PhD Investigator Clinical Psychiatry, Mass General Research Institute

Psychologist Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital

PhD 2007

adolescent psychiatry; adolescent psychology; anxiety disorders; anxiety in teens; child of impaired parents; childhood anxiety disorders; depressive disorder major; escape reaction; executive function; pediatric anxiety disorders; pediatric psychiatry; teens

Dr. Jamie Micco is a licensed clinical psychologist in private practice in Concord, Massachusetts and a Lecturer in Psychology at Harvard Medical School (HMS). She is Board Certified in Cognitive and Behavioral Psychology. She specializes in cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) for adults, adolescents, and children with anxiety disorders, obsessive-compulsive disorders, and depression.

Dr. Micco graduated summa cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa from Boston University with a B.A. in Psychology and English. She received her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from Boston University, where she completed her clinical and research training at the Center for Anxiety and Related Disorders. She finished her pre-doctoral and post-doctoral fellowships in clinical psychology (child/adult track) at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH).

Following her training, Dr. Micco remained at MGH as a staff psychologist and clinical researcher, where her research focused on information-processing biases in anxious and depressed youth and development of new treatments for this population. She received individual research funding from the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) and HMS, and collaborated on federally funded randomized controlled trials of new or enhanced CBT protocols for child, adolescent, and young adult populations. She most recently served as the director of an intensive CBT service within the Child CBT Program at MGH. She currently maintains a clinical appointment at MGH as a supervisor for trainees in child psychology and psychiatry.

Dr. Micco is on the annual conference committee for the Anxiety and Depression Association of America (ADAA), currently serving as chair of the practice subcommittee. In addition to ADAA, she is also a member of:

• Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies (ABCT)
• American Psychological Association (APA)
• International Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Foundation (IOCDF)
• Association for Contextual Behavioral Science (ACBS)
• Massachusetts Psychological Association (MPA)