Jamie Wood Chiarelli, LICSW is the Program Director at MBHC. Prior to earning her Masters Degree in Social Work from Boston College, she worked in Child Protective and Adoption Services in Chicago, IL. Ms. Chiarelli has worked in therapeutic middle and high school, residential, and outpatient mental health settings. Her work and training has focused on providing trauma-informed therapy services to children, adolescents, young adults, and families. Ms. Chiarelli incorporates various evidenced-based and trauma-specific approaches into her work including ARC, CBT, DBT, Collaborative Problem Solving, EMDR, Internal Family Systems, SMART, and PCIT-A. She is also experienced in working with children, adolescents, and young adults with Autism Spectrum Disorders, anxiety, depression, and substance abuse struggles.

Specialized Services provided at MBHC: ARC, CBT, SMART, EMDR (Level II), ACRA/ACC, DBT, Trauma/Sexual Abuse Evaluation, TF-CBT

Kristina Donahue, LICSW is an Assistant Clinical Director and Staff Clinician at MBHC and Clinical Intake Coordinator at the Trauma Center. She earned her MSW from Simmons College and has extensive experience working with children, adolescents and families, particularly those who have been affected by trauma, complex mental health issues, and learning challenges. Prior to joining MBHC, Ms. Donahue worked for over five years as a clinician in a therapeutic day school where she worked directly with students providing individual therapy, crisis management, animal-assisted therapy, parent/care-giver consultation, and facilitating parent/care-giver support. Additionally, Ms. Donahue is experienced in providing both outreach and in-home therapy services to children, youth and families. She has completed the Certificate Program in Traumatic Stress Studies and has specific interests in trauma-informed approaches including SMART and ARC. 

Specialized Services provided at MBHC: SMART, ARC, EMDR Level II

Kara Wetzel, LMHC, MT-BC, REAT is a Staff Clinician, Expressive Arts Therapist, Board-Certified Music Therapist at the Metrowest Behavioral Health Center in Acton. Ms. Wetzel received her Master’s in Mental Health Counseling and Expressive Therapies from Lesley University and has also pursued post-graduate studies at Anna Maria College in their Institute for Music Consciousness. Ms. Wetzel has a great passion for the arts as well as mindfulness and meditation and incorporates this expertise into her work at MBHC. Her professional experience includes work in schools, hospitals, outpatient and residential facilities such as Germaine Lawrence in Arlington and McLean Hospital in Belmont. Ms. Wetzel has worked with clients of all ages, facing a broad spectrum of diagnoses utilizing an eclectic, client-centered approach.

Specialized Services Provided at MBHC: Expressive Arts Therapy, ARC, Pathways to Permanency, Meditation/Mindfulness, Social Skills Training, Music Therapy, EMDR Level II

Allison Gold, MSW, LCSW, received her Bachelor’s degree from the University of Maryland in Psychology and her Masters in Social Work from Simmons College. Before graduate school, she worked with adolescents and adults in a residential eating disorder treatment center. Ms. Gold also has experience providing individual and group therapy in an outpatient setting to clients with complex trauma, anxiety, depression, and substance use issues. Her interests include mindfulness, meditation, and Internal Family Systems, which she integrates into her clinical work. Ms. Gold values building strong therapeutic relationships with her clients and is committed to continuous training in trauma-informed approaches.

Specialized Services provided at MBHC: SMART, ARC, TF-CBT

Kimberly Hula, LCSW, is a staff clinician at the Metrowest Behavioral Health Center.  She completed her Masters in Social Work from Boston University in 2017, during which she acted as a student ambassador for the National Association of Social Work.  Ms. Hula has clinical experience working with children, families, and adults in individual and group settings, with a focus on self-empowerment, via strengthening clients’ personal and communal narratives.  Her interests include social and racial justice, criminal justice diversion, cross-cultural communication, narrative identification, mind-body approaches, and strength-based empowerment.  She has recent experience working in child and family bereavement, outpatient psychotherapy, and within the criminal justice system.  Ms. Hula deeply believes in the power and centrality of human relationships and the values of ethics of the social work profession.

Specialized Services provided at MBHC: TF-CBT, Expressive Arts, Mind-body approaches, Bereavement/Grief Work, SMART

Addeline LCSW, is a Staff Clinician at Metrowest Behavioral Health Center who works with individuals in a wide age range who are affected by their experiences in many complex ways.  She is passionate about working alongside people in the therapy space to develop and enhance capacities for recovery, healing, and self-exploration.  She received her undergraduate double major degree in Counseling and Global Studies from Lesley University and Master’s Degree in Clinical Social Work from Boston College.  Prior to receiving her graduate degree she worked at a residential program for homeless young adults in Boston.  She also has experience working with youth in community based outpatient treatment in Watertown as well as in an integrated community health center, Fenway Health, gaining specialized experience with clients in the LGBTQIA+ community.  Her interests include relationship and attachment based approaches, parts work, and mind-body techniques used in healing from trauma.

Specialized Services provided at MBHC: ARC, IFS-informed, Mind-body approaches