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Finance

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Information Technology (IT)

Communications

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Erikson Institute Distinguished Faculty

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Remote Access Intensive Outpatient Program

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Psychology

Jill Ann Griffith, RN, is a staff nurse at the Austen Riggs Center.

Staff Nurse

Ruth Guttormsen, RN, is a staff nurse at the Austen Riggs Center.

MD from the American University of Beirut

Residency training in psychiatry at the Mayo Clinic Fellowship in psychoanalytic studies at the Austen Riggs Center

Samar Habl, MD, is the director of admissions and associate medical director at the Austen Riggs Center. Dr. Habl is a certified board psychiatrist, a psychoanalytic psychotherapist, and a team leader Austen Riggs.

Consulted at various leadership development programs in different business schools

The study of groups and social systems as it pertains to organizational life and the application of group relation theories to leadership development.

Director of Admissions and Associate Medical Director

Fellowship in psychoanalytic studies at the Austen Riggs Center

Jacquelyn Harden, PsyD, is a psychologist in the Remote Access Intensive Outpatient Program for College Students in Massachusetts at the Austen Riggs Center.

Remote Access IOP Psychologist 

Gary Harrington is the system administrator at the Austen Riggs Center. He supports the clinical mission by assuring documentation software is operational and secure. With the rest of the IT team, he address a variety of hardware needs and troubleshoots problems as needed. In addition, he provides orientation and education to new staff.

Mr. Harrington has worked at Riggs since 1981; first in nursing, then in performance improvement, and finally in IT. His various roles have given him the unique opportunity to become familiar with the institution from different perspectives, both clinical and non-clinical.

Outside of Riggs, Mr. Harrington is involved with the Western Mass Medical Reserve Corps (radio communications and participation in disaster response as needed).

System Administrator

Currently working on a bachelor’s degree in psychology (scheduled to complete in December 2022)

Professional Affiliations / Organizational Memberships

Psi Chi, the International Honor Society in Psychology

The National Society of Leadership and Success

Abigail Headley is an administrative assistant and measurement-informed care clinical assistant at the Austen Riggs Center.

Administrative Assistant/Measurement-Informed Care Clinical Assistant

BA in psychology and education from Bard College at Simon’s Rock

Summer Heller is the Executive Assistant to the Medical Director/CEO and the Erikson Institute Program Assistant.

She previously worked as an intern to the Dean of Studies at Bard College at Simon’s Rock. In this role she was responsible for institutional data keeping, updating the school's communications processed, and serving as a liaison between students and administration.

Executive Assistant to the Medical Director/CEO & Erikson Institute Program Assistant

Undergraduate degree from Brown University

MD from Albert Einstein College of Medicine

Medical internship at St. Vincent’s Hospital

Psychiatric residency at New York Hospital’s Payne Whitney Clinic

Nicholas A. Holliday, MD, is the director of medical services and a staff psychiatrist at Riggs.

Dr, Holliday fulfilled a four-year service commitment with the Army as a general medical officer, which included tours in Germany and Brooklyn, and deployment to Somalia for Operation Restore Hope.

Director of Medical Services

Peter Hummel, MA, is the Therapeutic Community center group and activities coordinator and program manager at the Austen Riggs Center.

Therapeutic Community Center Group and Activities Coordinator/Program Manager

Thomas Jacques, CARN, is a staff nurse at the Austen Riggs Center.

David Jordan provides oversight of and direction for all dietary/food needs for patients and staff at the Center.

Director of Dietary/Executive Chef

BA in computer science (with a concentration in software development and a minor in cybersecurity) from Marist College

Nick Judson is an IT technician at the Austen Riggs Center.

Prior to working at Riggs, Judson completed an internship with the Walt Disney Company where he built upon his customer service skills while working as a Disney College Program cast member at Disney’s Hollywood Studios. Upon returning from this internship, Judson worked on contract in the Help Desk for the Schenectady City School District. Here, he kept a knowledge base up to date and answered help desk inquiries for a district of 17 schools providing onsite support.

Outside of Riggs, Judson enjoys art, photography (especially film), and hiking, often with his two-year-old Husky-mix named Gus.

Nick Judson

IT Technician

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

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Meet Our Team

Jill Ann Griffith, RN

Ruth Guttormsen, RN

Samar Habl, MD

Jacquelyn Harden , PsyD

Gary Harrington

Abigail Headley

Summer Heller

Nicholas A. Holliday, MD

Peter Hummel, MA

Thomas Jacques, CARN

David Jordan

Nick Judson

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