Dr. Cynthia Kaplan is the Founder of the Center for Trauma and Stress Education and brings more than 25 years of clinical, research, teaching, and training experience in trauma and mental health. She serves as Director of Trauma Training and Consultation in Child and Adolescent Services at McLean Hospital and is an Assistant Professor of Psychology at Harvard Medical School.

Dr. Kaplan has dedicated much of her career to understanding and treating trauma, including Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, childhood trauma, and high-risk and suicidal behaviors among adolescents. She has developed programs, conducted research, trained professionals, and spoken extensively on these topics.

Dr. Kaplan earned her doctorate in Clinical Psychology from Fordham University and completed postgraduate studies at New York University. She is also co-author of Fighting Back: “What an Olympic Champion’s Story Can Teach Us About Recognizing and Preventing Child Sexual Abuse — and Helping Kids Recover.”