Dr. Courtney Clark

 She is an experienced TF-CBT clinician. She also frequently utilizes Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (“DBT”) based, mentalization based, and attachment-based approaches to treatment. Dr. Clark has treated individuals facing challenges including but not limited to: trauma; depression; anxiety; challenging behaviors; social challenges; self-harm; dissociation; shape and weight concerns, including eating disorders; school concerns; family stress; executive dysfunction; and life transitions. Dr. Clark also provides consultation and assessment services. In addition to her practice, Dr. Clark’s passion for children and mental health extends to her engagement in psychology and public health research aimed at exploring not only the detrimental effects of trauma but also resilience, prevention, and systems improvement. Her research interests include caregiver engagement and participation in children’s trauma treatment as well as international child protection and violence prevention. She has presented at both national and international conferences and contributed to multiple publications.  Dr. Clark earned her doctorate in clinical and school psychology from Ferkauf Graduate School of Psychology in Bronx, New York. She completed a child focused post-doctoral fellowship at Community Health Center in Middletown, Connecticut, and her predoctoral internship at New York City Children’s Center, Queen’s Campus in New York City. Dr. Clark has also completed training with New York’s Emotional Support Helpline during the Covid pandemic; New York Presbyterian Hospital-Westchester Division; Newark Beth Israel Medical Center, Metropolitan Regional Diagnostic Treatment Center; and Children’s Evaluation & Rehabilitation Center, Montefiore. Her training experiences have included providing psychotherapy and assessment services in inpatient and outpatient treatment centers and schools. Prior to her psychology education, Dr. Clark earned a Master of Public Health with a certificate in Public Health and Humanitarian Action from Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology with a supplementary major in Philosophy and a minor in Peace Studies from the University of Notre Dame. Dr. Clark became interested in clinical psychology and public health during her diverse early professional experiences, including working in child and family mental health in Northern Ireland and with a homelessness center in South Bend Indiana Dr. Clark is committed to serving her local and global community. She serves as the Early Career Representative for the Connecticut Psychological Association (CPA). She is also a past coleader of the Early Career (ECP) Leadership Academy at CPA and a past ECP Leadership Academy Fellow. Additionally, Dr. Clark has been honored to be a past Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and Related Disabilities Fellow and a recipient of the Notre Dame Leadership Award. She is a member of the American Psychological Association Division 12, Division 48, and Division 53.