Meet the Team

Dr. Kate Gibson is certified by PCIT International as a PCIT Therapist and Within Agency Trainer and is working toward Regional Trainer certification. Dr. Gibson is also certified by Kurtz Psychology Consulting as a PCIT for Selective Mutism Therapist and Within Agency Trainer. She completed a Master's degree in Forensic Psychology at John Jay College of Criminal Justice and earned her Doctor of Psychology in Clinical Psychology from Alliant International University. She is board certified in Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology. Her clinical and research interests include childhood trauma, anxiety, selective mutism, OCD and OC Related Disorders, disruptive behavior, and providing training and consultation in these areas.

Robin Han is certified by PCIT International as a PCIT Therapist and is a postdoctoral fellow at Children's National Hospital. She graduated from the University of Pennsylvania with a double major in Psychology and Communications and completed master's degrees in Urban Education at Johns Hopkins University and Psychology at West Virginia University. Her clinical and research interests include early childhood disruptive behavior, parenting interventions, and dissemination of these interventions to high-needs and/or racial/ethnic minority communities. 

Dr. Caroline Harvey is certified by PCIT International as a PCIT Therapist and Within Agency Trainer.  Dr. Harvey is also certified by Kurtz Psychology Consulting as a PCIT for Selective Mutism Therapist and Within Agency Trainer. She completed her Doctor of Psychology degree in Clinical-School Psychology from Ferkauf Graduate School of Psychology of Yeshiva University. She has a passion for empowering parents to manage their children's challenging disruptive and anxious behaviors while also strengthening the parent-child relationship. She specializes in utilizing evidence-based approaches in treating children and families with ADHD, oppositional defiant disorder, selective mutism, as well as other childhood anxiety disorders. 

Dr. Hannah Hoch is certified by PCIT International as a PCIT Therapist. She is a licensed clinical psychologist and behavior analyst specializing in the education and treatment of children with behavior and developmental disorders. She received her Ph.D in Psychology from the CUNY Graduate Center Learning Processes and Behavior Analysis Psychology program. Dr. Hoch is currently an adjunct professor in the Psychology Departments at Barnard College and Columbia College. She is the proud recipient of the 2015 Columbia University School of General Studies GSSC Excellence in Teaching Award. Dr. Hoch is also the proprietor of the Developmental Psychology Practice of Queens, where she provides therapeutic services to individuals with behavior disorders and their families in the NY area. Her clinical and research interests include reduction of challenging behavior and increasing language and social skills in children with ASD and related disorders.

 Dr. Corey Lieneman is certified by PCIT International as a PCIT Therapist and Within Agency Trainer. She is a licensed psychologist and assistant professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC). Dr. Lieneman earned a PhD in Clinical Child Psychology from West Virginia University (WVU). She completed a predoctoral internship in Behavioral Pediatrics and Integrated Care and a postdoctoral fellowship in Child and Adolescent Psychology at the Munroe-Meyer Institute at UNMC. She also holds a master's degree in Clinical Child Psychology from WVU, a master's degree in Community Counseling from Villanova University, and a bachelor's degree from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Dr. Lieneman specializes in research, diagnosis, and treatment of disruptive behavior in children ages 12 and younger with particular focus on children with autism, ADHD, anxiety, trauma, and attachment diagnoses. She also has expertise in treating sleep disorders and conducting Trauma-Focused Cognitive-Behavior Therapy (TF-CBT). Dr. Lieneman has authored 15 research-based publications, including a book, Time-Out in Child Behavior Management with Dr. Cheryl McNeil.

After a 28-year career at West Virginia University, Cheryl B. McNeil, Ph.D. is now a Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Florida (UF). Dr. McNeil obtained her Ph.D. in the Department of Clinical and Health Psychology at UF in 1989 and is excited to be conducting research at her alma mater. Her academic interests are focused on program development and evaluation, specifically with regard to managing the disruptive behaviors of young children in both the home and school settings. Dr. McNeil has co-authored many books (e.g., Parent-Child Interaction Therapy: Second Edition, PCIT-Toddler, Time-out in Child Behavior Management, Handbook of PCIT for Children with ASD, Short-Term Play Therapy for Disruptive Children), a continuing education package (Working with Oppositional Defiant Disorder in Children), a classroom management program (The Tough Class Discipline Kit), and a Psychotherapy DVD for the American Psychological Association (Parent-Child Interaction Therapy). She has a line of research studies examining the efficacy of Parent-Child Interaction Therapy and Teacher Child Interaction Training across a variety of settings and populations, including over 150research articles and chapters related to the importance of intervening early with young children displaying a range of mental health concerns. Dr. McNeil is a Global Trainer for PCIT International and has disseminated PCIT to agencies and therapists in many states and countries, including Norway, New Zealand, Australia, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and South Korea. Dr. McNeil’s hobbies include fishing, tennis, travel, and swimming. 

Tara Motzenbecker is certified by PCIT International as a PCIT Therapist. Tara  is also certified by Kurtz Psychology Consulting as a PCIT for Selective Mutism Therapist. She received a Mater's degree in School Psychology from the University of Rhode Island and a Master's degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from National Louis University. Tara's clinical interests lie in testing and psychotherapy. Her areas of specialization include anxiety, disruptive behavior, OCD and OC Related Disorders, selective mutism and trauma. She is a Registered School Based Play Therapist and a  certified EMDR therapist.

Erinn Victory is a second-year doctoral student at West Virginia University. She is currently pursuing certification in PCIT. Her research has largely focused on the dissemination of PCIT and PCIT-Toddler across the state of West Virginia to address adverse family outcomes associated with the opioid crisis. Her clinical and research interests include parenting, child maltreatment, child disruptive behavior, and increasing access to evidence-based treatments, especially within underserved populations.