Visiting Faculty
Kathryn A. Castle, Ph.D.
Kathryn Castle has extensive experience in the clinical treatment of children, adolescents, and young adults. She specializes in the treatment of anxiety, mood disorders, and suicidal behavior in adolescents. Dr. Castle also has experience in the therapeutic treatment of children with medical conditions.
Dr. Castle’s research focus is identifying the associations between racism, racial discrimination, feelings of alienation, racial identity, and depression and suicidal behavior in African American youth and young adults.
Dr. Castle is a member of the Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues and the American Psychological Association.
MaryAnne Peabody, LCSW
MaryAnne Peabody is a Clinical Associate at Children`s Institute.
Aureen Pinto Wagner, Ph.D.
Aureen Pinto Wagner is Clinical Associate Professor of Neurology at the University of Rochester School of Medicine & Dentistry and Director of The OCD and Anxiety Consultancy in Rochester, NY. Dr. Wagner is a Clinical Child Psychologist whose unique Worry Hill approach to making Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy accessible to youngsters has gained her international recognition. She is the author of four highly acclaimed books, Worried No More: Help and Hope for Anxious Children, Up and Down the Worry Hill: A Children`s Book about Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder and its Treatment, What to do when your Child has Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder and Treatment of OCD in Children and Adolescents: A Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy Manual. The last three books comprise the only integrated set of resources for children with OCD, their parents, and their therapists.