About Us
La Maison de l'Esprit aims to provide high quality treatment that is evidence based and tailored to individual needs. Using a family systems and behavioral therapy approach, La Maison de l'Esprit can help individuals and families learn to communicate more effectively, manage their emotions and address problems related to suicide, self-harm, eating disorders and trauma. We conduct thorough assessments, provide objective measures for tracking progress in treatment and use treatments that are extensively supported by research.
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With the goal of providing high quality treatment, La Maison de l'Esprit also believes in training clinicians to increase access to effective treatments. We specialize specifically in consultation to clinicians and teams on how to adapt their treatments for different populations and how to create better environments for clinicians and trainees of color.
Vinu Arunagiri, PhD
Founder
Vinu is a clinical psychologist licensed in the state of New York, New Jersey and Massachusetts.
She specializes in DBT, CBT and Family Therapy.
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She graduated from the University of Melbourne with a B.A. in Psychology, completed her Masters in Clinical Psychology from Teachers College, Columbia University and received her PhD in Clinical Psychology from Hofstra University.
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She has received clinical trainings at McLean Hospital, Harvard Medical Center, Yale New Haven Hospital, NYU-Bellevue, Columbia University Medical Center, and Mt. Sinai’s Eating and Weight Disorders Program.
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She was the recipient of the 2019 American Psychological Association Dissertation Award and the 2021 International Society for the Improvement and Teaching of Dialectical Behavior Therapy Student Researcher Award.
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She has published in multiple journals, presented at several conferences, and has experience providing consultation services to help adapt treatments for different populations such as women who have experienced intimate partner violence.
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Vinu is committed to continuing to disseminate evidence based treatments and help families and individuals who struggle with different mental health problems.
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