Nicholas LaRussa, MSW, LICSW
Senior Clinical Team Manager, The Pavilion
Biography
Nicholas LaRussa, MSW, LICSW, provides evidence-based psychotherapeutic and clinical case management interventions to patients and families in his role at The Pavilion. He was previously an inpatient group therapist across multiple inpatient psychiatric units at McLean and an inpatient clinical social worker in a dual diagnosis program.
Mr. LaRussa participated in a three-year psychotherapy fellowship through the McLean Hospital Mentalization-Based Treatment Clinic. He has advanced training in cognitive behavioral therapy, dialectical behavior therapy, and psychodynamic approaches.
Education & Training
- 2017 BA in Psychology, University of Hartford
- 2019 MSW, Simmons University
- 2022-2025 Psychotherapy Fellowship, Mentalization-Based Treatment Clinic, McLean Hospital
- 2021 Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker, Board of Registration of Social Workers, Commonwealth of Massachusetts