E. Holly Schaff

Dr. Holly Schaff is a licensed Clinical Psychologist whose experience spans twenty five years serving diverse populations in settings such as schools and colleges, non-profit agencies, residential facilities, mental health clinics and home-based treatment. She earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Therapeutic Recreation from the University of New Hampshire, a Master's Degree in Systemic Family Therapy from Birkbeck College and the Institute of Family Therapy in London, and a doctorate in Clinical Psychology at the Massachusetts School of Professional Psychology. At Synergy, Dr. Schaff conducts psychological evaluations and provides therapy to individuals, couples and families. She works with both adolescents and adults. Her style is down to earth and she approaches therapy as a partnership and a unique process that helps clients learn about themselves, build resources and get unstuck. Dr. Schaff has extensive training in psychological assessment, family systems theory and psychodynamic theory. Together this foundation influences her work in specialty areas such as identity development, attachment, trauma, emerging adulthood, behavior difficulties, parenting, divorce and blended families. She was a first generation college student and has a special interest in working with emerging adults as they try to discover their own unique pathway to independence.