro is a licensed clinical psychologist and Instructor at Harvard Medical School and specializes in evidence-based treatments, such as acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), cognitive behavior therapy (CBT), and exposure and response prevention (ERP) therapy, for anxiety disorders, depression, and obsessive–compulsive disorder across the lifespan. In her role at OCDI Jr., she oversees clinical training, programming, admissions, and supervision. Prior to her work at McLean, Dr. Faro completed her pre-doctoral internship at UMass Medical School/Worcester Recovery Center and Hospital and a post-doctoral fellowship at Edith Nourse Rogers Memorial Veterans Hospital, where she trained extensively in providing cognitive behavioral interventions in both psychiatric and medical settings.
Daniel P. Dickstein, MD, FAAP, is a physician–scientist uniquely trained and board-certified in pediatrics, adult psychiatry, and child/adolescent psychiatry. His research lab, the PediMIND Program at McLean Hospital, is focused on identifying the brain and behavior basis behind mental health disorders in children to, ultimately, improve how these problems are diagnosed, treated, and prevented. Mentoring young researchers is important to Dr. Dickstein. He has served as a mentor, helping more than five post-doctoral fellows receive career development (K) awards and multiple others receive NIH Loan Repayment Grants. Dr. Dickstein’s commitment to mentorship has been recognized by his receiving the NIMH-DIRP Mentor of the Year Award and the Brown University Department of Psychiatry Education Teaching Excellence Award.
