Susan Meagher is a licensed clinical psychologist offering independently run therapeutic services in Cambridge, MA.
Dr. Meagher received a BA in Women’s Studies from Brown University, a MA in Developmental Psychology from Teacher’s College/Columbia University and a PhD in Clinical Psychology from UMass Amherst. She completed her clinical internship at UCLA’s Semel Institute and post-doctoral fellowship at Cambridge Health Alliance/Harvard Medical School. Dr. Meagher has worked in a variety of settings including community mental health centers, inpatient and outpatient hospital programs. In addition to private practice, Dr. Meagher serves on the clinical faculty for the Psychiatry Department of Tufts Medical Center/Tufts University School of Medicine as a teacher and consultant. Her research interests have focused on the development of intervention programs for a variety of issues including preschool social and learning difficulties, pediatric obesity, and childhood cancer survivorship.
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Vitae
Education & Licensure
Licensed Psychologist, Massachusetts, License # 9063 and Illinois #071.010594
Post-Doctoral Fellowship, Cambridge Health Alliance/Harvard Medical School
Ph.D., Clinical Psychology, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Concentration in Child, Adolescent, and Families
M.A., Developmental Psychology, Teachers College/Columbia University
B.A., Women’s Studies, Brown University
Clinical Experience
Private Practice Cambridge, MA
Staff Psychologist, Tufts Medical Center/Tufts School of Medicine, Boston, MA
Staff Psychologist, Brookline Community Mental Health Center, Brookline, MA
Recent Trainings
Traumatic Grief: Research and Clinical Interventions, Cambridge Health Alliance, Cambridge, MA
CBT for Trauma, Psychwire On-line Training
SPACE (Supportive Parenting for Anxious Childhood Emotions), Online training with Eli Lebowitz, PhD
CBT for Insomnia: Conceptualization, Treatment-Planning, and Intervention, Online training with Donn Posner, PhD
ERP Foundations II, New England Center for OCD and Anxiety, Cambridge, MA
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Online training with Dr. Russ Harris
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Depression, Beck Institute for Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, PA
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Anxiety, Beck Institute for Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, PA
Treating Trauma Master Series: A 5-module series on the treatment of trauma, National Institute for the Clinical Application of Behavioral Medicine
When a Patient with Cancer is a Parent: Practical Parent Guidance to Address Parenting Concerns, MGH Psychiatry Academy, Boston, MA
Integrating Mindfulness into CBT, Beck Institute for Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, PA
Think:Kids Collaborative Problem Solving Tier 1, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA
Teaching & Supervision Experience
Assistant Clinical Professor, Tufts Medical Center/Tufts School of Medicine, Boston, MA
Clinical Supervisor, Cambridge Health Alliance/Harvard Medical School, Department of Psychiatry, Cambridge, MA
Instructor, University of Massachusetts Amherst, MA
Selected Publications
Folta, S., Chang, W., Hill, R., Kelly, M., Meagher, S., Bowman, WP., Zhang, FF. (2017). Parent and Health Care Provider Perceptions on Weight Management for Survivors of Pediatric Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia: A Mixed Methods Study. JMIR Cancer, 3(1):e2).
Zhang, F.F., Meagher, S.M., Koch-Weser, S., Singer, M.B., Dhaundiyal, G., Erban, J., Must, A., Saltzman, E. (2017). Weight Management: Perception, Interest, and Preferences in Adult Cancer Survivors. Clinical Journal of Oncology Nursing, 21(1):65-71.
Zhang, F.F., Meagher, S.M., Scheurer, M.E., Folta, S., Finnan, E., Criss, K.J., Economos, C., Dreyer, A., Kelly, M.J. (2016). Developing a Web-Based Weight Management Program for Childhood Cancer Survivors: Rationale and Methods. JMIR Research Protocols, 5(4):e214.
Meagher, S.M., Leidig, M.M., Biever, E. & Price, L.L. (2016). The relationship between depressive symptoms and BMI in adolescents enrolled in a weight management program. Children’s Health Care.
Meagher, S.M., Rajan, A., Wyshak, G. & Goldstein, J. (2013). Changing trends in inpatient care for psychiatrically hospitalized youth: 1991-2008. Psychiatric Quarterly, 84, 159-68.
Meagher, S.M. & Leidig, M. (2012). The Center for Youth Wellness: A developmental and community focused model for an adolescent weight management program. American Psychological Association’s Child, Youth and Families News: Poverty, Health Disparities, and the Nation’s Children.
Baker, C.B., Arnold, D.H., & Meagher, S.M. (2011). Participation in and attrition from a parent training prevention program for conduct problems. Prevention Science, 12, 126-138.
Meagher, S.M., Arnold, D.H., Doctoroff, G.L., Dobbs, J., & Fisher, P.H. (2009). Social-emotional problems in early childhood and the development of depressive symptoms in school-age children. Early Education and Development, 20, 1-24.
Meagher, S.M., Arnold, D.H., Doctoroff, G.L., & Baker, C. B. (2008). The relationship between maternal beliefs and behavior during shared reading. Early Education and Development, 19, 138-160.