Brenda McQuillan, PhD, LCSW: Supervisor

I have over 20 years of social work experience across diverse settings, including children’s advocacy, schools, foster care, psychiatry, juvenile detention, and mental health clinics.

Education:Master of Social Work,Roberts Wesleyan University

Doctor of Philosophy

Health Practice Research, University of Rochester

Language: English

Training:Eating Disorders and Compulsive Addictive Behaviors Program,
William Alanson White Institute

I maintain a private practice in Rochester, NY, specializing in acute, complex, and developmental trauma among adolescents and young adults, and serve as a Clinical Associate Professor of Social Work at the University at Buffalo.

Trained in evidence-based interventions like TF-CBT, EMDR, and PCIT, my research focuses on youth trauma, cyberbullying, and its impact on parent-child relationships. I have presented nationally and internationally on these topics and completed leadership programs through the Maternal and Child Health Bureau and the CSWE Program Director Academy.

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