Michelle Ronayne, Psychologist

Dr. Michelle Ronayne earned her undergraduate degree in psychology from Connecticut College in New London, Connecticut. She went on to earn her Master’s and PhD in Clinical Psychology from Suffolk University in Boston, MA. She has had a variety of clinical training experiences including a Veteran’s Administration Hospital (Bedford, MA), a practicum focused on working with community members around domestic violence and an internship at a community mental health center in Walpole, MA with a focus on children, adolescents, and families where she continued to work with a non-profit domestic violence agency as well. Dr. Ronayne has spent many years in academia having taught at a variety of colleges in Massachusetts and New Hampshire teaching courses such as Domestic Violence, Family Violence, Introduction to Psychology and Abnormal Psychology. Dr. Ronayne has worked with individuals and families across the lifespan. She provides couples and family therapy as well as individual. Her clinical interests include trauma, mood disorders, eating disorders and ADHD. She has developed an interest in health issues and received training in diabetes for mental health providers as well as eating disorders such as diabulimia (omission of insulin). Additionally, she has a specific interest in women’s health with a focus on reproductive health throughout the lifespan including fertility and perinatal issues. Dr. Ronayne has an integrated treatment approaches working from a strength based, client-centered perspective blending Relational, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, TF-CBT, Family Systems and Solution Focused approaches.