Dr. Wheelis received her M.D. from Boston University and completed her psychiatric residency at McLean Hospital in Belmont, MA in 1989. She founded Two Brattle Center in 1996 and has been its Director since that time. In addition to her work at Two Brattle Center, Dr. Wheelis is an Assistant Clinical Professor at Harvard Medical School and teaches at the joint Massachusetts General Hospital / McLean Hospital Psychiatric Residency Program. Additionally, Dr. Wheelis is a Training and Supervising Analyst at the Boston Psychoanalytic Society and Institute. In 1997, Dr. Wheelis began training with Dr. Marsha Linehan at the University of Washington in Dialectical Behavioral Therapy and has been a DBT Trainer with Btech since 2002. Dr. Wheelis is currently co-investigator on a randomized controlled research study comparing standard DBT, intensive DBT, and TAU for patients suffering from depression and suicidal tendencies. This study is conducted at Two Brattle Center in conjunction with Harvard University and funded by the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. Dr. Wheelis’ interests include the treatment of borderline personality disorder, and the development of intensive milieu based treatment for patients with personality disorders. Dr. Wheelis co-edited with Dr. Joseph Shay, a volume of individual essays documenting the professional and personal evolution of twelve renowned psychotherapists. The compilation, published in 2000, is entitled Odysseys in Psychotherapy.
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