Paula R. Young, PhD, is a licensed clinical psychologist and executive director of clinical training and development. Dr. Young joined Rogers Behavioral Health in 2016 and has served as clinical supervisor and clinical director of Rogers Chicago locations, and as a senior clinical director where she supervised and trained staff working in the partial hospitalization and intensive outpatient levels of care at eight locations. In her current role she oversees the development of formalized training content and processes for clinical interventions and strategies within the Rogers System.
After receiving her Bachelor of Arts in psychology at the University of Texas-Austin, she earned her graduate and doctoral degrees in clinical psychology from Rosalind Franklin University of Health Sciences in Chicago. Dr. Young completed her doctoral internship at the Medical College of Pennsylvania-Eastern Pennsylvania Psychiatric Institute followed by post-doctoral work at the University of Pennsylvania Department of Psychiatry Depression Research Unit.
Dr. Young has been involved in several NIH-funded treatment studies using Cognitive Behavioral therapy to treat major depressive disorder and anxiety disorders and has presented to numerous clinical and academic audiences across the country. Prior to joining Rogers, Dr. Young was faculty at Northwestern University where she taught courses on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in Clinical Psychology and Counseling programs for more than 15 years. She is a diplomate of the Academy of Cognitive Therapy, and a Fellow of the Association of Behavioral and Cognitive Therapy.
