About Dr. Young
PsyD, LPC, LMHC
Dr. Young is a behavioral health practitioner with over a decade of experience in clinical and multidisciplinary settings. Her extensive clinical experience spans direct service, program leadership, and forensic evaluation. She completed advanced postdoctoral training at the Center of Excellence for Children, Families, and the Law at William James College, where she conducted court-ordered evaluations for children and families involved in the legal system. She has also served as a Juvenile Court Clinician, providing assessments and recommendations to courts, families, and child-serving systems. Across both forensic and clinical contexts, her work emphasizes data integrity, contextual accuracy, and equity-informed decision-making.
Academic Contributions & Recognition
Dr. Young has presented at numerous scholarly conferences and professional trainings focused on trauma, cultural competence, and systemic inequity, demonstrating her ability to bridge clinical practice, research, and advocacy. Her academic excellence has been recognized through multiple distinctions, including the Award for Sustained Superior Performance, recognizing the student who best represented the total mission of the Graduate Institute through sustained excellence across all professional arenas, as well as the Award for the Greatest Contribution to the Psychology Department by a Doctoral Student during her doctoral training at the University of Hartford.
During her doctoral training, she also served in national leadership through the American Psychological Association of Graduate Students (APAGS) as Chair of the Committee for the Advancement of Racial and Ethnic Diversity (2018–2020), contributing to initiatives related to equity, representation, and culturally responsive professional development within psychology training.
In 2022, she was honored with the Steven O. Walfish Award by the American Psychological Association (APA) for developing the Guide to Providing Culturally Competent Behavioral Health Services Via Telehealth. The article, published in Practice Innovations—a flagship APA journal—became one of the most downloaded publications of 2023, underscoring her ability to integrate research, access, and cultural responsiveness in behavioral health.
Leadership & Professional Service
Dr. Young has continued her commitment to leadership and advocacy through professional service. She has served as a Board Member of the Association for Family and Conciliation Courts (AFCC), Massachusetts Chapter, where she worked to ensure that issues of equity, access, and culturally informed practice remained central to the organization's mission. She currently serves as the President of the Massachusetts Psychological Association (2024–2026), becoming the first Black woman to hold this position and continuing her dedication to equity, representation, and systemic accountability.
Recognition & Professional Contributions
Dr. Young is the 2026 recipient of the Eric A. Harris, Ed.D., J.D. Distinguished Service Award from the Massachusetts Psychological Association, recognizing her extraordinary service to the advancement of psychology and significant contributions to the field. She was also nominated in 2026 for the American Psychological Association's "100 Psychologists Rising" initiative.