ABOUT ME
I’m a licensed clinical psychologist and health service provider. I begin by providing a safe environment for moms, moms to be, people with chronic pain, and those in life and relationship transitions. Ultimately, I hope to support you in further cultivating your strengths, navigating stuck points, and promoting your best self.
I have spent the first ten years of my career working in integrated care and women’s health medical centers. In these settings, I have worked with adults from diverse backgrounds seeking therapy for a range of concerns including perinatal depression and anxiety, chronic pain, chronic medical conditions, fertility/infertility, life and relationship transitions, and weight management. For a more comprehensive work history visit my LinkedIn page: https://www.linkedin.com/in/melissa-stone-psyd-llc/
Education
PsyD /William James College
Clinical Psychology with a specialization in Health Psychology
Post doctoral residency at Massachusetts General Hospital and Boston PainCare (Waltham, MA)
APA- accredited pre-doctoral internship at The Edith Nourse Rogers Memorial Veterans Hospital (Bedford, MA) specializing in Primary Care Psychology
BA/ Boston University
Publications
Wang, S.B., Gray, E.K., Coniglio, K.A., Murray, H.B., Stone, M.T., Becker K.R., Thomas, J.J., Eddy, K.T. (2019). Cognitive rigidity and heightened attention to detail occur transdiagnostically in adolescents with eating disorders. Eating Disorders 1 : 1-13.
DiBenedetto, D.J., Wawrzyniak K.M., Finkelman M., Kulich R.J., Chen, L., Schatman M.E., Stone, M.T., Mao, J. (2019). Relationships between opioid dosing, pain severity, and disability in a community-based chronic pain population: An exploratory retrospective analysis. Pain Medicine, Jan 17.
Stone, M.T. & Kulich, R.J. (2017). Psychological Factors of Disability with Chronic Pain. In Bajwa, Z, Warfield, C., & Wootton, J. Principles and Practice of Pain Medicine, Third Edition. New York: McGraw-Hill.
Stone, M.T., Weed, V. & Kulich, R.J. (2016). Psychological and Behavioral Aspects of Headache and Pain. Current Pain and Headache Reports 20, 1-7.
Thomas, J.J., Eddy, K.T., Murray B., Tromp, M., Hartmann, A.S., Stone, M.T., Levendusky, P.G., Becker, A.E. (2015). The impact of revised DSM-5 criteria on the relative distribution and inter-rater reliability of eating disorder diagnoses in a residential treatment setting. Psychiatry Research.
Hough, S., Stone, M.T., Buse, D.C. (2013). “Dating and Relationship Psychoeducational Group for Veterans with Spinal Cord Injury”. Sexuality and Disability, 31, 337-359.
Kulich, R.J. & Stone, M.T. (2012). Risk Stratification with Opioid Therapy. Headache, 52, 88-93.
Stone, M.T. (2011). “Paul Wehman: Essentials of Transition Planning (Brookes Transition to Adulthood Series)”. Sexuality and Disability, 7, 1-4.
Stone, M.T. (2011).“John Bancroft: Human Sexuality and its Problems, 3rd edition (Review)” Sexuality and Disability, 29, 185-186.
Professional Presentations
Stone, M. (2016, April). Pain Management and Behavioral Health. Grand Rounds, South Shore Medical Center, Norwell, Massachusetts.
Stone, M. (2016, June). Pain Management and Behavioral Health. Continuing Education, Integrated Behavioral Associates, Weymouth, Massachusetts.
Stone, M. (2015, April). Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Chronic Pain. Pain Rounds, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
Stone, M. (2015, February). Risk Stratification for chronic pain. Headache and Facial Pain Speaker Series at Tufts University School of Dental Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts.
Stone, M., Eddy, K.T., Berman, S., Rose, G., Thomas, J.J. (2014, March). Therapist self-disclosure of personal eating disorder history: Effects on predicted treatment outcome. Paper presentation, International Conference on Eating Disorders, New York, NY, USA.
Stone, M. (2013, September). Mindfulness and Pain. Paper Presentation, Acute Pain Management Symposium, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.
Stone, M., Eddy, K.T., Levendusky, P.G., Thomas, JJ. (2013, April). Cognitive Rigidity and Attention to Detail in Adolescent Eating Disorders: Cause or Consequence? Paper presentation, International Conference on Eating Disorders, Montreal, Canada.
Stone, M.T. (2012, May). Mindfulness interventions in the medical setting. Lecture for 2nd year medical students at Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts.
Stone, M.T. (2012, April). Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and mindfulness interventions. Graduate Lecture: New England School of Acupuncture, Newton, Massachusetts.
Stone, M.T. (2012, March). Mindfulness and behavioral interventions for pain. A lecture for undergraduate students at Tufts Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.
Stone, M.T. (2012, March). Eating disorders and dentistry. A lecture for undergraduate students at Tufts Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.
Stone, M.T. (2011, November). Psychological factors and behavioral interventions for chronic pain. A lecture for the Sjogren’s support group at Tufts Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.
Stone, M.T. & Kulich, R.J. (2011, November). Psychological factors of disability and pain. Headache and Facial Pain Speaker Series at Tufts University School of Dental Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts.
Stone, M.T. (2011, October). Case study: Chronic pain after a Trabelectomy. Headache and Facial Pain Speaker Series, Tufts University School of Dental Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts.
Stone, M.T. (2011, September). Eating disorders, pain, and dentistry. Headache and Facial Pain Speaker Series, Tufts University School of Dental Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts.