Kendra Read, PhD
Vice President of Care Strategy & Delivery, Psychologist
(she/her)
“It is our commitment to be good stewards of families’ resources: their time, energy, and financial commitment. If we’re going to recommend and offer an intervention, we want it to be something that we have confidence will work. Our goal is to bring every family we serve state-of-the-science care."
About Kendra Read, PhD
Kendra Read, Ph.D. is a clinical psychologist and Vice President of Care Strategy and Delivery at Brightline. Previously, she served as the Director of the Mood & Anxiety Program, Anxiety Programs, and Psychotherapy at Seattle Children’s Hospital.
Dr. Read specializes in the assessment and treatment of kids and teens with anxiety disorders and OCD. She also has expertise in parent-mediated interventions (e.g., behavioral parent training and parent-mediated anxiety interventions), as well as psychological assessment and interventions for kids with co-occurring medical conditions (e.g., diabetes).
Dr. Read is highly invested in increasing access to evidence-based mental health care for kids, teens, and families. At Brightline, this includes examining and designing different models of care, increasing access to training in evidence-based interventions for providers, and addressing the personal and systemic barriers to the use of these interventions in outpatient care settings.
In her role at Brightline, Dr. Read uses her focus and passion to support both the care team and the business in her work to design systems of care that bring relief to families through treatments that work.
Professional Summary
Education:
Doctor of Philosophy in Clinical Psychology (PhD), inTemple University
Master of Art in Psychology, Temple University
Bachelor of Art in Psychology & Creative Writing, Poetry, Bucknell University
Therapeutic approaches and certification(s): Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), exposure and response prevention (ERP, dialectical behavioral therapy (DBT), behavioral parent training (e.g., PCIT, PCIT-SM, Incredible Years, Kazdin), habit reversal training, pivotal response training, family-based treatment (FBT), acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT)
License Type(s): Licensed Psychologist
States where clinician is licensed: Washington (PY60657826)
Experience:
Assistant Professor, University of Washington School of Medicine
Director, Psychotherapy Training, University of Washington School of Medicine CAP Fellowship
Director, Mood and Anxiety Program, Seattle Children’s Hospital
Director, Anxiety Programs, Seattle Children’s Hospital
Attending Clinical Psychologist, Seattle Children’s Hospital
Training:
Post-doctoral Fellowship, Stanford University School of Medicine, Dept. of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Pre-doctoral Internship, Pediatric Psychology, A.I. duPont/Nemours Hospital for Children
Predoctoral practicum, Child & Adolescent Anxiety Disorders Clinic, Temple University
Predoctoral practica, A.I. duPont/Nemours Hospital for Children (young child/autism psychological assessment, behavior consultation clinic)
Meet our clinical leaders
Nikhil Nadkarni, MD
“Prior to becoming a doctor, I had spent time working in leprosy colonies in rural India and there I learned that the social consequences of illness can be profound and often more impactful than the medical consequences of illness. With this in mind, I found my way to Psychiatry, which is the discipline in medicine that I believe is the most attuned to the social determinants of health and the social consequences of mental and physical disorders.”
Caroline Mendel, PsyD
"I’ve known that I wanted to be a child psychologist since middle school! I had my sights set on this career because I naturally found myself supporting others, and I knew working with kids to help bring out the best in them would bring me joy."
Kendra Read, PhD
“It is our commitment to be good stewards of families’ resources: their time, energy, and financial commitment. If we’re going to recommend and offer an intervention, we want it to be something that we have confidence will work. Our goal is to bring every family we serve state-of-the-science care.”
Jen Regan, PhD
"I became a clinical psychologist because I am so inspired by the growth that occurs when kids learn new skills and start applying them in their own lives. Whether it’s helping kids and teens challenge their fears, slowly try out new activities or re-write their own narrative after a traumatic event, I love sharing the tools that we know work well to increase their confidence and adaptability and open their worlds to new possibilities."
What is a psychologist?
Our psychologists are independently licensed providers who have completed their doctoral degree (which means they are a doctor of philosophy or psychology), including a pre-doctoral internship and postdoctoral fellowship. They are qualified to do diagnostic evaluations, therapy, and psychological testing. Psychologists do not prescribe medication, but they are able to directly refer families who need that service to a Brightline psychiatrist or psychiatric nurse practitioner.
