Avery Carmichael, LMSW, received her Master’s Degree in Social Work from Columbia University. While in her master’s program, Avery was the Editor-in-Chief of the Columbia Social Work Review, an annual peer-reviewed journal for students in the field to share research, experiences, and views. Avery completed her DBT Foundational Training through Behavioral Tech, LLC, studied DBT-informed Therapy through Wise Mind Counseling, and previously interned at Behavioral Psych Studio throughout her final year at Columbia. In addition to DBT training, she has completed trainings in Motivational Interviewing, Prolonged Grief Disorder Therapy through the Center for Complicated Grief, and Trauma-Focused CBT through MUSC. While interning at BPS, Avery launched the practice’s podcast, House on Fire. Avery received her Bachelor’s Degree from Duke University in Durham, North Carolina, a city that is very near and dear to her heart.

Avery also completed an internship at Windsor Terrace Middle School, where she delivered treatment in both individual and group settings, including a psychoeducation group focused on mindfulness and anxiety. Avery’s experience working within a charter school environment, particularly amidst a pandemic year, has reinforced her dedication to fostering authentic, mutual, and effective relationships with her clients. Co-creation, balance, and fidelity to evidence-based techniques are at the core of Avery’s mission.

An animal lover, foodie, and a born explorer, Avery spent three years working at Indagare Travel where she travelled to and wrote about, among other things, some of the most fantastic animal-based experiences on earth. Her favorite moment? Trekking with mountain gorillas in Rwanda. Now, she keeps things a little lower octane, cuddling with her dogs Lucy and Cooper on a regular basis. Keep an eye out for Avery on the Brooklyn Bridge, where she loves to take in the views and walk with a giant pretzel to-and-from Manhattan.