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Dr. Kaitlyn Wilbur-Smith, Psy.D.

Director of Selective Mutism Services at the Boston Child Study Center (BCSC)


Dr. Kaitlyn Wilbur-Smith is a licensed clinical psychologist and the Director of Selective Mutism Services at the Boston Child Study Center (BCSC). She specializes in the treatment of anxiety, mood, and disruptive behavior disorders in children, adolescents, and young adults. Dr. Wilbur-Smith is intensively trained in and 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).

Dr. Wilbur-Smith earned a Master of Arts in clinical practices and a Doctorate of Psychology from the University of Hartford in West Hartford, CT. She completed an APA-accredited predoctoral internship at Franciscan Children’s in Brighton, MA followed by a postdoctoral fellowship at the Boston Child Study Center.