Qualifications

• College: University of Connecticut, 1999
• Graduate School: 2008, Cambridge (Mass.) College, M.Ed in Counseling Psychology (specialization in Mental Health Counseling)
• Post Graduate School: 2017, Northcentral University, Ph.D in General Psychology
• Internship: 2006-2007, New Perceptions Adult Intensive Outpatient Program for addiction and Right Turn Adolescent Relapse Prevention and Substance Abuse Education; Community Healthlink (CHL) Structured Outpatient Addiction Program (SOAP) and Dual-diagnosis outpatient program
• Certifications: Licensed Professional Counselor (CT. #46.001936), since 2010
• Certifications 2: basic accelerated resolution therapy (ARTherapy©), trauma-focused cognitive-behavioral therapy (TF-CBT), dialectical behavioral therapy (DBT), Positive Parent Program (Triple P) level III, non-violent crisis intervention® (NCI) instructor with Crisis Prevention Institute (CPI©), High Reliability Organization (HRO) trainer with Healthcare Performance Improvement, LLC (HPI®)
• Year Joined Med. Staff: 7/1/2008
• Professional Interests: addictions; borderline personality disorder; brief solution-focused therapies; crisis stabilization; group dynamics; psychology of violence; resiliency and peer support for emergency personnel/first responders/healthcare workers; suicide prevention
• Personal Interests: camping, sports, traveling, history
• Biography:

  Dr. Neal specializes in behavioral health treatment for adolescents and young adults, as well as crisis intervention and cognitive-behavioral therapies.