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Alexander Anthony Solodyna Updated 04-2021 CURRICULUM VITAE Name: Alexander A. Solodyna, Psy.D. Offices: The Mindfulness and Change Group 40 Spring Street, Suite 215 Watertown, MA 02472 Phones: (main) 617-299-9956, (direct) 617-690-9645 Fax: 844-238-9457 E-mail: [email protected] Website: https://www.MCG.works Place of Birth: Stoughton, Massachusetts, USA Education: 2019 Dialectical Behavior Therapy for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. The BPD Training Institute at McLean Hospital, Belmont, Massachusetts. Director: Martin Bohus, MD 2016 DBT Foundational Training. The Linehan Institute: Behavioral Tech, LLC. McLean Hospital, Belmont, Massachusetts. Supervisors: Tony Dubose, PhD and Blaise Aguirre, MD 2015 BTTI 2 Graduate, International OCD Foundation (IOCDF) 3-day Advanced Behavior Therapy Training Institute (BTTI), Boston, Massachusetts Director: C. Alec Pollard, PhD 2014 BTTI Graduate, International OCD Foundation (IOCDF) 3-day Behavior Therapy Training Institute (BTTI), Boston, Massachusetts Supervisor: Sabine Wilhelm, PhD 2013 Certificate of Intensive Training in Motivational Interviewing, Center for Integrated Primary Care at the University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts Trainer: Daniel Mullin, PsyD 2013 PsyD in Clinical Psychology, William James College (formerly Massachusetts School of Professional Psychology), Department of Clinical Psychology, Newton, Massachusetts. Program: American Psychological Association accredited Clinical Psychology program. Dissertation Topic: Solodyna, A.A. (2013). Developing a motivational interviewing training program for clinicians working with low socioeconomic status (SES) poplulations (Unpublished doctoral dissertation). Massachusetts School of Professional Psychology, Newton, Massachusetts. 2009 MA Counseling, Santa Clara University, School of Education and Counseling Psychology, Santa Clara, California 2004 BA Philosophy and Economics, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts updated April 6, 2021 Solodyna, page 2 Current Clinical/Administrative Experience and Program Development 2014 – present Founder/Director, The Mindfulness and Change Group (formerly The Motivation and Change Group), Watertown, Massachusetts—I founded, developed, and launched this outpatient group practice to provide high-quality, evidence-based treatments for phobias, obsessive-compulsive spectrum disorders, anxiety spectrum disorders, PTSD, Borderline Personality Disorder, and comorbid disorders. This was the only outpatient practice of its kind in the greater Boston area from 2014- 2019 that utilized Cognitive-Behavior Therapy with a special focus on Exposure and Response Prevention, Prolonged Exposure, Cognitive Processing Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, and treatment for comorbid OCD-Borderline Personality Disorder and OCD-PTSD. It remains the only group practice in Massachusetts that offers Intensive One-Session Treatment for Specific Phobias and treatment for comorbid OCD and PTSD. This facility opened its doors in July 2014 with one staff member and has grown to a staff of nine clinicians, Watertown, MA. https://www.MCG.works 2014 – 2017 Secretary, Executive Committee, Massachusetts Psychological Association, Wellesley, Massachusetts 2014 – 2017 Secretary, Board of Directors, Massachusetts Psychological Association, Wellesley, Massachusetts Prior Clinical/Administrative Experience 2016 – 2017 Clinical Psychologist & Director of Intensive Outpatient Services, The Boston Child Study Center, Boston, Massachusetts. 2014 – 2015 Family Therapist/Assistant Psychologist, OCD Institute, McLean Hospital, Belmont, Massachusetts. 2014 Licensed Psychologist, Metrowest Neuropsychology Associates, LLC, Westborough, Massachusetts 2014 Licensed Psychologist, Seven Hills Behavioral Health, New Bedford, Massachusetts 2013-2014 Senior Trainer, Institute for Motivation and Change, Chelmsford, Massachusetts-- state of the art education, training workshops, e-learning, individualized skill development, and coaching in motivational interviewing and other evidence-based approaches to health behavior change 2012 Advanced Psychology Trainee, Worcester Recovery Center and Hospital (formerly Worcester State Hospital), Worcester, Massachusetts 2010-2013 Fee-for-Service Clinician, Seven Hills Behavioral Health, New Bedford, Massachusetts Solodyna, page 3 Supervisors: Mark Weiner, Ph.D. (primary), Robert Finn-Clarke, LICSW (secondary) 2009-2010 Psychology Intern, Seven Hills Behavioral Health, New Bedford, Massachusett Supervisors: Mark Weiner, Ph.D. (primary), Robert Finn-Clarke, LICSW (secondary) 2008-2009 Early Intervention Developmental Therapist, Pacific Autism Center for Education, San Jose, California Current and Prior Academic and Clinical Appointments 2019 – present Adjunct Faculty, Clinical Psychology PsyD Program, William James College, Newton, Massachusetts 2015 – present Lecturer on Psychology, Part-Time, Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 2015 – present Clinical Associate, McLean Hospital, Belmont, Massachusetts 2012 – 2017 Instructor, Northeastern University, College of Professional Studies, Boston, Massachusetts 2014-2016 Psychology Consultant, Psychology Department, Worcester Recovery Center and Hospital, Worcester, Massachusetts 2014-2015 Assistant Psychologist, McLean Hospital, Belmont, Massachusetts. 2014-2015 Instructor of Psychology, Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 2013-2014 Neuropsychology Consultant, Metrowest Neuropsychology, LLC, Westborough, Massachusetts Internship and Fellowship 2013 Post-Doctoral Fellow, Seven Hills Behavioral Health, New Bedford, Massachusetts Supervisor: Mark Weiner, PhD 2013 Post-Doctoral Fellow, Metrowest Neuropsychology Associates, LLC, Westborough, Massachusetts Supervisors: Jeffrey Gaines, Ph.D., ABPP-CN; Katie Treiber, PhD 2012-2013 Brenner Fellow, Dr. Leon O. Brenner Center for Consultation and Psychological Assessment, Boston, Massachusetts Supervisors: Samuel J. Moncata, PsyD, Jason Osher, PhD 2011-2012 Psychology Trainee (half-time internship), Worcester Recovery Center and Hospital (formerly Worcester State Hospital, Worcester, Massachusetts Solodyna, page 4 Supervisors: Jack Terry, PhD (Psychotherapy), Alan Bodnar, PhD (Assessment), Daniel Lambert, PhD (Cognitive Rehabilitation), Katie Treiber, PhD (Neuropsychology) Program Description: The psychology traineeship is meant for graduate students with advanced standing as a post-practicum student participating in a training program that complies with Massachusetts Psychology Licensing requirements for a half-time internship (typically 1000 hours), two of which are required at the pre-doctoral level. The psychology traineeship consisted of: a cohort of four trainees from three graduate programs in clinical psychology; weekly seminars on such topics as suicide and violence risk assessment, neuropsychology, personality assessment, ethics and legal issues; individual psychotherapy supervision 1 hour per week; individual psychological testing supervision 2 hours per week; group neuropsychological assessment and cognitive rehabilitation supervision 1 hour per week; Rorschach and MMPI-2 supervision 1 hour per week; and, program development supervision 1 hour per week. Total traineeship hours: 1,205 hours 2010 Psychology Intern (half-time internship), Lexington High School, Lexington, Massachusetts Supervisors: Janet Vodvarka, PhD (Testing), Betsy Speicher, EdD (Testing), Angela Parente, PsyD (Psychotherapy) Program Description: The psychology internship is meant for graduate students with advanced standing as a post-practicum student participating in a training program that complies with Massachusetts Psychology Licensing requirements for a half-time internship (typically 1000 hours), two of which are required at the pre-doctoral level. The psychology internship consisted of: a cohort of two interns; weekly seminars on such topics as psychological and educational assessment, ethical and legal issues in educational settings, dialectical behavior therapy; individual psychotherapy supervision 1 hour per week; individual psychological testing supervision 2 hours per week; group psychotherapy supervision 1 hour per week. Total internship hours: 962 hours Licensure and Certification 2014 – present Licensed Psychologist and Certified Health Service Provider, Commonwealth of Massachusetts 2012 – 2017 Certified e-learning Instructor, Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts 2013 Certificate of Intensive Training in Motivational Interviewing, Center for Integrated Primary Care at the University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts Solodyna, page 5 Report of Local Teaching and Training Teaching of Students in Courses 2019 Psychoactive Substance Abuse in Military and Veteran Communities, a graduate level course for PsyD students enrolled in the Clinical Psychology program, William James College, Newton, Massachusetts 2012 – 2013 Clinical Health Behavior Change, a graduate level course for MA students in nutrition, Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts Lead Instructor: Gary Rose, PhD 2012 – 2013 Sports Psychology, a graduate level course for MA students in nutrition, Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts Lead Instructor: Gary Rose, PhD 2012 Introduction to Psychology: Personal Dynamics, an undergraduate course, Northeastern University, College of Professional Studies, Boston, Massachusetts 2011-2012 Teaching Assistant, Advanced Motivational Interviewing, a graduate level course for Clinical PsyD students, Massachusetts
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