College Mental Health 101

Christopher Willard is a clinical psychologist, author, and consultant based in Massachusetts. He has spoken in over thirty five countries, and has presented at two TEDx events. He is the author of twenty books, including Alphabreaths (2019), Growing Up Mindful (2016) and How we Grow Through What we Go Through (2022). His thoughts on mental health have been featured in The New York Times, The Washington Post, mindful.org, cnn.com, and elsewhere. He teaches at Harvard Medical School. Blaise Aguirre is a child and adolescent psychiatrist. He is a trainer in, and specializes in, dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) as well as other treatments such as mentalization-based treatment (MBT) for borderline personality disorder and associated conditions. He is the founding medical director of 3East continuum of care, an array of programs for teens and young adults that uses DBT to target self-endangering behaviors as well as the symptoms of borderline personality disorder (BPD) traits. Dr. Aguirre has been a staff psychiatrist at McLean Hospital since 2000 and is nationally and internationally recognized for his extensive work in the treatment of mood and personality disorders in adolescents. He lectures regularly throughout the world. Chelsie Green is a psychotherapist and holistic wellness practitioner who works in private practice. She specializes in working with young adults and the BIPOC community. Her work in private practice blends an assortment of evidence-based practices with holistic and unconventional methods. Previously, she worked as Mental Health Educator at Wesleyan University, and as a counselor in a men's correctional facility on Rikers Island. Ms. Green holds a Master of Social Work from Columbia University, and a Bachelor of Arts from Wesleyan University.