Michelle A. Silva, Psy.D.
Michelle Alejandra Silva is a licensed clinical psychologist and Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the Yale University School of Medicine. She is also Director of the Connecticut Latino Behavioral Health System, an academic-community partnership designed to expand access to behavioral health services for the monolingual Spanish speaking community of greater New Haven.
Dr. Silva’s work bridges practice, education, and clinical research, and she engages in multidisciplinary collaborations designed to promote health equity among vulnerable and underserved communities. She provides outpatient clinical services to children, adolescents and adults, conducts psychological evaluations for asylum seekers, and supervises health professional students providing psychoeducational interventions through the Behavioral Health Department at the Yale HAVEN Free Clinic. Her areas of professional interests include immigration and trauma; community-based mental health promotion for immigrant and refugee youth; and the role of social justice and advocacy in professional training and practice.