BA, University of Delaware // MSW, Columbia University
After a fulfilling career in marketing, Kristen Pagano earned her Master of Social Work from Columbia University, specializing in advanced clinical practice with children, youth, and families.
Licensed in Connecticut and New York, Kristen offers a warm, collaborative approach grounded in CBT and ERP, helping clients build insight, reduce symptoms, and strengthen confidence and self-efficacy.
Kristen’s clinical interests include anxiety, ADHD, emotional regulation and the ways technology and screen use influence mental health, attention and social interactions.
Her Inspiration:
Kristen is inspired by helping clients feel understood, supported, and equipped with evidence-based strategies as they navigate anxiety, ADHD, and the emotional impact of an increasingly digital world.
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Trainings & Certifications:
- Anxiety Institute, Advanced Clinical Practice Training
- Yale Child Study Center, Supportive Parenting for Anxious Childhood Emotions (SPACE) Training
- Psychopharmacological Treatment for Anxiety and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorders (OCD)
- Written Exposure Therapy for PTSD Training
- Radically Open Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (RO DBT) Training
- Certified as a Level One Unified Protocol (UP) Clinician
- Weaver and Associates, SPACE Training for School Refusal