Child & Adolescent CARD

Director:  Donna B. Pincus, Ph.D.
Clinical Director:  Rachel Merson, Psy.D.
Senior Supervisor:  Ovsanna Leyfer, Ph.D.
Supervisor: Alyssa M. Farley, Ph.D.

Welcome to the Child & Adolescent CARD Program. Anxiety disorders are one of the primary mental health problems affecting children and adolescents today, and are associated with considerable impairments to children and families and high costs to society. Left untreated, anxiety and its related disorders are linked to the development of future psychopathology.  The Child and Adolescent Fear and Anxiety Treatment Program, directed by Donna B. Pincus, Ph.D., is committed to advancing our knowledge about efficacious treatments for children and adolescents with anxiety disorders and their families so that youth with these disorders can resume healthy activities and return to developmentally appropriate functioning.

Please examine the links to the right to learn more about the disorders we treat, and the treatments we offer.  If you have any questions, please contact us. You also may learn more about our research and clinical programs here.

From August 4th-8th, CARD hosted the Brave Bunch camp, an intensive group behavioral therapy program for young children with selective mutism. Child participants were assigned individual counselors who worked with them to reach “brave talking” milestones including speaking to peers, presenting in front of a group, talking to new adults, and asking for help. Highlights of Brave Bunch included our ice cream sundae bar, show and tell, scavenger hunts, and art show.