About Dr. Hart

Kathleen Hart, Ph.D. is a licensed psychologist who has a private practice in Falmouth, Maine. Dr. Hart works with children, teens, young adults and families. She treats adolescent and young adults with eating disorders and athletes with eating disorders. Dr. Hart works with individuals with anxiety and mood disorders as well as trauma. She also works with issues related to physical health such as coping with physical illnesses, sports related injuries and chronic illnesses. Her primary treatment methods are Acceptance Commitment Therapy, Mindfulness training, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Exposure treatments, Exposure Response Prevention, Family Therapy, and Family Based Treatment (The Maudsley Method). She also integrates Motivational Interviewing for individuals thinking about change but are not ready to take action.

In addition to her clinical work, Dr. Hart has devoted a portion of her career to psychological research. Dr. Hart worked in Treatment Outcome Research at Charles River Hospital in Massachusetts. While in graduate school, she studied the relationship between parental attachments, sex roles and eating disorders. Her research findings are published in the Journal of Psychological Assessment, The Journal of Counseling and Clinical Psychology and The Journal of Sex Roles. 

Dr. Hart has given numerous talks on Eating Disorders and has been the Keynote speaker at a training conference on Eating Disorders. They include "Substance Use and Eating Disorders: Bridging the gap with knowledge", Sponsored by Adcare in Augusta, Maine on June 9, 2017. Conferences 2018 and 2019 include: "Getting comfortable treating Eating Disorders" and "Eating and Substance Use Disorders". Dr. Hart's recent training conferences in 2022 were held at Maine Behavioral Health/Maine Medical Partners, Maine Association of Psychiatric Physicians (MAPP)'s conference on "Eating Disorders and Nutritional Health" and recently provided Eating Disorder training to Colby College's Athletic department in December, 2022 and Colby College's Counseling department and Dean's department in January, 2023. Upcoming presentation on April 5, 2024 on college student and eating disorders held at USM sponsored by the Eating Disorders Association of Maine. 

Dr. Hart works with all gender athletes with eating disorders. Athletes with eating disorders require specialized treatment that swiftly addresses either disordered eating patterns or eating disorders. Swift treatment and recovery is critical for athletes. As a psychologist, Dr. Hart works with sports medicine teams as part of an integrated approach to caring for athletes. 

Dr. Hart received her doctorate in Counseling Psychology from Boston College. She received her predoctural practicum training at The Judge Baker Clinic at The Children’s Hospital Boston/Harvard Medical School and at The Cambridge Hospital in Cambridge/Harvard Medical School. Dr. Hart received her APA-approved predoctoral internship training at The Children’s Hospital Colorado/University of Health Sciences. Before starting her private practice, Dr. Hart worked at Bethesda Hospital in Englewood, Colorado on the Eating Disorders and Substance Use Disorders units. While raising her family, Dr. Hart has been in private practice for over fifteen years in Falmouth, Maine. 

In addition to her general practice, Dr. Hart specializes in treating Eating Disorders and holds a Certification as an Eating Disorder Specialist (CEDS) with the International Association of Eating Disorder Professionals (Iaedp). Dr. Hart works with all-gender children, adolescents and young adults with eating disorders including disordered eating, Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia Nervosa, Binge Eating Disorder, ARFID, Compulsive Overeating, over exercising, orthorexia, OCD-related eating disorders and other eating-related issues. She also works with individuals with body dysmorphic disorder, body dysthymia and Substance Use Disorders in conjunction with eating issues. Dr. Hart uses a variety of treatment modalities depending on the needs of the client. These include: Acceptance Commitment Therapy, mindfulness training, Family-Based Treatment (including the Maudsley Method) and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. Dr. Hart collaborates with dietitians, social workers, nurse practitioners, physicians, healthcare professionals, school and college nurses, athletic coaches and trainers, school counselors and college deans as part of an integrated approach to client care and treatment.