Biographical Information & Clinical Training
I received my 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 I had trained as an intern.
Prior to this, I had received a Master's Degree from New York University and worked with adult refugees teaching English as a Second Language in New York City, the Providence RI and finally up here in Boston, MA. Most of my students were survivors of war in their home countries, and I was struck by the resilience of many to start life anew in a foreign land with a foreign culture and language. This ultimately led me to pursue my Social Work degree.
While on staff at McLean, I worked in adult inpatient psychiatry and focused on trauma recovery, bipolar illness and chronic mental illness. I worked extensively with families and couples and was a supervisor of social work interns. Further, I completed a training program at the McLean Institute for Counseling in Addictions.
In 1990, I elected to leave McLean to pursue a Fellowship in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at the newly-opened inpatient unit at Cambridge Hospital where I had the distinction of being the first Social Work Fellow. While there, I 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, I opened a small, part-time psychotherapy practice while also engaged in a five-year, post-graduate training program in Bioenergetic Analysis at the MA Society for Bioenergetic Analysis.
After the Child and Adolescent Fellowship, I shifted to 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, I was pleased to be 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”.
Over the years, I've pursued various intensive trainings to learn new approaches and 'tools' to aid my patients -- in particular, Clinical Hypnosis, EMDR and Brainspotting. For my Clinical Hypnosis speciality, I 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. However, now that I am only working 'virtually", I only use the relaxation, visualiazation and skill-building aspects of these approaches, but not the formal, deeper trance-work.
Then in the mid-2000's, I became interested in and trained in EMDR through the EMDR Institute and pursued professional supervision with Deborah Korn, PhD in Cambridge, MA. Later, In 2007, I 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. I continue to use EMDR and Brainspotting extensively in my teletherapy practice.
Beyond this commitment to patient care, I also dedicated time and efforts to professional and collegial communities. In the past, I 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.
Prior to this, I had received a Master's Degree from New York University and worked with adult refugees teaching English as a Second Language in New York City, the Providence RI and finally up here in Boston, MA. Most of my students were survivors of war in their home countries, and I was struck by the resilience of many to start life anew in a foreign land with a foreign culture and language. This ultimately led me to pursue my Social Work degree.
While on staff at McLean, I worked in adult inpatient psychiatry and focused on trauma recovery, bipolar illness and chronic mental illness. I worked extensively with families and couples and was a supervisor of social work interns. Further, I completed a training program at the McLean Institute for Counseling in Addictions.
In 1990, I elected to leave McLean to pursue a Fellowship in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at the newly-opened inpatient unit at Cambridge Hospital where I had the distinction of being the first Social Work Fellow. While there, I 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, I opened a small, part-time psychotherapy practice while also engaged in a five-year, post-graduate training program in Bioenergetic Analysis at the MA Society for Bioenergetic Analysis.
After the Child and Adolescent Fellowship, I shifted to 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, I was pleased to be 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”.
Over the years, I've pursued various intensive trainings to learn new approaches and 'tools' to aid my patients -- in particular, Clinical Hypnosis, EMDR and Brainspotting. For my Clinical Hypnosis speciality, I 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. However, now that I am only working 'virtually", I only use the relaxation, visualiazation and skill-building aspects of these approaches, but not the formal, deeper trance-work.
Then in the mid-2000's, I became interested in and trained in EMDR through the EMDR Institute and pursued professional supervision with Deborah Korn, PhD in Cambridge, MA. Later, In 2007, I 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. I continue to use EMDR and Brainspotting extensively in my teletherapy practice.
Beyond this commitment to patient care, I also dedicated time and efforts to professional and collegial communities. In the past, I 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.