DARTMOUTH, Mass. — Southcoast Health announced today that Jennifer Healey, LMHC, MFT, of Rumford, R.I., has joined the staff at Southcoast Behavioral Health as the Director of Clinical Services.

Healey earned her Bachelor of Arts and her Master of Science in Counseling and Human Relations from Villanova University. She also holds a Master of Science in Marriage and Family Therapy from the University of Rhode Island.

Prior to joining Southcoast Behavioral Health, Healey was the Associate Director of Outpatient and New Business Development for Continuum Behavioral Health in Cranston, R.I. Healey has extensive experience in substance abuse programs, Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) skills sessions with adults, couples and families and knowledge of Partial Hospitalization Programs.

Healey holds membership in the American Mental Health Counselors Association, the American Association of Marriage and Family Therapy, and is the Human Rights Chairperson of ARC of Blackstone Valley. She currently maintains an outpatient psychotherapy practice in Middletown, R.I.