Debra Bunce Email & Phone Number

Portland, Maine, United States

As a senior clinician at BCSC Maine, I work with children, adolescents, young adults, and families and specialize in the treatment of anxiety, mood, and simple and complex trauma. I provide evidence-based cognitive behavior therapy (CBT), dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), Attachment, Self-Regulation, and Competency (ARC) and Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavior Therapy (TF-CBT). I work diligently to create a safe and inclusive therapeutic environment. I respect, value, and celebrate the unique attributes, characteristics and perspectives that make each person who they are. I listen carefully and collaborate with clients to make sure their voices are heard and the treatment direction makes sense to them. I believe strongly that people do well if they can and when they are struggling, I remain curious with them and their support network, if appropriate, to understand possible reasons why. As that understanding becomes clear, I enjoy working in partnership with clients and families to problem solve next steps with the goal of increased success and improved self-efficacy.

Ithaca, New York, United States

Consultant with Cornell's Residential Child Care Project out of the Bronfenbrenner Center for Translational Research. Provide training, consultation, and technical assistance to agencies implementing the CARE (Children and Residential Experiences) model. Conduct regional train-the-trainer events to certify agency-based CARE educators/trainers. Support the certification process with CARE agencies

Portland, Maine, United States

• Co-developed Spurwink’s clinical model for youth and families. This model then guided clinical trainings across day and residential treatment and outpatient services.• Guided the implementation of the clinical model which has led to consistency in treatment approach across Spurwink programs; a more trauma informed culture and climate; and improved client outcomes. Developed and facilitated training in the use of several evidence-based or evidence-informed practices including: ARC, CARE, and SCERTS (Social Communication, Self-Regulation, and Transactional Supports). • Provided weekly individual and group supervision for administrators, clinicians, and students. Outcomes included improved clinical treatment, program development, and staff morale. • Conducted individual and family therapy when clinician availability was limited. Positive results included significant decreases in problematic behavior, improvement in parent-child relationships, and youth returning home to live with their families instead of being transferred to different agencies. • Created and conducted in person and/or virtual trainings for clinicians, direct care staff, and administrators. • Facilitated multidisciplinary clinical case reviews for youth who were struggling within one of our day or residential treatment programs. Teams included clinician, psychiatrist, occupational therapist, speech therapist, educational and residential leaders. • Co-directed agency Restraint Reduction Team. Developed data-informed practices to guide decision making leading to reductions in restraints across day and residential settings.

Portland, Maine, United States

Conducted psychological assessments for youth and adults. Provided individual therapy.

Syracuse, New York, United States

Coordinated the therapy services at the Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Outpatient Clinic that was housed in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences. Supervised pre-doctoral psychology interns and psychiatry residents. Developed and then directed the Anxiety Disorders Subspecialty Clinic. Provided individual and family therapy. Performed psychological evaluations, screening and consultation.

Doctor Of Philosophy (Phd), Clinical Child Psychology

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Psychology, Phi Beta Kappa