Miri Bar-Halpern

Miri Bar-Halpern, PsyD, is a clinical psychologist and trauma specialist with two decades of experience across clinical, academic, policy, and digital health settings. She serves as Director of Trauma Services and Training at Parents for Peace and as a Lecturer in Psychology at Harvard Medical School, where she supervises psychology interns and psychiatry residents. Her work focuses on resilience, recovery, and the impact of extremism, antisemitism, and identity-based violence. A nationally recognized expert on trauma and traumatic invalidation, she has published peer-reviewed articles and chapters, authored treatment manuals, and written the children’s book Becoming a Superhero: A Book for Children Who Have Been Exposed to Trauma. She also advises digital health companies, develops trauma-informed trainings, and cohosts Our Stories Matter, a podcast produced by the Trauma Informed Learning Alliance.