Meg Poterba is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker and Director of Executive Functioning Services at the Boston Child Study Center (BCSC). She works with children, adolescents, and young adults experiencing a range of emotional, behavioral, and executive functioning challenges. Meg has particular interests in ADHD, neurodivergence, executive functioning, emotion regulation, and supporting individuals who are navigating a later diagnosis or developing a new understanding of how their brain works. She is trained in Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), including DBT-Prolonged Exposure (DBT-PE), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), and Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT).
As Director of Executive Functioning Services, Meg leads the development of BCSC’s executive function coaching program and supports clinicians in translating evidence-based principles into practical, individualized interventions. Her approach recognizes that executive functioning challenges rarely exist in isolation: emotions such as anxiety, shame, frustration, and overwhelm can significantly affect a person’s ability to initiate tasks, plan, organize, persist, and adapt. She is particularly passionate about helping clients move beyond simply knowing what they “should” do to develop strategies, environments, and supports that make doing it more achievable.
Meg’s work at BCSC also extends beyond individual clinical care. She has played a leadership role in developing and directing therapeutic summer programs for children and adolescents and currently serves as Head of Media & Community Programming. In this role, she leads initiatives aimed at making evidence-based mental health information more accessible to families, professionals, and the broader community. Across these roles, Meg is particularly interested in developing creative, engaging programs and resources that extend evidence-based care beyond the therapy room and help bridge the gap between clinical knowledge and everyday life.
Meg earned her B.A. from Middlebury College and her Master of Social Work from Boston College. She began her clinical training at the McLean-Franciscan Child and Adolescent Inpatient Program, working with a multidisciplinary team to support children and adolescents experiencing acute psychiatric crises. She also has extensive community-based experience through her work at Wayside Youth and Family Support Network, where she co-led a high school peer leadership program and provided case management to help families access community resources and supports.
Prior to her clinical career, Meg was a middle school science teacher and has more than a decade of experience in summer camp programming and leadership. Her background in education, clinical practice, and youth programming continues to shape her collaborative, developmentally informed approach and her interest in creating engaging, accessible supports for young people and their families.