Kaitlyn Wilbur-Smith, Psy.D.

Boston Child Study Center

Dr. Kaitlyn Wilbur-Smith is a licensed clinical psychologist and the Director of Middle Childhood Services and the Director of Selective Mutism Services at the Boston Child Study Center. She specializes in the treatment of anxiety, mood, and disruptive behavior disorders in children, adolescents, and young adults. Dr. Wilbur-Smith provides evidence-based cognitive behavior therapy (CBT), dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), and parent-child interaction therapy (PCIT). Dr. Wilbur-Smith is a Certified PCIT Therapist by PCIT International and is clinically trained in treatment adaptations for selective mutism (PCIT-SM) and anxiety (PCIT-CALM). She is also certified in Dialectical Behavior Therapy for Children (DBT-C).

Dr. Wilbur-Smith especially loves PCIT and PCIT-SM and working closely with children and their families. She takes an inclusive approach considering family history, cultural context, and multilingualism when relevant. With older children and adolescents with SM, Dr. Wilbur-Smith implements CBT with exposure therapy in conjunction with caregiver coaching as needed. She is committed to using evidence-based treatments while also incorporating an individualized approach and collaborating with caregivers and school personnel. Dr. Wilbur-Smith additionally provides school consultation services including professional development on selective mutism and interventions for the school setting.

In early 2019, Dr. Wilbur-Smith, alongside the SM team at BCSC, created Get Heard!, a group treatment program for youth with selective mutism and social anxiety. The program uses an evidence-based exposure therapy model. Each Get Heard! group therapy session can serve as a bravery practice booster and/or an opportunity to achieve a difficult brave talking goal in a supportive and fun setting. Get Heard! was adapted throughout the COVID-19 pandemic and was conducted virtually.

Dr. Wilbur-Smith received her Doctorate of Psychology, with a specialization in children and adolescents, from the University of Hartford. Dr. Wilbur-Smith completed her postdoctoral fellowship at Boston Child Study Center, where she received intensive clinical training and supervision in DBT, CBT, and PCIT. Prior to her fellowship, she completed an APA-accredited predoctoral internship at Franciscan Children’s in Brighton, MA. There, she primarily worked in the community based acute treatment (CBAT) program, an intensive, short-term acute residential unit for youth aged 4-14.

Dr. Kaitlyn Wilbur-Smith

Director of Selective Mutism Services

Licensed Clinical Psychologist

Boston Child Study Center

729 Boylston Street, Fifth Floor

Boston, MA 02116

617-356-7509

kwilbur@bostonchildstudycenter.com

www.bostonchildstudycenter.com