Biographical Information
Ms. Carboni received a Master’s Degree in Clinical Social Work from Boston College in 1987 and was subsequently hired by McLean Hospital, a private psychiatric hospital affiliated with Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School where she had trained as an intern.
While on staff at McLean, Ms. Carboni worked in adult inpatient psychiatry and focused on trauma recovery, bipolar illness and chronic mental illness. She worked extensively with families and couples and was a supervisor of social work interns. She also sought out and completed a training program at the McLean Institute for Counseling in Addictions.
In 1990, Ms. Carboni left McLean to pursue a Fellowship in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at the newly-opened inpatient unit at Cambridge Hospital where she had the distinction of being the first Social Work Fellow. While there, she worked not only on the inpatient unit, but also in the psychiatric emergency room and at the outpatient child and adolescent clinic.
During this time, Ms. Carboni opened a part-time psychotherapy practice and was completing her five-year, post-graduate training program in Bioenergetic Analysis at the MA Society for Bioenergetic Analysis.
After her Fellowship, she pursued full-time private practice, treating adults in individual and couples therapy, developing a specialty in Bioenergetic Analysis, and providing consultation to other therapists and bodywork practitioners.
In 1993, Ms. Carboni was awarded the honorary status of Diplomate in Clinical Social Work by the National Association of Social Workers and was allowed to use the designation “DCSW”.
In recent years, Ms. Carboni has pursued intensive training and specialization in Clinical Hypnosis, EMDR and Brainspotting. She completed a year-long advanced hypnosis externship program with Daniel Brown, PhD ; trained in medical hypnotherapy at Winchester Hospital with Ted Benton, MEd; completed training in Ericksonian Hypnosis in Phoenix, Arizona; and for several years attended Master Classes in NYC with Jeffrey Zeig, PhD in Ericksonian Hypnosis.
She then trained in EMDR through the EMDR Institute and pursued professional supervision with Deborah Korn, PhD in Cambridge, MA. In 2007, she was part of a charter training group in Advanced Level II Brainspotting with David Grand, PhD, renowned for his EMDR work and as the originator of Brainspotting.
Beyond her commitment to her patients, Ms. Carboni has also been dedicated to her professional and collegial community. Over the years, she has held numerous positions in various professional organizations, including:
After more than 35 years of practice, Ms. Carboni still actively believes in each individual’s capacity for growth, change and self-actualization. Her high professional standards, her intelligence, and her compassion are evident to all who know her.
While on staff at McLean, Ms. Carboni worked in adult inpatient psychiatry and focused on trauma recovery, bipolar illness and chronic mental illness. She worked extensively with families and couples and was a supervisor of social work interns. She also sought out and completed a training program at the McLean Institute for Counseling in Addictions.
In 1990, Ms. Carboni left McLean to pursue a Fellowship in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at the newly-opened inpatient unit at Cambridge Hospital where she had the distinction of being the first Social Work Fellow. While there, she worked not only on the inpatient unit, but also in the psychiatric emergency room and at the outpatient child and adolescent clinic.
During this time, Ms. Carboni opened a part-time psychotherapy practice and was completing her five-year, post-graduate training program in Bioenergetic Analysis at the MA Society for Bioenergetic Analysis.
After her Fellowship, she pursued full-time private practice, treating adults in individual and couples therapy, developing a specialty in Bioenergetic Analysis, and providing consultation to other therapists and bodywork practitioners.
In 1993, Ms. Carboni was awarded the honorary status of Diplomate in Clinical Social Work by the National Association of Social Workers and was allowed to use the designation “DCSW”.
In recent years, Ms. Carboni has pursued intensive training and specialization in Clinical Hypnosis, EMDR and Brainspotting. She completed a year-long advanced hypnosis externship program with Daniel Brown, PhD ; trained in medical hypnotherapy at Winchester Hospital with Ted Benton, MEd; completed training in Ericksonian Hypnosis in Phoenix, Arizona; and for several years attended Master Classes in NYC with Jeffrey Zeig, PhD in Ericksonian Hypnosis.
She then trained in EMDR through the EMDR Institute and pursued professional supervision with Deborah Korn, PhD in Cambridge, MA. In 2007, she was part of a charter training group in Advanced Level II Brainspotting with David Grand, PhD, renowned for his EMDR work and as the originator of Brainspotting.
Beyond her commitment to her patients, Ms. Carboni has also been dedicated to her professional and collegial community. Over the years, she has held numerous positions in various professional organizations, including:
- Chair of the Clinical Committee & Member of the Board of Managers for Rutland Corner House (a psychiatric halfway house for women in Brookline MA);
- Chair of the Ethics Committee & Executive Board Member for the MA Society for Bioenergetic Analysis;
- Founding Board Member & Chair of the Ethics Committee for the MA Association of Body-Oriented Psychotherapists and Counseling Bodyworkers;
- Editor of the Newsletter for the International Institute of Bioenergetic Analysis; and
- Editor of the Newsletter for the MA Association of Body-Oriented Psychotherapists and Counseling Bodyworkers.
After more than 35 years of practice, Ms. Carboni still actively believes in each individual’s capacity for growth, change and self-actualization. Her high professional standards, her intelligence, and her compassion are evident to all who know her.