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Kathryn Boger, PhD, ABPP, is a board-certified child and adolescent clinical psychologist who has devoted her career to helping children struggling with anxiety and OCD. She is passionate about improving care and decreasing suffering through innovative, research-based treatment approaches. In 2013, she co-developed the McLean Anxiety Mastery Program (MAMP) at McLean Hospital, nationally recognized for providing empirically-supported intensive anxiety treatment. She was also an Assistant Professor in Psychology at Harvard Medical School and has published peer-reviewed journal articles, delivered regional and national talks (including a TEDx), and provided training to hospitals, schools, and the community. In 2021, Dr. Boger co-founded InStride Health focused on increasing access to insurance-backed, research-based care for children and adolescents with anxiety and OCD. She lives in MA with her husband and three children who work on being brave every day.
Hiroe Naka graduated from the Parsons School of Design. Illustrations from her first children's book were chosen for the Society of Illustrators Annual Exhibition. She lives in Tokyo, Japan.