Jason Evan Mihalko, Psy.D.

I earned a B.A. in psychology from Baldwin Wallace University a M.A. in counseling psychology from Goddard College, and an M.S. and Psy.D. in clinical psychology from Antioch University: New England. I've also studied industrial/organizational psychology at the City University of New York. Prior to earning my doctoral degree, I spent over a decade as an activist, clinician, and administrator in settings including rape crisis centers, needle exchange programs, youth shelters, community mental health centers, and a free medical clinic working with gay men who were HIV positive. My doctoral level training was done at a rural psychology clinic as well as at the Stone Center Counseling Service at Wellesley College. I was the first male psychology trainee accepted into the program at the Stone Center. It was a transformative experience for me on many levels. My pre-doctoral training was at the Suffolk University Counseling Center and I subsequently held an appointment at Two Brattle Center as a postdoctoral fellow in the morning adolescent dialectal behavior therapy (DBT) program. After completing his postdoctoral training, I stayed on as a clinical affiliate and clinical supervisor at Two Brattle Center, interim staff psychologist at the Stone Center Counseling Service, and staff psychologist at Milestones, Inc., a therapeutic day school for children with Asperger’s Syndrome.

I've received advanced training in cognitive-behavioral, gestalt, relational/cultural, dialectal behavioral therapies, existential psychoanalysis, and clinical hypnosis. My clinical practice is grounded in mindfulness, informed by the relational/cultural model developed by the Stone Center, and integrates both cognitive behavioral and psychodynamic therapies. I work with a wide range of people who are coping with a variety of life issues. I have a particular affinity for working with issues related to trauma, anxiety and depression, as well as self-injurious and addictive behaviors that limit the freedom of human desire. I also enjoy working with people who seek to enhance their creativity by exploring their psyche. My clinical and research interests are focused on the intersection between the individual and their larger communities as well as how people who are traditionally from groups that are oppressed, forgotten, or hurt can heal and find liberation. I've spoken at numerous national conferences on these issues.

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