Martin Wilkins

Clinical Psychology Trainee; PhD Program at Hofstra University

United States

About

I am a fourth-year doctoral student in Hofstra University's Clinical Psychology PhD program, where I am actively involved in the Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) specialty clinics. I currently train as a clinical extern on the Combined OCD and Bipolar Externship Track at Long Island Jewish Medical Center/Northwell Health. Previously, I completed an externship at the Center for Cognitive Behavioral Psychotherapy, providing evidence-based treatment for a range of mood, anxiety, and personality disorders. Before beginning my doctoral training, I completed a two-year post-baccalaureate clinical fellowship at McLean Hospital’s Simches Center of Excellence in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. I hold a Master of Arts in Clinical Psychology from Hofstra University and a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from Syracuse University. My clinical and research interests include dialectical behavior therapy, borderline personality disorder, emotion dysregulation, suicidal and non-suicidal self-injury, and third-wave behavioral therapies. I am particularly passionate about understanding and addressing the unique mental health needs of individuals struggling with chronic emotion regulation difficulties.

Experience

  • Doctoral Extern at Northwell Bipolar and OCD Clinic at Northwell Health
    Jul 2025 - Present · 1 yr

  • Doctoral Student at Hofstra University
    Aug 2022 - Present · 3 yrs 11 mos

    - Dialectical Behavior Therapy Clinic: Individual therapist, co-leader of the DBT Adult Skills Group - Acceptance and Commitment Therapy Clinic: Individual therapist - Hofstra University Psychological Evaluation, Research, & Counseling Clinic (PERC): Clinical intake interviewer, neuropsychology assessment evaluator

  • Doctoral Extern at The Center for Cognitive-Behavioral Psychotherapy at Center for Cognitive-Behavioral Psychotherapy
    Jun 2024 - May 2025 · 1 yr

  • McLean Hospital (Belmont, Massachusetts, United States)
    • Shift Coordinator
      Apr 2021 - Jul 2022 · 1 yr 4 mos

    • Post-Baccalaureate Clinical Fellow, 3East Adolescent Boys DBT Program
      Jul 2020 - Jul 2022 · 2 yrs 1 mo

  • Research Assistant at Syracuse University
    Aug 2019 - May 2020 · 10 mos