Kristen E. Holderle, Ph.D.

Dr. Holderle has extensive experience in the assessment and treatment of children, adolescents, young adults, and families. Her areas of expertise include adjustment to chronic medical illness, pain management, depression, anxiety, eating disorders, and general behavioral concerns. She has specializ...

Dr. Holderle has extensive experience in the assessment and treatment of children, adolescents, young adults, and families. Her areas of expertise include adjustment to chronic medical illness, pain management, depression, anxiety, eating disorders, and general behavioral concerns. She has specialized training and expertise using Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) to help people increase their psychological flexibility and improve their quality of life.

As a member of several multidisciplinary teams, Dr. Holderle works to improve service delivery and clinical programming. Clinically, she is a pediatric psychologist on the Psychiatry Consultation/Liaison Service where she provides psychological support to children admitted to Golisano Children's Hospital for a variety of medical reasons. As Clinic Director of the HEAL Collaborative she coordinates a dedicated team of clinicians, advocates, and legal professionals who provide therapeutic supports to victims of interpersonal violence. From 2020-2022 she was the Director of Integrated Behavioral Health at the UR Medicine Complex Care Center, a multidisciplinary clinic for adults with childhood onset medical and developmental conditions.

Dr. Holderle is actively involved in training pre-doctoral psychology interns, post-doctoral fellows, medical students, and residents. She is a member of the Psychology Training Committee and the supervising psychologist for the Med-Psych Unit (1-9200). She currently serves as Associate Director of the APA Accredited Clinical Psychology Training Program.