About Dr. Alicia Fenley

Dr. Fenley works collaboratively with children, adolescents, young adults, and families to address concerns that interfere with well-being and daily functioning, including anxiety, depression, OCD, ADHD, and related difficulties. At Resilient Steps CBT, Dr. Fenley uses evidence-based cognitive-behavioral approaches to help clients set personalized goals and build skills that support meaningful, lasting change.

Dr. Fenley has extensive training in cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy  (ACT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), and Parent Management Training (PMT), and specializes in the treatment of anxiety disorders, OCD, depressive disorders, and ADHD. Her work with children and adolescents is family-centered, with caregivers actively involved as partners in treatment. With young adults, therapy is typically more individually focused, with family involvement included thoughtfully when helpful.

Education and Training

Dr. Fenley received her Doctorate of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Clinical Psychology from Boston University. She completed her pre-doctoral internship at Brown University within the Clinical Child and Adolescent Track. Dr. Fenley completed her post-doctoral fellowship at the Child and Family Therapy Clinic at Kennedy Krieger Institute/Johns Hopkins Medical School. She is a graduate of Princeton University, receiving her Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in Psychology with a minor in Neuroscience in 2014. Dr. Fenley has over 10 years of clinical experience in which she has developed expertise in the treatment of anxiety and related disorders, OCD, depression, and ADHD. She has worked within a variety of clinical settings, including the Boston University Center for Anxiety and Related Disorders, McLean Hospital's 3East partial hospitalization program specializing in DBT treatment for adolescents and young adults, Bradley Hospital's OCD partial program, Bradley Hospital's inpatient unit, Brown University Health's Pediatric Sleep Disorders Clinic, Bradley Providence special education school, and Kennedy Krieger Institute's Child and Family Therapy Clinic.