Ellen O’Donnell
Child psychologist and parenting author
Ellen O'Donnell is a child psychologist and Harvard Medical School instructor. She wrote Bless This Mess, drawing on her clinical work and her talks on parenting.
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About Ellen O’Donnell
Ellen O'Donnell practises as a child psychologist at Massachusetts General Hospital for Children and Shriners Hospitals for Children-Boston, and she teaches as an instructor at Harvard Medical School. Her clinical work centers on young patients and families facing Type 1 diabetes, traumatic burn injuries and other chronic illnesses. Near her home in Concord, Massachusetts, she also has a private practice offering learning disability testing and guidance for parents. She has written or co-written many articles and book chapters in child psychology. Subjects include learning disabilities, how families cope when a child or parent is medically ill, and parenting approaches that can help prevent anxiety and depression in children. Ellen also speaks on parenting around New England, combining research, clinical experience, personal stories and humor. Bless This Mess is her first book. She lives in Concord with her husband and two sons.