Child, Adolescent, and Adult Psychiatrist

Kerry-Ann Williams, M.D.

Dr. Williams completed her medical school training at the Creighton University School of Medicine in Omaha, NE. She completed her general psychiatry residency at the University of Nebraska (UNMC)/Creighton University joint residency program. She graduated from the child and adolescent fellowship program at Brown University in Providence, RI.

She specializes in the psychiatric management of traumatic stress and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). She also specializes in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) for anxiety, depression, and insomnia. 

Dr. Williams is the Chief Medical Officer at Justice Resource Institute (JRI). In addition, she holds a faculty appointment at Harvard Medical School as part-time Lecturer. In this role, she teaches medical students, residents and fellows currently enrolled in Harvard training programs. 

Dr. Williams is a board member for the Center for Trauma and Embodiment (CFTE). She provides consultation to The Community Clinic at Doc Wayne, and serves as the school physician at the Nashoba Learning Group in Bedford, MA, a therapeutic school program for children and adults with autism spectrum disorders. 

Dr. Williams hosts a mental health podcast called “Black Mental Health Matters with Dr. Kerry-Ann” which is available on multiple podcasting platforms.

Dr. Williams was selected to receive the Michael Chalfin Teaching Award at the Harvard Medical School-Cambridge Health Alliance Psychiatry Residency Program in 2024. In 2020, she was selected as one of the Boston Business Journal’s 40 under 40 awardees.

Most Recent Publications:

Hodgdon, H.B. and Williams, K.A., 2026. Complex Trauma Interventions for Children and Adolescents. Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics.