Lara Cavalcanti Email & Phone Number

I am a Behavioral Health Caseworker at the Psychiatry Department at Cambridge Health Alliance, a Harvard Medical School teaching hospital. Previously, I have worked as a research assistant at the Center for Mindfulness and Compassion, a research institute at CHA, where I contributed to the development of mindfulness and compassion-based interventions for various populations. I have a Master of Clinical Psychology from Griffith University, Australia, and I am also trained in Gestalt Therapy. I have over nine years of experience as a psychologist, working in private practice, schools, clinics, and hospitals in Australia and Brazil. I have also worked as a research analyst for the Brazilian government for more than a decade, which has honed my skills in data collection, analysis, and reporting. I am passionate about understanding and enhancing the well-being of individuals and communities, and about fostering compassion as a catalyst for individual, social, and systemic change. I am committed to promoting social justice and equality through my work. I aim to bring diverse perspectives and experiences to the field of mental health and to the team at CHA.