Miriam Rowan

Dr. Miriam Rowan is a licensed clinical psychologist who works with individuals, couples, and families, as well as with dancers, athletes, and other high-performance professionals, across the lifespan. Miriam is originally from the New York Area, where she trained at School of American Ballet. She joined the Carolina Ballet as an Apprentice for one season before joining the San Francisco Ballet’s Corps de Ballet for 6 years. She attended St Mary’s College of California’s LEAP program over the course of her dance career. She completed her doctoral education at the PGSP-Stanford PsyD Consortium and her predoctoral internship at Woodhull Medical Center of NYC Health + Hospitals, focused on trauma-informed care. She completed her postdoctoral fellowship in Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) at McLean Hospital|Harvard Medical School in the Greater Boston Area and then served as Staff Psychologist within McLean’s 3East Continuum of Care. She then worked as a clinician and researcher within the Female Athlete Program at Boston Children’s Hospital, specifically focused on eating disorders presenting in athletes and dancers. Miriam is currently an Instructor in Psychology, Part-Time, at Harvard Medical School and an Attending Psychologist at Boston Children’s Hospital within the Division of Sports Medicine’s Sports Behavioral Health Clinic and the Department of Psychology. She maintains an in-person and Telehealth private practice, where she works with adults and adolescents who may present with a variety of concerns, including anxiety, eating, and trauma-based disorders, as well as relationship difficulties. She also specializes in performance psychology, including for athletes, performing artists, and professionals. Her clinical practice takes a Process-Based Cognitive Behavior Therapy (PB-CBT) approach. She is an Affiliate Psychologist specializing in DBT at Two Brattle Center and President-Elect of the American Psychological Association's Division 47 Section II: Performance Psychology. She has published book chapters on performance psychology, psychological issues surrounding injury in dance, athlete mental health, and eating disorders in athletes and academic articles on psychological resilience.