Kimberly O’Brien, PhD, LICSW
Clinician, Researcher, Trainer
Clinician, Researcher, Trainer
Professional Bio: Dr. Kimberly O’Brien is the founder and director of Unlimited Resilience, LLC, a group mental health practice designed for athletes by athletes, and the co-founder and director of Better Together, an athlete peer mentoring program. She is also a research and training consultant at the Behavioral Research & Training Institute at Rutgers University. Dr. O’Brien received her BA from Harvard University (’00), where she was a four-year member and co-captain of the hockey team which won a National Championship in 1999. She obtained her MSW (’05) and PhD (’11) from Boston College and completed her postdoctoral fellowship (’13) at Brown University. Her research is focused on the development and testing of brief interventions for suicidal adolescents and their families, with additional specializations in substance use, interventions which utilize technology, and athlete mental health and suicide prevention. She is currently working on an NIMH-funded project to test the effectiveness of a positive affect intervention for adolescents psychiatrically hospitalized for suicide risk and an NINR-funded study to assess the effectiveness of a motivational intervention for vaccine uptake among Latinx adults with mental illness. Dr. O’Brien has co-authored over 75 articles and book chapters related to adolescent suicide, substance use, and mental health, and was awarded the Young Investigator Research Award from the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention in 2019. She is also the co-author of Emotionally Naked: A Teacher’s Guide to Preventing Suicide and Recognizing Students at Risk. In addition to providing individual and group therapy in her practice, Dr. O’Brien works with high school and college teams across the country on mental health, mental skills, and suicide bereavement and prevention. She continues to stay involved in athletics as she coaches hockey, field hockey, lacrosse, and baseball, and plays hockey, golf, pickleball, and platform tennis.
Clinician
My clinical specialization is with young athletes with mental health concerns, as well as suicidal teens and teens who use substances. I also have expertise with LGBTQ+ issues, eating concerns, depression, anxiety, and trauma.
Researcher
My research is focused on brief interventions for suicidal adolescents and their families, with additional specializations in substance use, interventions which utilize technology, and athlete mental health and suicide prevention.
Trainer
I conduct trainings for professionals, parents, and teens on mental skills and mental health for athletes, suicide risk assessment, interventions for teens who are suicidal and/or use substances, and motivational interviewing.
My goal is to help you meet yours.
Contact me to schedule a clinical appointment, research consultation, or training.
khmobrien@gmail.com
781-696-6779
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