bkanin

Dr Kanin received her PhD in Clinical Psychology from
DePaul University in Chicago, IL and completed an internship
in Pediatric Psychology at the University of Maryland School
of Medicine in Baltimore, MD. In addition to working in private
practice for many years (treating children, adolescents and
adults in individual, couples', family and group psychotherapy),
Dr Kanin served as consultant to the Biological Psychiatry and
the Child Psychiatry Branches of the National Institute of
Mental Health in Bethesda, MD as well as to the University of
Maryland School of Nursing and the Frederick County,
Maryland Health Department. She has taught courses in
psychology at George Mason University (Fairfax, VA),
Montgomery College (Gaithersburg, MD), Hesser College
(Manchester, NH) and NH Community Technical College in
Concord, NH and participated in and published research in the
areas of ADHD and drug treatment of obsessive-compulsive
disorder, precocious puberty, and childhood aggression.
Interest in drug treatment led to a 3-year stint as a
representative for Wyeth Pharmaceutical Company, promoting
the anti-depressant/anti-anxiety drug Effexor XR.

Clinical interests include the development of psychological
health as well as psychological issues in children and adults.
Her current clinical practice at The Counseling Center includes
psychological evaluation and treatment of children,
adolescents, and adults.