Who We Are
We are two licensed psychologists who specialize in parenting. We are exceptionally committed professionals who want to share our knowledge and expertise with those doing the hardest, but most fulfilling job of all — parents. We’ve got 30 years and two Ph.D.’s between us, and we’ve collectively worked with thousands of children and families.
Chelsea Tucker, Ph.D. is a licensed psychologist who specializes in working with children, adolescents, and adults struggling with anxiety and anxiety-related issues. Dr. Tucker earned her B.A. in Psychology and Spanish Language and Literature (2012) and her M.A. (2016) and Ph.D. in Psychology (school psychology concentration) at the University of Rhode Island in 2017. She completed comprehensive practicum-level training with Dr. Ellen Flannery-Schroeder (co-director of New England Center for Anxiety) as part of the Child Anxiety Program at URI’s Psychological Consultation Center. She completed her pre-doctoral internship in a large Rhode Island public school district. She completed post-doctoral training in school-focused consultation and clinical psychological/neuropsychological assessment in 2018. Dr. Tucker has provided psychological services to children, adolescents, and young adults in public, private, and specialized schools, as well as in private practice and outpatient settings to address problems with anxiety, mood, social-emotional functioning, learning, attention, and behavior.
Ellen Flannery-Schroeder, Ph.D., ABPP is a Professor of Psychology at the University of Rhode Island. Dr. Flannery-Schroeder graduated with a BA in psychology from Franklin and Marshall College, received her MA in psychology from Connecticut College and Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from Temple University. She completed a predoctoral internship at Eastern Pennsylvania Psychiatric Institute and a postdoctoral fellowship at Temple University. Dr. Flannery-Schroeder is Board Certified in Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology by the American Board of Professional Psychology, an organization certifying psychologists as competent to deliver high quality services in various specialty areas of psychology. Dr. Flannery-Schroeder’s areas of research and clinical expertise include anxiety disorders in children; efficacy of cognitive-behavioral treatment and prevention programs for children at risk for anxiety; as well as the role of family factors in the onset and maintenance of childhood anxiety. She has been involved in the prevention and treatment of anxiety disorders for more than 15 years and has written numerous articles and book chapters on the topic. Dr. Flannery-Schroeder also directs the outpatient Child Anxiety Program in the Psychological Consultation Center at the University of Rhode Island.
We know you’re busy and that’s why we’re here — to take the extensive research on parenting and children’s mental health and well-being and present it to you in easy, bite sized take-aways. We’re doing the hard work for you! Count on us to cull the best empirical research and present to you the most effective strategies, techniques, and ideas to ensure high performance parenting. We’ll help you to be the parent you were meant to be.
Invest in your child. You’ll love the return.
