Faculty

Holly Peek

MD
Instructor
Harvard Medical School, McLean Hospital

Dr. Peek is currently in private practice and has an academic affiliation with Harvard Medical School as a Lecturer. She is board certified in both Adult and Child and Adolescent psychiatry by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. Dr. Peek received her medical degree from Tulane University School of Medicine in 2012. She also received a dual Master of Public Health degree at Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, with a concentration in global community health and behavioral sciences. Her adult psychiatry training was completed at Tulane University School of Medicine, followed by a fellowship in child and adolescent psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, with training at both Massachusetts General Hospital and McLean Hospital. She served as the Associate Medical Director for the Klarman Eating Disorder Center at McLean Hospital for seven years before starting her full time private practice. Dr. Peek also has a special interest in Animal Assisted Interventions and Horticultural Therapy.

2026 Sessions

Seeing Beyond the Mirror: Understanding and Treating Body Dysmorphic Disorder in Psychiatric Practice

Body Dysmorphic Disorder is frequently underrecognized in clinical settings, yet it carries significant risks including severe distress, functional impairment, and elevated suicidality. This session provides a practical framework for identifying BDD, differentiating it from related conditions, and addressing common barriers to engagement such as poor insight and reassurance-seeking. Faculty will review evidence-based treatments, including SSRIs, CBT with exposure and response prevention, and strategies for managing compulsive behaviors and cosmetic treatment-seeking. Participants will gain tools to improve diagnostic accuracy, strengthen therapeutic alliance, and support recovery in patients struggling with distorted body image beliefs.

Speaker

Friday, September 18 3:45–4:45 PM
Room Great Hall B
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Faculty

Moushumi Mukerji

MSN, PMHNP-BC, CNM
Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner; Certified Nurse Midwife
Hope Therapy and Psychiatry Center

Moushumi Mukerji MSN, PMHNP-BC, CNM is a psychiatric nurse practitioner in private practice with Hope Therapy and Psychiatry Center and Headway. She is also a certified nurse-midwife with 21 years of experience in midwifery, women’s health, and maternity care nursing in various settings around the country. In her clinical practice she provides medication management, psychotherapy, and ketamine-assisted psychotherapy. She specializes in perinatal and women's mental health. Moushumi is a graduate of the Yale University and University of California San Francisco Schools of Nursing. She is a volunteer faculty member of the University of California San Francisco School of Nursing as an Associate Clinical Professor. In her free time she enjoys travel, gardening, and meditating.

Faculty

Holly Peek

MD
Instructor
Harvard Medical School, McLean Hospital

Dr. Peek is currently in private practice and has an academic affiliation with Harvard Medical School as a Lecturer. She is board certified in both Adult and Child and Adolescent psychiatry by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. Dr. Peek received her medical degree from Tulane University School of Medicine in 2012. She also received a dual Master of Public Health degree at Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, with a concentration in global community health and behavioral sciences. Her adult psychiatry training was completed at Tulane University School of Medicine, followed by a fellowship in child and adolescent psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, with training at both Massachusetts General Hospital and McLean Hospital. She served as the Associate Medical Director for the Klarman Eating Disorder Center at McLean Hospital for seven years before starting her full time private practice. Dr. Peek also has a special interest in Animal Assisted Interventions and Horticultural Therapy.

Steering Committee

Vanessa Joy Walker

MPH
Advocacy & Engagement Strategist | Lived Experience Expert | National Speaker
Gillian Walker Management, Co-founder Women's Health Advocates

Vanessa Joy Walker, MPH, is a national speaker and healthcare strategist who works at the intersection of lived experience, education, and healthcare strategy. She serves on the Psych Congress Steering Committee, contributing to the direction of programming and advancing the integration of lived experience experts within clinician education.

Her background spans executive operations, educational design, coalition leadership, and strategic communications. She has co-founded national women’s health coalitions, advised federal advocacy campaigns, and partnered with organizations such as the Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance and biotech leaders on advocacy and engagement strategy.

Her work centers on women’s health, survivorship, and behavioral health — bringing both formal training and lived experience across complex health journeys to the way healthcare is designed, taught, and delivered.

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