Helena Vaughan, Ph.D., Licensed Psychologist

Echo Counseling Services, Pittsburgh, PA

Helena Vaughan, Ph.D., NCSP, is a licensed psychologist in Maryland and Pennsylvania, a Nationally Certified School Psychologist (NCSP), and is also a participating provider in PsyPact, which allows her to meet with families in participating PsyPact states via telehealth. Helena received her Ph.D. in School Psychology at the University of Maryland in 2021, followed by the completion of a post-doctoral fellowship at the Behavior Management Clinic at the Kennedy Krieger Institute (an affiliate of Johns Hopkins University), where she also worked as a staff psychologist. Helena is a certified Parent Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT) therapist, and is currently completing certification in Parent Child Interaction Therapy for Selective Mutism (PCIT-SM) with Dr. Steven Kurtz. Helena provides PCIT-SM sessions at the office and via telehealth, as well as school, home, and community sessions, and school consultation as needed. Helena utilizes evidence-based parent and child coaching in skills needed to address and reduce symptoms of Selective Mutism, and tailors treatment plans for individual families.