certified dbt-sleep clinicians
Elizabeth A. Bailey, PsyD
Psychologist
McLean Hospital Staff Psychologist, Child and Adolescent OCD Institute
Harvard Medical School, Instructor in Psychology
Elizabeth A. Bailey, PsyD, is a staff psychologist at McLean’s Child and Adolescent OCD Institute. She specializes in the use of evidence-based treatments, including dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) and cognitive behavior therapy (CBT), to treat a variety of clinical presentations.
Dr. Bailey has experience in the treatment of emotional dysregulation, trauma, anxiety, mood disorders, and self injurious/suicidal behaviors in children, adolescents, and young adults.
Expertise: Child & Adolescent, Borderline Personality Disorder
Elizabeth A. Bailey, PsyD
Psychologist
Chaya Lieba Kobernick, PsyD
Psychologist
Founder and Director of The CBT/DBT Center
Clinical Psychologist
Dr. Kobernick is a licensed clinical psychologist and the Founder and Director of The CBT/DBT Center. She received her doctorate at Long Island University – Post Campus where she studied under Dr. Jill Rathus, co-developer of DBT for adolescents. She completed training at New York Presbyterian Hospital’s personality disorders unit where she provided individual and group Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) and participated in case consultation with Otto Kernberg, M.D. She then provided Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT) and comprehensive DBT at Northwell Health’s Behavioral Health College Partnership. Upon completing her training at Northwell Health, she recognized the need for trauma-focused training for her DBT clients who completed stage 1 DBT. At Rutgers University’s college counseling program she therefore focused her training on evidence-based trauma treatments including Prolonged Exposure (PE) and Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT).
Dr. Kobernick has advanced training in DBT and specialized training in adaptations of DBT for adolescents and children. She has been supervised by Francheska Perepletchikova, PhD, developer of DBT for children (DBT-C), and is a trainer in DBT-C through the Comprehensive Training Center. While Dr. Kobernick enjoys practicing DBT, she is trained in other evidence-based modalities and is passionate about training and supervising other clinicians in her hopes to disseminate these modalities within the Orthodox Jewish community. She has also received specialized training in suicide prevention, evidence-based approaches in addiction treatment, DBT-PE or stage 2 DBT, CBT and DBT for insomnia, Motivational Interviewing, Psychological First Aid, Teaching and Supervising CBT from the Beck Institute, Behavioral Parent Management Training, Trauma Art Narrative Therapy, Prolonged Exposure, Cognitive Processing Therapy, and Trauma-Focused CBT for children. She has co-led therapy groups on CBT for social anxiety and Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) for people with repeated episodes of depression.
Dr. Kobernick’s research interests include implementation and dissemination of evidence-based treatments within the Orthodox Jewish community, suicidality and nonsuicidal self-injury, and education and training in health service psychology. She has published and presented on these topics at the local and national levels. She is the creator of the Therapy Should Work Project, a global effort to make evidence-based mental health care more expected—and more accessible—in the Orthodox Jewish world.
Chaya Lieba Kobernick, PsyD
Psychologist
Nancie R. Spector, PhD
Psychologist
Licensed Child Clinical Psychologist
Nancie R. Spector, Ph.D. is a licensed child clinical psychologist with over thirty years of experience. She has expertise in learning disabilities, autism spectrum disorders, anxiety and mood disorders, dealing with issues of loss such as divorce and death, and is intensively trained in Dialectical Behavior Therapy. She also conducts parent guidance work: helping parents with their child's sleep, toileting, and feeding issues.
Dr. Spector is located in New Canaan, CT and is licensed in Connecticut and New York. In addition, Dr. Spector holds a telehealth license in Florida. Currently, all services are conducted via telephone or HIPAA- compliant video sessions.
Dr. Spector uses a labrador retriever that is a certified facility dog trained by Canine Companions for Independence to help create a welcoming environment for her patients. He provides great comfort to both children and adults during testing and therapy sessions, and many children tell him their worries.
Nancie R. Spector, PhD
Psychologist
Alexandra Shand, MSc
Psychologist
I am dedicated to working with individuals experiencing emotional dysregulation (anxiety, depression, borderline personality disorder, eating disorders) and I base my work on Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT). I offer skills training groups, individual sessions (online or in person in La Paz, Bolivia), phone coaching during times of crisis, and a coordination system with other professionals in the field of mental health.
I have studied with world-renowned sleep expert Dr. Brian Curtis and proven his program to be highly effective in clients, so if you are here looking to get a good night's sleep, please send me an email to book a free 20-minute consultation to see if we are a good fit.
Rest well!
Alexandra Shand, MSc
Psychologist
Gerrah Wiley, MSW, RSW
Social Worker
Registered Social Worker
Available in Ontario
Gerrah Wiley, MSW finds mental health to be an important aspect of our overall wellbeing that can often be overlooked when we get caught up in work, school or other areas of life. It's important to her to create a safe space for her clients to honour their mental wellness and address the difficult aspects of their lives. She sees Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) as having a role in this process. She believes that DBT recognizes the inner wisdom that all people have in improving their mental health, and she appreciates being able to help people access this wisdom and use it in all areas of their life.
Gerrah has a Master of Social Work (MSW) from the University of Waterloo - Renison University College and a Bachelor of Indigenous Social Work (BSW) from Laurentian University. She has worked on comprehensive DBT teams, has received intensive DBT training and is trained in other modalities including DBT-Prolonged Exposure (DBT-PE), Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) and Emotionally Focused Family Therapy (EFFT). In her spare time she enjoys walking her dog, spending time with her friends and family, and watching and judging gymnastics.
Gerrah Wiley, MSW, RSW
Social Worker
Charity Chaney, LPCC-S
Counselor
Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor - Supervisor
Charity Chaney is a highly experienced therapist and Clinical Supervisor. She provides DBT therapy for people ages 3 and older, and has a particular passion for helping neurodivergent clients (ADHD or Autism).
"As a clinical director, I get to both empower colleagues, and clients to meet their goals. I am passionate about my clients and their well being. It is a privilege to work with such incredible people and see them succeed. I seek to continually expand my knowledge and skills so that I can better serve my clients."
Contact Charity to schedule your session in Fairfield OH today!
