About Dr. Dolce

Dr. Christina Dolce is a clinical psychologist who specializes in the treatment of children, adolescents, and young adults. Dr. Dolce offers a collaborative, strength-based approach to therapy and aims to provide a comfortable environment for her clients.

Dr. Dolce's private practice focuses on imparting individuals and families with skills to manage their emotions, behaviors, and navigate relationships with themselves and others.  Dr. Dolce's services are based on evidence-based practices and interventions, including Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), DBT-Child, Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT), and Parent Management Training. 

In addition to her private practice, Dr. Dolce is a supervising clinical psychologist at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) in the Child and Adolescent Outpatient Department. At MGH, Dr. Dolce’s supervises and supports psychologists with the adaptation and implementation of DBT in different clinical settings (e.g., primary care, emergency care, and outpatient clinics). Dr. Dolce previously served as a clinical psychologist at McLean Hospital and was an Instructor in Psychology at Harvard Medical School.  At McLean Hospital, Dr. Dolce worked in 3East DBT Outpatient Program, where she co-founded the DBT-Children program, and supervised psychiatry residents at Harvard Medical School. 

Prior to her current work, Dr. Dolce worked as a clinical psychologist at Bradley Hospital (Warren Alpert School of Medicine at Brown University), where she received intensive training in DBT (Behavioral Tech) and Parent Management Training (Incredible Years).  Dr. Dolce is also intensively trained as a DBT-C therapist, under the guidance of Dr. Francheska Perepletchikova. Dr. Dolce also completed a clinical fellowship in eating disorders at Cambridge Eating Disorder Center for adolescents and young adults with a treatment focus of DBT.   

Dr. Dolce is licensed to practice psychology in the states of Massachusetts (#10502), New York (#021549), and Rhode Island (#PS01493).