Ms. Wekar received her BA with honors in psychology from Franklin Pierce College before graduating from Columbia University with her master's degree in social work. She was an intern at Four Winds Hospital where she provided treatment to adolescent inpatients and their families. Ms. Wekar is an intensively trained DBT therapist who conducts individual therapy, skills training groups, and family therapy. Prior to joining CBC, she developed and successfully led for 10 years one of the first community mental health DBT programs in Westchester County.