Dr. Nicole Pucci is a licensed clinical psychologist in the state of Ohio. She earned her undergraduate degree from the Research-Focused Honors Psychology Program at Purdue University. She went on to earn her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from Case Western Reserve University.

She received extensive training during graduate school at the Cleveland Clinic, University Hospitals and MetroHealth Medical Center, where she specialized in the evaluation and treatment of children and adolescents with a wide range of presenting concerns and treatment goals. Her approach focuses heavily on a warm therapeutic relationship, evidence-based treatment, and collaboration with family and systems. For the past nine years, she has been a full-time clinical psychologist at Hawken Upper School, a coeducational day school in Cleveland, Ohio.

Dr. Pucci has spent 18 years training and working in the field of child and adolescent psychology at Cleveland-based hospitals, schools, and community agencies. This gives Dr. Pucci a unique perspective on enhancing the well-being of the whole child in order to help them thrive.

She has been published in a peer-reviewed journal and has been a guest speaker for local schools and media. In addition to her clinical work, Dr. Pucci has taught a seminar on Childhood Anxiety Disorders at Case Western Reserve University and has been a co-teacher of an introductory research course at Hawken Upper School.

She is a member of the American Psychological Association, Ohio Psychological Association and the Cleveland Psychological Association.

Dr. Pucci lives with her husband and two children in Northeast Ohio. She enjoys time with family and friends, being outdoors, baking, reading, and leading her daughter’s Girl Scout troop.