Marcy Russo, Ph.D.

Dr. Marcy Russo is a Licensed Clinical Psychologist and joined Wellspring as the Clinical Director in 2024. In this role, she is responsible for the oversight of therapeutic and clinical services offered within the residential programs, therapeutic school and outpatient services. She also truly enjoys providing clinical supervision and training related to special topics within child and adolescent behavioral health and trauma-informed care.

Prior to arriving at Wellspring, Dr. Russo worked for over two decades in both private, non-profit community organizations as well as hospital/healthcare environments in Connecticut. She has extensive experience in providing behavioral health care with integrity and an evidence-based or best practice foundation. She has specific training in working with trauma, grief, adjustments to life-transitions emergency behavioral health response as well as specialized experience working collaboratively with school and state partners to provide social services to the residents of Connecticut. Over the last 25 years, she has provided care across all levels of community and congregate care settings, developed behavioral health programs, and mentored and supervised teams of clinicians across the state.

Dr. Russo received her Master’s degree and Doctorate of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Clinical Psychology from the New School for Social Research in New York City and her Bachelor of Science from Central Connecticut State University. She maintains an Adjunct Faculty appointment at University of Connecticut, teaching in the Psychology Department at the Waterbury campus and is the owner of Pathway, LLC, a private practice offering individual, couples and family therapies. In her spare time, she enjoys working and having fun outdoors, traveling, staying active and spending quality time with her children, family and friends.