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Catherine Steiner-Adair is a clinical psychologist, school consultant, author, and teacher whose professional life is devoted to working with children, parents, and schools. [1]
Catherine Steiner-Adair graduated from Scarsdale High School, then went on to earn her Bachelor of Arts from Bowdoin College in 1976. She was also an exchange student at Williams College from 1974 to 1975. After Bowdoin, she went on to earn her doctorate in Clinical and Consulting Psychology from the Harvard Graduate School of Education in 1984. During her time at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, she studied girl's physiological development as well as education with Carol Gilligan. [2] [3]
Her clinical work and research are focused on girl's development and understanding, treating, and preventing eating disorders, and is internationally recognized. She has worked in the fields of education and psychology for over twenty-five years, including working throughout Israel. She has also been a consultant for over 250 independent and public schools, working with directors, faculty, parents and students. Her areas of expertise also include boy's development, the impact of culture on gender identity, social relationships, character development, and leadership training, school practices, and parenting strategies. Dr. Steiner-Adair is an Associate Psychologist at McLean Hospital and a Clinical Instructor in the Department of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School.
She has a private psychotherapy practice in Cambridge, Massachusetts, where she works with adolescents, adults, couples, and families. [4]
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