Dr. Cheron is a licensed psychologist and is board certified in Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology by the American Board of Professional Psychology. He graduated from Boston College with a B.A. in Psychology and received his Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from Boston University, where he worked extensively researching and treating anxious children and adolescents at the Center for Anxiety and Related Disorders (CARD). He completed his doctoral psychology internship at the May Institute in their community-based Behavioral Health Services Division and completed his postdoctoral fellowship at Judge Baker Children’s Center, where he worked on multiple grant-funded projects investigating the effectiveness of evidence-based treatments for youth with anxiety, depression, disruptive behavior, and traumatic stress in community mental health clinics.

Dr. Cheron specializes in the assessment and treatment of anxiety disorders and has extensive experience in the use of empirically-based interventions for disruptive behavior problems, traumatic stress, and depression in children, adolescents, and young adults. He specializes in working with children, teens, and young adults (ages 2-20) and their families, and has experience using the following evidence-based practices.

The Modular Approach to Therapy for Children (MATCH)

Parent Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT)

Behavioral Parent Training (BPT)

Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT)

Trauma Systems Therapy (TST)

Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP)

Primary and Secondary Control Enhancement Training (PASCET)

Organizational Skills Training (OST)

Cognitive Behavioral Intervention for Tics (CBIT)

Behavioral Treatment for Childhood Toileting Problems

Dr. Cheron is also the Chief Psychologist and Director of Training and Implementation at Judge Baker Children’s Center and an Instructor in Psychology at Harvard Medical School. At Judge Baker, he oversees the training for hundreds of clinicians in evidence