Melissa McWilliams, PhD

Melissa McWilliams, PhD, is an attending child and adolescent psychologist with Bradley Hospital’s outpatient services and the Verrecchia Clinic for Children with Autism and Developmental Disabilities. Within outpatient services, she is co-director of the Crisis Clinic and co-facilitator of the Mindful Teen Skills Group and PEP Parent Therapy Group. 

She is a clinical assistant professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior at The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University. Dr. McWilliams earned a PhD in school psychology from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. She completed a clinical internship and postdoctoral fellowship in child and adolescent psychology at Intermountain Healthcare, Primary Children’s Hospital in Salt Lake City, Utah. Dr. McWilliams earned a master’s degree in clinical psychology from Roger Williams University, Rhode Island.

Dr. McWilliams is a national certified school psychologist, who brings experience gained through work in multiple inpatient, outpatient, and school settings while in North Carolina and Utah. Her clinical experience has focused on supporting children and adolescents with various emotional and behavioral challenges, and their families. In addition to frequent presentations at professional conferences, Dr. McWilliams has co-authored several textbook chapters and articles for peer-reviewed journals, most recently, Innovative Higher Education and Journal of Student Affairs Research and Practice. She is a member of the American Psychological Association and the Rhode Island Psychological Association.