Nancy Hernandez
Nancy Hernandez is the Office Administrator at the Boston Child Study Center. As Office Administrator at our Boston office, Nancy is responsible for overseeing daily operations, ensuring administrative processes run efficiently, and maintaining a welcoming atmosphere for families. Nancy earned her degree in Economics from the University of Massachusetts Boston. With many years of experience […]
Emily Hersch, MA
Emily Hersch, M.A., is a clinical extern at the Boston Child Study Center, where she provides therapy to children, adolescents, and young adults under the guidance of her supervisors. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from Emory University and earned her master’s degree in Clinical Psychology from Northwestern University. Emily is currently a […]
Samuel “Vladi” Highland, PsyD
Dr. Samuel “Vladi” Highland is a licensed clinical psychologist and nationally registered Health Service Psychologist (HSP). Prior to joining the Boston Child Study Center, he supervised a team of behavioral health coaches in the outpatient treatment of kids and families with anxiety and OCD at Braver in Riverside, RI. He has also held dual appointments […]
Beth Jerskey, PhD
Dr. Jerskey is a Licensed Psychologist in Massachusetts and Rhode Island. She is the Executive Director of Training & Research, Head of Professional Development, and a Senior Expert in Autism Spectrum Disorder Assessment at the Boston Child Study Center. She also works as part of BCSC’s Diversity, Equity, Accessibility, and Inclusion (DEAI) Taskforce. In addition […]
Carter Kjelsberg, LMHC
Carter (they/them) is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) in Massachusetts at the Boston Child Study Center. They work in ACT and DBT modalities to treat adolescents from diverse backgrounds with challenges in developing coping skills, self- and co-regulation, and interpersonal skills. In sessions, Carter values autonomy and authenticity with adolescents, and emphasizes practicing skills […]
Jonathan “Jon” Kleiman, MA
Jon Kleiman earned his M.A. in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from the University of Southern Maine, where he completed his clinical internship providing weekly psychotherapy to undergraduate and graduate students. He also holds an M.S. in Learning, Design, and Technology from Stanford University. Jon brings more than a decade of experience in adolescent education and […]
Anna Klein, LMHC
Anna is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor at the Boston Child Study Center, where she provides evidence-based Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) and Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT) services. Anna completed the Intensive Foundational DBT training taught by Dr. Charles Swenson. She specializes in CBT and DBT for youth and young adults with anxiety, depression, mood disorders, […]
Alexis Lee, PhD
Alexis Lee is a Licensed Clinical Psychologist at Boston Child Study Center in Portland, Maine. She specializes in treatment of children, adolescents, and parents, and provides individual, family, and group psychotherapy. She has extensive experience providing outpatient treatment to children and adolescents with disruptive behaviors, trauma and adjustment disorders, ADHD, ASD, anxiety, depression, emotion dysregulation, […]
Olivia MacDonald
Olivia MacDonald serves as the Executive Director of Business Operations for BCSC across all locations. In this leadership role, she oversees the organization’s administrative and business operations, as well as property management. Olivia partners with the BCSC Operations Teams, Clinical Directors, and admin staff to support both clinical and business functions. She oversees all human resources activities, leads all general office operations, […]
Elizabeth Machado, LICSW
Elizabeth Machado, is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker at the Boston Child Study Center, who also maintains licensure in Connecticut (LCSW-Licensed Clinical Social Worker). Prior to joining the Boston Child Study Center team, Elizabeth held a variety of positions within the mental health field. These positions include as an advisor/residential counselor at Dynamy, an […]