Sharen Barboza
Dr. Barboza is a licensed clinical psychologist providing psychotherapy, consultation, and training/workshops, as well as expert opinion regarding the delivery of mental health services in correctional settings and cultural/emotional wellness.
Dr. Barboza is a clinical and consulting psychologist providing monitoring, consultation, training and expert opinion regarding the delivery of mental health services in correctional settings and cultural/emotional wellness.
ABOUT ME
I have over 25 years of experience as a clinical psychologist working with correctional systems, local organizations, courts, and individual clients to support and improve mental and behavioral health.
I believe that everyone, at the individual and organizational level, can find the best within themselves through insight, engagement, and authenticity. I can help you or your organization move toward stability and sustainable change for the better.
Expert Opinion
Expert Opinion
Training
Training
Psychotherapy
Psychotherapy
CONSULTATIONS
CORRECTIONAL SYSTEM CONSULTATION
Correctional System Consultation
Program development, quality improvement, cultural change, delivery of evidence-based mental health care, suicide prevention and self-injury reduction are supported at a system-wide level using best-practices in a sustainable and practical manner.
FACILITY-SPECIFIC CONSULTATION
Facility-Specific Consultation
Unique challenges and risks faced by individual facilities related to self-injurious behavior, suicide, mental health needs that exceed current capacities, and deficits in staff training are addressed through individualized, tailored, specific (and realistic) recommendations and supports.
CLINICAL CONSULTATION
Clinical Consultation
Challenging cases are reviewed, through a lens of down-to-earth experience and evidence-based practices, to support patient improvement, staff education and provide a foundation for generalizability over time
Professional
Achievements
- Education
- Experience
- Expertise
- Affiliations
• B.S. Psychology
Tufts University
• M.S. Experimental Psychology
Tufts University
• Ph.D. Clinical Psychology
Fairleigh Dickinson University
• Certification in Wholebeing Positive Psychology
- Psychotherapist
- Court Appointed Mental Health Expert
- Psychologist, maximum security women’s prison
- Chief Psychologist, maximum security psychiatric hospital
- Director, Clinical Operations, private correctional healthcare
- Vice President, Clinical Operations, private correctional healthcare
- Vice President, Mental Health, private correctional healthcare
- Individuals
- Mood disorders/Emotional dysregulation
- Anxiety
- Trauma
- Impulsivity
- Relationships
- Organizations
- Program Development & Evaluation
- Individual, Facility, and System-wide Consulting
- Quality Improvement/Quality Assurance
- Speaking/Workshops
- Positive psychology
- Character strengths
- Self-care/Wellness
- Happiness
- Expert Opinion in Correctional Mental Health
- Training
- Personality Pathology
- Behavior Management
- Correctional officers; Mental health professionals; Other healthcare professionals
- American Psychological Association
- National Register for Health Psychologists
- National Commission on Correctional Healthcare
- American Correctional Health Services Association
- NY State Psychological Association
- League of Women Voters
- FDU College of Psychology & Counseling Board of Advisors
Recent PodCasts
Carin’ & Sharin’ with Karen & Sharen
Spotify
Apple
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Speaking Engagements
Dr. Barboza is available for speaking engagements related to correctional mental health services, general mental health issues as well as personal development topics. She is well-versed in a number of topics and is often described a very engaging, down-to-earth, and able to connect with audiences of all kinds. For recent and upcoming speaking engagements, please visit her Speaker page.
