Background:
To support all Hume Center employees in remaining focused on our shared goal, which is to help the community deal with suffering and challenges that prevent the community from living a peaceful life.
Career Progression:
Dr. Alex Sanchez is currently the Acting Director of Training for the Doctoral Training Program, as well as the Clinical Director, providing leadership for the Hume Center’s Partial Hospitalization Program (PHP). He facilitates the Doctoral Level Didactic Training Track, provides clinical supervision for clinicians in training, and treats his own caseload of patients. He is a supervisor in the Mentored Internship Program, a project aimed at diversifying and growing the behavioral health workforce. Finally, he provides Community Behavioral Health Consultation to the staff of an outside agency, the People Who Care Children’s Association, as part of a special arrangement to support their mission of helping at-risk youth.
Dr. Sanchez has worked for over half a decade in classrooms as an educator, and for two decades in the field of mental health. He originally entered into the field while preparing for medical school, choosing to direct his career towards emotional healing rather than physical healing. His early training focused on research, assessment and behaviorism, which brought him into community mental health in the mid-2000’s, when he helped found the non-profit organization Community Options for Families and Youth. As the first employee and only psychologist, Dr. Sanchez laid the groundwork for the agency’s clinical model of practice, and assisted in developing the internal organizational structures of the company. After assisting in the growth of the company from 3 to 30 employees, Dr. Sanchez moved next to the Portia Bell Hume Behavioral Health and Training Center to continue his education in psychotherapy and consultation. He continues to practice at the Hume Center ever since.
Notable Achievements / Areas of Interest:
Alex is a founding member and preceptor in the Community Mental Health Training Center.
Education:
Doctorate in Clinical Psychology, The Wright Institute
Masters in Clinical Psychology, The Wright Institute
Bachelor’s of Science, Brown University
Licenses:
Clinical Psychologist