Mary Hecht

Kathryn (“Kat”) Boger, PhD, ABPP is a board-certified and Harvard-trained child and adolescent clinical psychologist, who has devoted her career to helping children and teens with anxiety and OCD, as well as their families. She is passionate about improving care for youth and decreasing suffering through innovative, research-based treatment approaches. Dr. Boger co-founded the McLean Anxiety Mastery Program (MAMP), nationally recognized for providing empirically supported, intensive anxiety and OCD treatment. While at MAMP, Dr. Boger served as program director with oversight over all levels of program development and refinement. She has also served as an assistant professor of psychology at Harvard Medical School, published a variety of 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 with the mission of increasing access to insurance-backed, research-based care for children, adolescents, and young adults with anxiety and OCD. Her children’s book, Step by Step, is about taking brave steps to face things that feel scary.