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Amanda Sedgewick, DO, is a psychiatrist in charge at McLean Hospital’s Alcohol, Drug, and Addiction Inpatient Program and in the Adult Outpatient Services. She is fellowship trained in women’s mental health. Dr. Sedgewick manages substance use disorders and co-occurring conditions such as trauma and...

Ray Levesque, LICSW, has held clinical positions treating trauma and addiction for many years. He also has experience in employee assistance programs in roles prior to McLean. Currently Mr. Levesque is the clinical team manager at McLean’s Ambulatory Treatment Center at Naukeag, a residential...

Rachel D. Tester, MS, APRN, serves as the program director for the Division of Alcohol, Drugs, and Addiction. Previously, Ms. Tester was the program director of the LEADER Residence, which provides comprehensive psychiatric services designed specifically for those in uniform. She continues in a...

Craig Boyajian, MD, received his MD from Yale Medical School. He is a psychiatrist in charge at McLean Hospital’s Alcohol, Drug, and Addiction Inpatient Program where he has worked since graduating from the MGH/McLean Adult Psychiatry Residency Training Program in 1993.

Rebecca Sanford, MSN, APRN, PCNS, began her career in psychiatric nursing at McLean’s Hall Mercer Children’s Center in 1986. After working in a variety of acute care, community-based, and outpatient settings, she returned to McLean in 2005 after completing her master’s degree. Since that time Ms...

Arkadiy L. Maksimovskiy, PhD, is a cognitive neuroscientist with a research focus on positive emotions. His goal is twofold: to find out what happens in the brain when positive affect goes awry, and to identify ways in which positive emotions can boost resilience towards negative events. Dr...

Quinn Tremblay has previously worked as a middle school teacher, a high school coach, and management in community-based housing in partnership with the Massachusetts Department of Mental Health. When Fernside opened in 2006, she joined the team, originally in a direct care position before becoming...

Alisha Moreland-Capuia, MD, is a community psychiatrist who works at the intersection of trauma, addiction, and mental health. Her core mission in life is to do good, serve others, and reduce human suffering. At McLean, Dr. Moreland-Capuia is the director of Trauma-Informed Treatment, Consultation...

Robin Gay, PhD, is the director of psychological services at Fernside, a McLean Hospital Signature Addiction Recovery Program that specializes in treatment of substance use disorders and co-occurring conditions. Dr. Gay completed her PhD in clinical psychology in New York City at the New School for...

John M. Beland, LICSW, is a clinical team manager at the Addiction Treatment Center at Naukeag. He has extensive clinical experience, including providing group and individual treatment to violent and non-violent offenders in the Massachusetts prison system, and to mandated and voluntary clients at...

Reuben A. Hendler, MD, is a psychiatrist in charge in McLean’s alcohol, drugs, and addiction treatment programs, caring for people with addiction and other mental health concerns in inpatient and residential settings. He also provides consultation on substance use disorder treatment to other...

Amber N. Edinoff, MD, is a psychiatrist at McLean’s Fernside, an addiction recovery program within the Division of Alcohol, Drugs, and Addiction, where she cares for people with substance use concerns with and without other mental health concerns. Dr. Edinoff is passionate about sports psychiatry...

Karen S. Kantor, LICSW, is an outpatient therapist and licensed social worker in the Division of Alcohol, Drugs, and Addiction at McLean Hospital. She has extensive training in the treatment of substance use disorders and co-occurring psychiatric diagnoses, such as mood and anxiety disorders. Ms...

Kayla Huesman, MSN, MHA, RN-BC, CARN, is the nurse director at McLean’s North Belknap Inpatient Program. In February 2021, she joined the staff as the nurse director of the Alcohol, Drugs, and Addiction Inpatient Program, after working for many years in psychiatric and addiction nursing and nursing...

Karsten Kueppenbender, MD, is an addiction psychiatrist who provides individual psychotherapy, case formulations, and substance use disorder consultations at The Pavilion. He also provides comprehensive psychiatric evaluations and treatment at the LEADER residence for men, a treatment program for...

Jessica Lareau, MSW, LICSW, is a social work float throughout inpatient, partial, and residential programs at McLean and Franciscan Children’s Hospital. Ms. Lareau runs the weekly McLean Family Support Group, is the chairperson of the Inpatient Social Worker Shared Drive committee, serves on the...

Ashley M. O’Brien, BSN, RN, joined the staff in 2023 after working for the Massachusetts Department of Corrections in multiple nurse director roles, including Bridgewater State Hospital. She also served in the military as a military police officer for six years. Ms. O’Brien obtained her certificate...

Emily Volpe, PsyD, LMHC, is a clinician specializing in the treatment of individuals with co-occurring substance use disorders and other mental health conditions. She provides evidence-based psychotherapy to individuals and groups through cognitive and dialectical behavior therapies. She also has...

Igor Weinberg, PhD, specializes in the assessment and treatment of personality disorders, especially borderline and narcissistic personality disorders. His additional areas of expertise include treatment of suicidal behaviors and substance use disorders in patients with personality disorders. In his...

Robert P. Drozek, LICSW, is an individual and group psychotherapist at McLean Hospital, specializing in the treatment of personality disorders, trauma and dissociative disorders, and addiction. Mr. Drozek serves as a therapist in the Gunderson Outpatient Program, a therapist and supervisor in the...