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Postdoctoral Fellow

Ryan Bottary, Psy.D., Ph.D.

Phone: 484-440-9740, ext 719

Email: bottary@dragonflypsych.com

Office/s:

Media, PA

Upper Dublin, PA

Consultation
Postdoctoral Fellow

I work with children, adolescents, adults, and parents experiencing anxiety, depression, neurodevelopmental conditions, and behavioral challenges. I have a special interest in evidence-based treatment for sleep difficulties common to these challenges such as insomnia, bedtime resistance, nightmares, sleep-related anxiety, irregular sleep schedules, and chronic sleep dysregulation.

In addition to therapy, I provide coaching to individuals aiming to optimize their sleep during periods of stress or lifestyle change. This includes support for new parents, people navigating shift work or frequent travel, those pursuing demanding careers or athletic performance, and adults seeking to maintain restorative sleep as they age.

I earned my Ph.D. in cognitive neuroscience, where I studied how sleep and emotional disorders influence one another. To bring that knowledge directly into clinical practice, I completed postdoctoral respecialization training and earned my Psy.D. in clinical psychology. My goal is to translate cutting-edge research into practical and efficient strategies to help people sleep well in the real world.

I am available for one-time consultation or ongoing treatment, offered in person or via telehealth.

SPECIALTIES IN

Education and Training

Psy.D. in Clinical Psychology, Widener University

Certificate in Sleep, Circadian, and Respiratory Neurobiology, Harvard Medical School

Ph.D. in Cognitive Neuroscience, Boston College

M.A. in Cognitive Neuroscience, Boston College

B.S. in Psychology, University of Massachusetts Amherst

CAREER

Work Experience

T.H. Chan School of Medicine – Umass Medical School, Clinical Research Assistant

Massachusetts General Hospital, Clinical Research Coordinator

CAREER

Recent Publications

Pace-Schott, E. F., Seo, J., & Bottary, R. (2022). The influence of sleep on fear extinction in trauma-related disorders. Neurobiology of Stress, 100500.

Bottary, R., Fields, E. C., Kensinger, E. A., & Cunningham, T. J. (2022). Age and chronotype influenced sleep timing changes during the first wave of the COVID‐19 pandemic. Journal of sleep research, 31(2), e13495.

Bottary, R., Seo, J., Daffre, C., Gazecki, S., Moore, K. N., Kopotiyenko, K., … & Pace-Schott, E. F. (2020). Fear extinction memory is negatively associated with REM sleep in insomnia disorder. Sleep, 43(7), zsaa007.

Pace-Schott, E. F., Bottary, R. M., Kim, S. Y., Rosencrans, P. L., Vijayakumar, S., Orr, S. P., … & Simon, N. M. (2018). Effects of post-exposure naps on exposure therapy for social anxiety. Psychiatry research, 270, 523-530.

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