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Psychology

Dave Belliveau is the director of information technology at the Austen Riggs Center. He is an accomplished information technology (IT) leader with more than 20 years of experience focused on organizational health and senior executive advising, and has held leadership positions at Fortune 500 and startup companies such as GE and Wave Systems Corp. Using a cross-functional and international approach, he helps current and future leaders align their business and technology strategies and leverage opportunities.

Mr. Belliveau holds a bachelor’s degree in computer science, a Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) certification from ISC2, and has earned a Certified Chief Information Security Officer (C|CISO) designation by the EC-Council.

Dave Belliveau

Director of Information Technology

Carol Bersaw, RN, is a staff nurse at the Austen Riggs Center.

Carol Bersaw

Staff Nurse

MA in philosophy and social policy from American University

Spencer Biel, PsyD, is the director of the 

 for college students and emerging adults in Massachusetts. 

After completing a four-year fellowship at the Austen Riggs Center, Dr. Biel was hired as a full-time staff psychologist and worked for eight years in the residential program, including in roles as assistant team leader, testing and psychotherapy supervisor, and associate director of the Therapeutic Community Program.

As the founding director of the Online IOP, Dr. Biel has shaped the program based on his expertise working with young adults and commitment to increasing access to treatment that promotes deep self-understanding and opportunities for lasting change. For nearly two decades, he has focused clinically on young adults’ efforts to grow from being a child in a family to an adult in the world, directing special attention to the interplay between family and social dynamics and emotion regulation. In the IOP, his staff applies a psychodynamic systems approach, integrating dyadic and social learning so participants can understand developmental influences on their social positioning, translate their symptoms into more straightforward, intelligible communications to others, and deepen authentic interpersonal engagement both inside and beyond the program. This team approach promotes key components of emerging adulthood such as epistemic trust, identity coherence and flexibility, agency, and social belonging.

Dr. Biel is also in private practice in Chicago, where he is a clinical supervisor and treats adolescents, adults, couples, and families. He has published and presented on psychological testing, suicidality, therapeutic communities, and psychodynamic systems approaches to treatment. Currently, he is investigating uses and misuses of hope in psychotherapy.

Clinical Associate Faculty, Chicago Center for Psychoanalysis

Spencer Biel, PsyD

Director of Online IOP 

BA in psychology from Michigan State University

MA and PsyD from the George Washington University

Predoctoral internship at The Sisters of Mercy Hospital-Marian Center

Postdoctoral Fellowship in psychodynamic psychotherapy and psychoanalytic studies at the Austen Riggs Center

Michael Blake, PsyD, is a staff psychologist, team leader, and the manager of clinical and organizational evaluation at the Austen Riggs Center.

As an undergrad, Dr. Blake completed an internship at Kids Company in London, England, focused on providing alternative treatments for at-risk youth and adolescents.

During predoctoral internship, he provided crisis psychotherapy, group therapy, family therapy, and psychological testing from a psychodynamic perspective.

Improving psychodynamic understanding of groups, organizations, and leadership. Learning more about the relationship between fantasy, play, and meaning making.


Michael Blake, PsyD

Team Leader/Manager of Clinical and Organizational Evaluation/Staff Psychologist

PsyD in clinical psychology from Antioch University New England

Pre-doctoral internship at UMass Amherst’s Center for Counseling and Psychological Health

Abby Bliss, PsyD, is a postdoctoral Fellow in psychodynamic psychotherapy and psychoanalytic studies who provides 

Dr. Bliss has provided psychoanalytic psychotherapy and psychological testing in a variety of settings including community mental health and college counseling. While on internship, Dr. Bliss also completed a post-graduate fellowship program through the Massachusetts Institute for Psychoanalysis.

Professional Affiliations/Organizational Memberships

Massachusetts Institute for Psychoanalysis

APA Division 39, Section IX (Psychoanalysis for Social Responsibility)

The intersection of religion and spirituality and psychology

Abigail Bliss, PsyD

Fellow in Psychology

Post-doc residency at Berkshire Medical Center

Charles Blomquist, MD, is a Fellow in psychoanalytic studies at the Austen Riggs Center.

Charles Blomquist, MD

Fellow in Psychiatry

As the medication reconciliation and utilization review nurse, Lisa Bozzuto’s primary role involves obtaining equitable insurance coverage for the patients at the Austen Riggs Center.

Bozzuto serves on both the Conservation Commission and Agriculture and Forestry Commission in Stockbridge, MA.

American Association of Managed Care Nurses

Certification in Managed Care Nurse (CMCN)

Lisa Bozzuto, MEd, RN

Medication Reconciliation and Utilization Review Nurse

Bruce Bradley Gilbert, LMHC, ATR-BC, is a substance use counselor at the Austen Riggs Center.

Bruce Bradley Gilbert

Substance Use Counselor

BA from The George Washington University, Elliott School of International Affairs

Master of Commerce from Macquarie University

Human Resources Management certificate from eCornell

Luke Breslin is the Assistant Medical Records Administrator at the Austen Riggs Center.

Gould Farm Running for Recovery 5k Committee

Luke Conroy Breslin, MCom

Assistant Medical Records Administrator, COVID Test Site Administrator 

Bobby Bui, PhD

Online IOP Training Program Participant

Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst

Corrine Chadwick is the medical records administrator at the Austen Riggs Center.

Ms. Chadwick is responsible for overseeing patient medical records. In this role, she ensures accurate and timely documentation necessary for accreditation. She manages all releases of information, maintains databases, and facilitates the ARC Medical Records Committee.

Ms. Chadwick is a certified cardio-kickboxing and spinning instructor.

Medical Records Administrator

Post-baccalaureate in pre-medical studies at Bryn Mawr College

DO and MS in academic medicine at New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine

Vivian Chan, DO, MS, is a psychoanalytic Fellow and psychiatrist at the Austen Riggs Center. Given her interest in group dynamics and education, she frequently consults to small groups and mentors residents and students during their psychodynamic psychiatry electives.

Dr. Chan completed her psychiatry residency at the Mount Sinai Morningside West Hospital Centers, where she worked in various clinical settings, including an intensive outpatient psychodynamic program, ACT team, and a child and adult outpatient psychiatric clinic. She complimented her psychotherapy training with further instruction at the Psychoanalytic Association of New York.

Chief Resident, Mount Sinai Morningside West

Presented nationally at the American Psychiatric Association on promoting the practice and education of psychodynamic psychotherapy in psychiatric residencies

Completed a yearlong AOA Training in Policy Studies (TIPS) program

Presents at psychoanalytic and psychosocial conferences on psychoanalytic theory and media (films, TV, videogames)

Completed research in residency on developing a predictive model for inpatient psychiatric readmissions utilizing big data

Presented at Grand Rounds on using narrative medicine and existential psychotherapy as frameworks for understanding psychiatry training and treatment

Vivian Chan, MD

Meet the Austen Riggs staff of therapists, nurses, administrators, and other healthcare professionals who work as a team on behalf of our patients. 

Staff Directory of Therapists and Teams | Austen Riggs

For more information on our residential treatment programs, or answers to any questions, please feel free to contact us. 

Meet Our Team

Dave Belliveau

Carol Bersaw, RN

Spencer Biel, PsyD

Michael Blake, PsyD

Abigail Bliss, PsyD

Charles Blomquist, MD

Lisa Bozzuto, MEd, RN

Bruce Bradley Gilbert, LMHC, ATR-BC

Luke Conroy Breslin, MCom

Bobby Bui, PhD

Corinne Chadwick

Vivian Chan, DO, MS

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