An expert in cognitive behavioral therapy, Dr. Harrington is the former Program Director of the Brien Family Center where she established an anxiety disorders treatment program. Her research interests include the cognitive behavioral treatment of anxiety disorders in community mental health settings and the effectiveness of practice-research collaboratives. Dr. Harrington received her PhD from the University of Vermont and completed her clinical internship and post-doctoral training at the National Center for PTSD at the Boston VA Medical Center. She was an adjunct member of the psychology faculty at the University of Massachusetts – Boston and a consultant to the Boston Area Rape Crisis Center before moving to the Berkshires.