Rachel Tunick, PhD

Dr. Rachel Tunick is an attending psychologist in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Boston Children’s Hospital, where she also serves as Director of Integrated Behavioral Health and is an assistant professor of psychology at Harvard Medical School. She specializes in pediatric psychology and integrated behavioral health care, with clinical interests that include child and adolescent mental health, behavioral medicine, and supporting children with complex medical conditions, particularly within cardiology and primary care settings. Dr. Tunick earned her doctoral degree in child clinical psychology with a specialization in developmental cognitive neuroscience from the University of Denver and completed both her internship and postdoctoral fellowship at Boston Children’s Hospital. In addition to her clinical work, she is actively involved in education, research, and program development focused on expanding integrated behavioral health services and …improving access to evidence-based mental health care for children and families.