About Dr. Burley
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In private practice I work primarily with adults presenting with a variety of problems and concerns.
I use evidence-based practices in an integrative way, meaning I adapt and tailor treatment for each individual based on personal preferences, inherent strengths, and psychological needs. My style and approach is quite relational/warm, and I often incorporate principles of mindfulness, cognitive-behavioral, and dialectical-behavioral theories/interventions into the practice of psychotherapy. I believe that in order for a therapy to be truly helpful or healing, a client must feel safe within the therapeutic relationship. It is this alliance that sets the foundation for the work, and is ultimately a catalyst for change.
Although I am experienced in treating many different issues, I have special interest and expertise in the treatment of disordered eating, maladaptive coping behaviors, and other often co-occurring mood(depressive) and anxiety disorders.
In addition to my private practice in Wellesley, MA, I am also a Staff Psychologist at Cambridge Health Alliance, a Harvard Medical School Teaching Hospital, in Primary Care Behavioral Health Integration. My role there includes providing consultation to physicians/interdisciplinary providers, individual and group psychotherapy, and training/supervising medical and psychology interns/residents. The integration of primary care and behavioral health is a mission I wholeheartedly support given the hope of increasing access to mental health services, de-stigmatizing psychological issues, and expanding overall definitions of "health" to include both the body and the mind.
You can find more information about my credentials, training, and professional affiliations below.
In private practice I work primarily with adults presenting with a variety of problems and concerns.
I use evidence-based practices in an integrative way, meaning I adapt and tailor treatment for each individual based on personal preferences, inherent strengths, and psychological needs. My style and approach is quite relational/warm, and I often incorporate principles of mindfulness, cognitive-behavioral, and dialectical-behavioral theories/interventions into the practice of psychotherapy. I believe that in order for a therapy to be truly helpful or healing, a client must feel safe within the therapeutic relationship. It is this alliance that sets the foundation for the work, and is ultimately a catalyst for change.
Although I am experienced in treating many different issues, I have special interest and expertise in the treatment of disordered eating, maladaptive coping behaviors, and other often co-occurring mood(depressive) and anxiety disorders.
In addition to my private practice in Wellesley, MA, I am also a Staff Psychologist at Cambridge Health Alliance, a Harvard Medical School Teaching Hospital, in Primary Care Behavioral Health Integration. My role there includes providing consultation to physicians/interdisciplinary providers, individual and group psychotherapy, and training/supervising medical and psychology interns/residents. The integration of primary care and behavioral health is a mission I wholeheartedly support given the hope of increasing access to mental health services, de-stigmatizing psychological issues, and expanding overall definitions of "health" to include both the body and the mind.
You can find more information about my credentials, training, and professional affiliations below.
