Austen Riggs Center
Megan Kolano, PsyD, is a seasoned psychologist currently serving as a staff psychologist at Austen Riggs since July 2018 and a certified AKRI consultant since July 2019. Megan has also held the position of postdoctoral psychology fellow at the Austen Riggs Center since August 2014. Previous roles include president of the Center for the Study of Groups and Social Systems from July 2019 to July 2021, predoctoral psychology intern at Cornerstone Behavioral Health/MRSI from August 2013 to July 2014, and advanced psychology extern at Lakeview Center for Psychotherapy from July 2012 to June 2013. Additional experience includes a fellowship at the Chicago Center for Psychoanalysis and roles in various clinical settings, providing psychotherapy and psychological assessments for diverse populations. Megan completed the PsyD in Clinical Psychology at The Chicago School in 2014 and holds a B.A. in Psychology and Criminal Justice from Virginia Commonwealth University from 2007.
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Austen Riggs Center
The Austen Riggs Center is known for its internationally-recognized tradition of providing intensive psychodynamic psychotherapy in a voluntary, open, and non-coercive community. Patients not helped in other settings can often benefit from deeper, more thorough psychodynamic evaluation and treatment. For over 100 years, the Riggs has offered long-term residential and hospital-level psychiatric treatment based on intensive, four-times-weekly individual psychotherapy, provided by psychiatrists. From hospital to residential to supervised and unsupervised apartment living, Riggs provides continuity of care with the same interdisciplinary team throughout a patient's stay. Treating an average of 60 patients, Riggs remains one of the few psychiatric treatment centers in the United States committed to the intensive work necessary to help patients take charge of their lives. Erikson Institute for Education and Research Erik H. Erikson, renowned humanist psychoanalyst and former Riggs staff member, recognized that individuals could not be understood apart from their psychosocial and historical contexts. Riggs' Erikson Institute develops this connection by promoting education and research in psychodynamic thought and treatment and by applying the clinical learning to the problems of the larger society. The Erikson Institute aims to bring the work of Riggs into dialogue with other mental health professionals, human service institutions, and scholars from a range of disciplines. The Erikson Institute includes: A Research Department and internships A Fellowship program in psychiatry and clinical psychology The Erikson Scholar program Lectures and workshops for mental health professionals An organizational consultation service, especially for human service institutions