Pamela McCarthy, LICSW, Associate Director of Health Services

Pamela McCarthy is the Director of the Counseling Service and Associate Director of Health Services. A Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker, Pamela McCarthy earned her A.B. at Williams College and her Masters in Social Work at Smith College School for Social Work. Before becoming Director at the Counseling Service, she gained significant experience as a manager, therapist, and a teacher in both in-patient and out-patient mental health settings. She is adjunct faculty for the School for Social Work. She has an expertise in helping college women address the roadblocks to their happiness and success through psychodynamic and interpersonal psychotherapy.

Jennifer Fyler, MD, College Psychiatrist

Jennifer Fyler is a board certified psychiatrist. She graduated from Harvard Medical School and trained in psychiatry at Cambridge Hospital. After residency, she completed a two-year fellowship in psychodynamic psychotherapy. She also has a PhD in Comparative Literature, and in her work she uses cross-cultural and interdisciplinary frameworks relevant to psychiatry. She is committed to the integration of psychotherapy and medication. In addition to psychopharmacology, she has particular interests in mood disorders, trauma and cross-cultural psychiatry. When she’s not in her office, you can find her in her garden.

Elena Volpe, LMFT, Clinical Therapist

Elena Volpe is a licensed marriage and family therapist.  She received her MA in Clinical Psychology from Antioch University in Los Angeles in 1994 and moved to Massachusetts in 2005.  She has a private practice in Northampton and S. Hadley emphasizing an integrative approach to therapy.  She developed Somapsychology, a method that unites breathwork, yoga, martial arts with traditional verbal practices.  Her clinical interests are far-ranging in that they encompass the broad cultural experience of gender, race and bi-culturalism as well as the intimate sensed experience of the physical body.

Meg Laird, LICSW, Clinical Social Worker

Meg Laird is a clinical social worker who is in her sixteenth year at the Counseling Service. She received her B.A. from Oberlin College in 1986. Following a brother and a sister, she earned her Master's degree from the Smith School for Social Work in 1992. She got started in college counseling when she was a Master's intern, assigned to the Duke University Counseling and Psychological Services. When Meg is not helping Smith students, she enjoys singing and early morning walks.

Robyn Miller, APRN, Clinical Nurse Specialist

Robyn Miller is a Psychiatric Clinical Nurse Specialist.  As an advanced practice registered nurse, Robyn prescribes medication and provides psychotherapy.  She received her master’s degree in Psychiatric Nursing from Yale University and worked for many years as a clinician and manager in inpatient and outpatient mental health settings.  Her theoretical orientation combines medication with mindfulness practice, relaxation techniques, and wellness planning.  She has a strong interest in mental health consumer advocacy and is the Counseling Service liaison with the Smith College chapter of Active Minds.