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StaffDr. Stuart Ablon J. Stuart Ablon, Ph.D., is the Director of Think:Kids in the Department of Psychiatry at Massachusetts General Hospital. He is also Associate Clinical Professor of Psychology in the Department of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School. Dr. Ablon co-founded the Center for Collaborative Problem Solving where he also served as Co-Director from its inception until 2008. Dr. Ablon is co-author of Treating Explosive Kids: The Collaborative Problem Solving Approach and author of numerous articles, chapters and scientific paperson the process and outcome of psychosocial interventions. Dr. Ablon's research has been funded by, amongst others, the National Institute of Health, the American Psychological Association, the American Psychoanalytic Association, the International Psychoanalytic Association, the Mood and Anxiety Disorders Institute, and the Endowment for the Advancement of Psychotherapy. Dr.Ablon received his doctorate in clinical psychology from the University of California at Berkeley and completed his predoctoral and postdoctoral training at Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School. Dr. Ablon trains parents, educators, and clinicians and consults to schools and treatment programs throughout the world on the Think:Kids approach. Dr. Martina AlbrightMartina B. Albright, Ph.D., is Director of Clinical Training for Think:Kids. She is also Clinical Associate in the Department of Psychiatry at MGH and Clinical Instructor in Psychology the Department of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School. Dr. Albright was one of the first clinicians to be trained in the approach that Think:Kids promotes. She brings more than a decade of experience helping oppositional, explosive and inflexible children ages 4 to 16 and their families using the approach. Dr. Albright has particular interest and expertise in the use of the approach with preschoolers and in early education settings. She has overseen implementation of the model in multiple elementary schools. In addition, Dr. Albright is a frequent lecturer for local schools and organizations. Dr. Albright received her M.A. and Ph.D. from New York University and completed herInternship and Postdoctoral Fellowship in ClinicalPsychology in the Department of Psychiatry at Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School.  Dr. David Whelan
David A. Whelan, Psy.D., is Director of Outpatient Clinical Services at Think:Kids. Dr. Whelan has worked with behaviorally challenging youth and their caregivers for over a decade in diverse settings including outpatient, residential and inpatient treatment as well a psychiatric emergency room context. Specifically, Dr. Whelan worked at the Collaborative Problem Solving Clinic and trained on the first child and adolescent inpatient units to implement the approach. He has published on the care of challenging children and presented on our approach in a variety of contexts to parents, educators, and mental health professionals.
Dr. Whelan earned his doctorate in clinical psychology at The George Washington University and completed his internship at Bronx Psychiatric Center and Albert Einstein College of Medicine and a postdoctoral fellowship in Child and Adolescent Acute Services at the Cambridge Health Alliance and Harvard Medical School.
Dr. Larry Epstein
Larry Epstein, Ph.D., is Director of School-Based Services at Think:Kids. He is also an Assistant in Psychology in the Department of Psychiatry at MGH. Dr. Epstein has extensive experience utilizing and teaching the Think:Kids approach across a variety of settings including educational and clinical programs and outpatient practice. He has trained numerous parents, teachers, administrators, mental health and support staff in the approach. In addition to his clinical practice, Dr. Epstein spent several years as a classroom teacher, while also overseeing implementation of the Think:Kids approach in a general education setting.
For the past 17 years, Dr. Epstein worked for the Cherry Creek School District in Denver, Colorado during which time he helped develop the district’s intensive treatment program for students with significant behavioral challenges. Dr. Epstein also served as a member of the district social-emotional-behavioral services team, where he assisted numerous schools to implement systemic behavior programs while at the same time consulting with these schools regarding their most challenging students.
Dr. Epstein has a particular passion for helping schools implement systemic behavioral interventions and has published extensively on this topic. He is also a nationally certified bullying prevention trainer and helped found the non-profit organization Creating Caring Communities, where he served as Board President. He has also has spent the past several years helping schools implement behavior interventions that are culturally responsive.
Dr. Epstein received his Ph.D. in Child Clinical Psychology from the University of Denver and completed his internship at The Children’s Hospital in Denver, Colorado.
 Beth Edelstein, B.S., OT/L
Beth Edelstein, B.S., OT/L, is Director of Outreach and Support Programs for Think:Kids in the Department of Psychiatry at MGH. Beth received her BS in Occupational Therapy from the State University of New York at Buffalo. She has worked both asan OT and an early childhood educator. Throughout her career, Beth has also been extensively involved in providing support and education to parents and teachers of challenging kids. Before joining Think:Kids, Beth was the Founder and President of the Foundation for Children with Behavioral Challenges (FCBC), a non-profit organization that grew out of a local support group she established in 1998. Beth founded FCBC to promote awareness of more effective and compassionate approaches for understanding and helping children with social, emotional, and behavioral challenges.  Kimberly Molino, M.B.A.Kimberly Molino, M.B.A., is Program Manager for Think:Kids in the Department of Psychiatryat MGH. Kim received her MBA from Suffolk University and her BA in Economics and Political Science from the University of Vermont. She has been actively involved in nonprofit organizations over the past 20 years. Her current involvement includes the Greater Boston Food Bank and Room to Grow. Kim directs all development initiatives for Think:Kids.  Brooke Brown, M.A.T.Brooke Brown, M.A.T., is Outreach Coordinator at Think:Kids in the Department of Psychiatry at MGH. She received her M.A.T. from Manhattanville College and her B.A. from Trinity College. She has worked both as a classroom teacher and in development for several independent schools in the Boston area including Tenacre Country Day School, the Park School and Southfield School. Also a mother of three young children, Brooke's interests involve helping parents and teachers better understand and help challenging kids.
Rachel d'Oronzio Sarvey, M.S.W.
Rachel d'Oronzio Sarvey, M.S.W., is the Grant Coordinator at Think:Kids
in the Department of Psychiatry at MGH. Rachel received her MSW from Boston University. She has spent several years working with low-income communities in Boston advocating for child care and community service programs and then as a part of the Consensus Organizing Institute, building connections between low-income communities and resources that could make a difference in the lives of the people in these communities. She later worked as a program and research assistant at the David and Lucile Packard Foundation in Los Altos, California. Rachel has been a freelance grant writer, program developer and researcher since her return to Boston in 2001.
Advisory Council
Martina Albright, Ph.D., Chair
Melora Balson
David S. Barlow, M.B.A.
Don Borut, M.P.A. Brooke Brown. M.Ed. Tracy Callahan, M.B.A.
Chris Capossela
Irwin Chafetz
Deborah Elfers
Virginia Gavris, D.M.D., M.P.H.
Michael Higgins Michael Hone, M.Ed. Jackie Johnson Edward P. Lawrence, Esq.
Lindsay Pike
Lisa Resnek
Frances Rivera
Jeremy Sclar
Thomas Stemberg
Barbara C. Timken
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