Meet the experts

Katie Fries has a Bachelor of Arts in Global Studies-South Asia/Human Rights and Justice with a minor in family violence prevention. Katie earned her master's of social work from Rutgers University and is a registered play therapist and licensed clinical social worker in Pennsylvania. Katie specializes in treating complex trauma and has extensive training in EMDR, trauma-informed hypnotherapy, and  Gestalt therapy. Katie currently serves as owner and clinical director of All of You Therapy, LLC, where she works with children, teens, and adults and provides clinical mentorship to other therapists.

Alex S. Keuroghlian, MD, MPH (he/they) is Associate Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School (HMS) and co-Director of the HMS Sexual and Gender Minority Health Equity Initiative, which leads longitudinal medical curriculum development and faculty development in sexual and gender minority health at HMS. He directs the National LGBTQIA+ Health Education Center at The Fenway Institute, an HRSA-funded cooperative agreement to improve care for LGBTQIA+ people across the US, as well as the HRSA-funded Evidence-Informed Interventions Coordinating Center for Technical Assistance, focused on care for sexual and gender minority people living with HIV. He established the Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) Psychiatry Gender Identity Program and is clerkship director for the fourth-year elective in sexual and gender minority health at HMS.

Deanna Metropoulos is a licensed clinical psychologist. She earned her bachelor’s, master’s, and doctorate degrees in psychology at the University of Denver. Before completing her internship and forensic psychology fellowship at Saint Elizabeth's Hospital, Dr. Metropoulos worked with diverse populations at various forensic locations, including an emergency shelter, a day program for adults with severe and persistent mental illnesses, a halfway home for individuals with dual diagnosis, a jail-based competency restoration program, a maximum-security correctional facility, a substance abuse clinic for individuals on parole or probation, and a civil inpatient state hospital. Currently, Dr. Metropoulos continues her work in a forensic inpatient hospital, providing treatment and conducting forensic evaluations. She is an active member of the Ethics committee and facilitates the Ethics seminar for our pre-doctoral interns. Dr. Metropoulos is licensed in Washington, D.C. and Virginia.