Tamara Welikson, PhD
Director of Psychological Services, Support, Treatment, and Resilience (STAR) Program
- Instructor in Psychology, Department of Psychiatry
Biography
Tamara Welikson, PhD, is the director of psychological services for the Support, Treatment, and Resilience (STAR) Program at McLean Hospital. She is also an instructor in psychology in the Department of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School.
Dr. Welikson’s clinical and research specialization focuses on supporting adolescents and young adults in the early stages of emerging mental health conditions, intimate justice discrepancies, and executive functioning difficulties. She also works in private practice.
Education & Training
- 2013 BA in Legal Studies and Psychology, Roger Williams University
- 2016 MA in Clinical Psychology, California School of Professional Psychology at Alliant International University – Los Angeles
- 2018 PhD in Clinical Psychology, California School of Professional Psychology at Alliant International University – Los Angeles
- 2017-2018 Pre-Doctoral Internship in Clinical Psychology, University of Arizona
- 2018-2019 Post-Doctoral Fellowship Program, Stony Brook University Consortium
- 2020 Licensed Psychologist, New York State Education Department
- 2021 Licensed Psychologist, Pennsylvania State Education Department
- 2022 Licensed Health Psychologist, Board of Registration of Psychologists, Commonwealth of Massachusetts