Education

1999-2005          Suffolk University: Ph.D.          Clinical Psychology

1995-1997          Northeastern University: M.S. Counseling Psychology

1991-1995          Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts: B. A. Psychology

Clinical Training

2004-2005         Post-doctoral training: University of Massachusetts                                   Medical School / Bridgewater State Hospital                                                                                                         Bridgewater, MA

2003-2004          Pre-doctoral internship: South Shore Mental                                                Health/Quincy Mental Center-Department of Mental

                           Health

                                                                                             Quincy, MA 

2001-2002          Cambridge Hospital/Harvard Medical School

                                                                                        Cambridge, MA

2001-2002          Danielsen Institute; Boston University

                                                                                               Boston, MA

2000-2001          Tewksbury Hospital/Department of Mental Health                                                                                                     Tewksbury, MA

2000-2000          McLean Hospital/Massachusetts General Hospital                                                                                                         Belmont, MA

1996-1997          Southeast Human Resource Associates

                                                                                            Plymouth, MA

1994-1995           Berkshire Medical Center

                                                                                             Pittsfield, MA

Appointments

2001-2002          Harvard Medical School; Clinical Fellow in Psychology                               Dept. of Psychiatry,                                 Cambridge MA 

Teaching

2009-present      Bridgewater State University; Full Visiting Professor,                                 Graduate Faculty Dept. of Psychology  Bridgewater, MA                            

2002-2009          Curry College; Adjunct Instructor Dept. of Psychology,                                                                                                        Milton MA  

Professional Memberships *

• American Psychological Association (APA)

  • Psychologists in Independent Practice
  • American Psychology & Law Society
  • Psychoanalysis

• Association for the Treatment of Sexual Abusers (ATSA)

• Massachusetts Psychological Association

• Phi Delta Kappa: International Organization of Professional Educators

* current or past member

Presentations

• Basseches, M., Mascolo,  M., Peters, T., Richard, D., (2004, August)Tracking Clients' Development in Psychotherapy: A "Common Factors" Coding System. American Psychological Association's Annual Meeting. Honolulu, Hawaii. 

Publications

• Richard, D. (2000). The Therapeutic Status of the Mythopoetic Approach: A  Psychological Perspective. In E. Barton, (Ed.) Mythopoetic Perspectives of Men's Healing Work: An Anthology for Therapists and Others (pp. 157-179). Wesport, CT: Greenwood.

• Jay, T. & Richard, D. (1999). Verbal Sexual Harrassment, Figurative Language & Gender. In T. Jay, Why We Curse: The Neuro-psycho-social Theory of Speech (pp. 225-233). Philadelphia, PA John Benjamins.

Licensure & Certification

• Licensed Psychologist, Health Service Provider: Board of Registration of Psychologists, Commonwealth of Massachusetts

• Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC): National Board of Certified Counselors, Greensboro, NC (2000-2015)

• Designated Forensic Psychologist (DFP): Department of Mental Health, Commonwealth of Massachusetts

• Qualified Examiner (QE): Department of Correction, Commonwealth of Massachusetts