Kirstin Birtwell, PhD
Kirstin Birtwell, PhD
Assistant in Psychology, Dept. of Psychiatry, MGH
Assistant in Pediatrics, Dept. of Pediatrics, MGH
Instructor, Dept. of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School
Assistant in Pediatrics, Dept. of Pediatrics, MGH
Instructor, Dept. of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School
About Kirstin Birtwell, PhD
Clinical Interests:
- Autism spectrum disorders
- Anxiety
- ADHD
- intellectual disabilities in children
- Language disorders
- Neuropsychological assessment of pediatric populations:
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
Treats:
- Pediatrics & Adults
Locations
Lurie Center for Autism
1 Maguire Road
Lexington, MA 02421-3114
Phone: 781-860-1700
Fax: 781-860-1766
Medical Education
- MA, Suffolk University
- PhD, Suffolk University
- Fellowship, Massachusetts General Hospital
Accepted Insurance Plans
- Aetna Health Inc.
- AllWays Health (NHP) - ACD
- AllWays Health (NHP) - PBO
- Beacon Health - ACD
- Beacon Health - PBO
- Beech Street
- Blue Cross Blue Shield - Blue Care 65
- Blue Cross Blue Shield - Indemnity
- Blue Cross Blue Shield - Managed Care
- Blue Cross Blue Shield - Partners Plus
- BMC HealthNet Mass Health MCO/ACO
- Cigna Behavioral Health
- Commonwealth Care Alliance
- Fallon Community HealthCare
- Great-West Healthcare (formally One Health Plan)
- Health Care Value Management (HCVM)
- Humana/Choice Care PPO
- MassHealth
- Medicare
- Medicare - ACD
- OSW - New Hampshire
- Private Health Care Systems (PHCS)
- TriCare
- Tufts Health Plan
- Unicare
- United Behavioral Health
- United Behavioral Health - MGH
- Well Sense Pediatrics
Note: This provider may accept more insurance plans than shown; please call the practice to find out if your plan is accepted.
Research
Dr. Kirstin Birtwell is the Principal Investigator of an ongoing pilot study entitled, "Using affinities technology to enhance social communication and emotion regulation skills in individuals with autism spectrum disorder." Her study hopes to explore the ways in which a new autism technology can be used within the context of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) for autism spectrum disorder.
Publications
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Selected Publications:
- Birtwell, K.B. & Nowinski, L. (2018). Access to treatment for individuals with developmental disabilities. In E. Braaten & B. Willoughby (Eds.), The SAGE Encyclopedia of Intellectual and Developmental Disorders. Los Angeles: Sage Publishing.
- Parent, V., Birtwell, K.B., Dubard, M., Lambright, N. (2016). Combining CBT and behavior analytic approaches to target severe emotion dysregulation in verbal youth with ASD/ID. Journal of Mental Health Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 9(1), 60-82.
- Birtwell, K.B., Willoughby, B. & Nowinski, L. (2016). Social, cognitive, and behavioral development of children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder. In C. J. McDougle (Ed.), Primer on Autism Spectrum Disorder. New York: Oxford University Press.
- Cavalari, R., DuBard, M., Luiselli, J., Birtwell, K. B. (2013). Teaching an adolescent with autism to tolerate routine medical examination: Effects of compliance training through graduated exposure and positive reinforcement. Clinical Practice in Pediatric Psychology, 1(2), 121-128.
- Coyne, L. W. & Birtwell, K. & McHugh, L. (2013). Acceptance and commitment therapy: transdiagnostic processes in child and adolescent psychopathology. In J. T. Ehrenreich & B. Chu (Eds). Transdiagnostic treatment approaches to youth psychopathology. New York: Guilford Press.
- Birtwell, K. & Sandberg, E. (2012). The PLAY Project Home Consultation (PPHC) program. In E. H. Sandberg & B. L. Spritz (Eds.). A Brief Guide to Autism Treatments. London: Jessica Kingsley Publishers.