Offering Psychological Consultation for Complex Cases
Dr. Kimberly Cimino is a licensed clinical psychologist in Connecticut providing consultation to CT-based licensed therapists and therapeutically-engaged psychiatric providers working with complex or challenging clinical presentations. Consultation focuses on in-depth case formulation, short-term and long-term treatment planning, and milieu management.
When consultation may help
Licensed therapists & therapeutically-engaged psychiatric providers: Have you recently been in any of the three following positions:
"I can't figure out this case."
"I know what's happening clinically, but I don't know what to do next."
"This patient is affecting the whole team/milieu."
Areas of Consultation
Complex case formulation for therapy patients, with special focus on support for clinicians working with clientele with:
Personality pathology or traits
Complex trauma
Interpersonal dysfunction
Psychodynamic formulation and treatment planning
Dialectical behavioral therapy formulation and treatment planning
Milieu management, including understanding behavioral patterns and interpersonal dynamics within higher levels of care
Assistance with behavioral plans
About Dr. Cimino
Dr. Cimino is a clinical psychologist currently working full-time as an embedded psychologist in an acute psychiatric inpatient unit.
Free resources
Dr. Cimino offers two free, personally-made downloadable resources for working through challenging cases prior to seeking consultation.
An outside perspective
The goal isn't to replace a clinician's existing theoretical orientation or judgment, but instead to offer a professional “white board” and additional perspective that can help clarify what may be happening in the treatment and identify possible paths forward.