Michelle Friedman-Yakoobian, Ph.D., Licensed Clinical Psychologist and the Director of Research and Development at the CEDAR Clinic

Michelle Friedman-Yakoobian, Ph.D. is a licensed clinical psychologist and the Director of Research and Development at the CEDAR Clinic, an early psychosis treatment program in Brookline, MA. Dr. Friedman-Yakoobian co-founded the CEDAR Clinic in 2009. Currently, she supervises trainees in the clinic, and provides clinical consultations as well as individual and family therapy. She presents at schools and other community youth agencies to raise awareness about new advances in early detection and treatment of early signs of psychosis. Dr. Friedman-Yakoobian earned her undergraduate degree in Human Development and Family Studies at Cornell University and her doctorate in Clinical Psychology at the University of Massachusetts Boston, and is an Assistant Professor in Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School with Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center.