Treating Professionals

The following professionals have joined our SMG~CAN community. They represent various specialties that work with children with Selective Mutism. SMG~CAN commends these professionals for taking an interest in treating or working with children with SM. The listings on this page can provide a source of referral information for parents seeking a treating professional for their child. SMG~CAN cannot, however, specifically endorse treating providers and reminds parents to carefully qualify any professional before beginning treatment. Suggestions for qualifying a treating professional are found on our Find a Treating Professional page.

R. Lindsay Bergman, Ph.D.: Associate Director of the UCLA Childhood OCD, Anxiety, and Tic Disorders Program and Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at UCLA
Elisa Shipon-Blum, D.O.: President and Director, Selective Mutism Anxiety Research and Treatment Center (Smart Center); Founder and Director Emeritus, Selective Mutism Group - Childhood Anxiety Network; Clinical Assistant Professor, Family Medicine and Psychology, PCOM
Audrey E. Boggs, Psy.D.: Staff Psychologist, St. John’s Health Center, Child and Family Development Center; Private Practice: Psychological Assistant to Gabrielle du Verglas, Ph.D.
Kristen Eastman, Psy.D.: Clinical Psychologist and Board Member, Selective Mutism Group - Childhood Anxiety Network
Joleen Fernald, MS CCC-SLP, Ph.D. Candidate: Speech-Language Pathologist, Treasurer and Board Member, Selective Mutism Group - Childhood Anxiety Network
Lynn Lunceford, Psy.D.: Clinical Psychologist and Board Member, Selective Mutism Group - Childhood Anxiety Network
Dr. Hilda Salgado, Psy.D.: Uses directive and nondirective play therapy and family therapy to treat Selective Mutism
Vera Joffe, Ph.D., PA: Provides treatment for children with neurodevelopmental disorders, including ADHD, Tourette's Syndrome anxiety, mood disorders, Asperger's Syndrome, and other anxiety disorders such as Selective Mutism, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, and Social Anxiety
Karen Lynn Cassiday, Ph.D., A.C.T.: Uses cognitive behavioral treatment that involves working with the parents, school system (or preschool), and social network to help the child increase social interactions, decrease avoidance behaviors and participate more fully in their daily activities with which SM interferes
Dr. James Snyder, M.D.: Director and Founder of Long Island Psychiatric, PLLC in Roslyn, NY
Bryan Bugay, M.Ed., LCPC
Kelley Armbruster, LISW, FAPA, LLC
Scott Greisberg, Ph. D: Licensed clinical psychologist
Edward H. Plimpton, PhD