Stephani Synn, PsyD
Director, Camp Baker; Assistant Director, Center for Effective Therapy - Boston
Dr. Stephani Synn is the Director of Camp Baker and Assistant Director of the Center for Effective Therapy Boston. She is responsible for the operational oversight of Camp Baker, including enrolling campers, hiring, training, and supervising staff, overseeing documentation, data collection, and risk management, and facilitating, planning, budgeting, and implementing the summer treatment program model. Dr. Synn oversees and supports administrative and clinical outpatient services at CET Boston and provides supervision to trainees, postdoctoral fellows, administrative staff, and clinicians, while also providing direct clinical outpatient services. Dr. Synn is a member of the core training faculty in The Baker Center's APA-accredited training program. She is a licensed clinical psychologist and Instructor in Psychology at Harvard Medical School.
Dr. Synn has significant clinical experience treating a variety of mental health challenges in a range of settings including pediatric hospitals, residential treatment programs, community mental health centers, group homes, intensive outpatient programs, and schools. She has training in evidence-based models such as cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT); Summer Treatment Program (STP); trauma-focused cognitive behavioral therapy (TF-CBT); Multifamily group treatment (MFGT); Motivational Interviewing (MI); and acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT). Dr. Synn is a supervisor, therapist, and internal trainer in the Modular Approach to Treatment for Children with Anxiety, Depression, Trauma, or Conduct Problems (MATCH-ADTC), an evidence-based treatment for children ages 6-17 with emotional and/or behavioral challenges. Additionally, she is certified in Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT), an evidence-based treatment for children 2-7 years-old with disruptive behavior disorders, trauma, and anxiety and is in the process of becoming a within-agency trainer. Dr. Synn has experience providing neuropsychological assessments to adults, children, and adolescents in private practice and developmental behavioral pediatric settings and her research interests focus on adapting evidence-based treatments to make them more accessible for underserved populations and more feasible in community settings.
Dr. Synn is a member of the Association of Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies (ABCT), of PCIT International, and of Division 53 (Clinical Child Psychology) of the American Psychological Association.