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Overcoming Obstacles to Effective Treatment for
Depression Presentation
Program Handout and Helpful Hints for Parents
Speaker Bios
DR. KAMIREDDI is an Adult, Child and Adolescent psychiatrist practicing at
Greater Lowell Psychiatric Associates in Chelmsford, MA.
She completed her medical training in India and received MBBS degree at
Lady Hardinge Medical College, New Delhi, followed by M.D. Degree in
Medical Biochemistry at Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi.
In the United States, she completed the Residency program in General
Psychiatry and a Fellowship in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at Dartmouth
- Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH.
She is Board-Certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology in
Psychiatry with subspecialty certification in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. .
She has been in private practice since 2005 and provides comprehensive
diagnostic evaluation and medication management for Adults, Children and
Adolescents. Her expertise is in Pediatric Psychopharmacology with special
emphasis towards educating patients/ parents about mental health illnesses
and available treatment options to help them make informed choices.
DANIEL SIMONE is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor and a high school
counselor and has been in the field for 10 years. In his private practice he
provides psychotherapy for adolescents, adults, couples and families in
Acton, MA and Cambridge, MA. He also offers consultation and supervision
to new therapists. He serves as a steering committee member of the New
England Center for Existential Therapy and he works as a school adjustment
counselor at Concord-Carlisle High School in Concord, MA. Additionally, he is
an adjunct faculty member at Lesley University and Cambridge College.
DR. STEVE LILJEGREN is a clinical psychologist who works for the
Chelmsford Public Schools and in a private practice in Chelmsford, MA.
He lives in Groton with his wife and three children.