Tracie Bush, M.A., CKPMT
Founder and Executive Director
Certified Kazdin Method® PMT Specialist
Tracie has the distinct honor of being one of four Certified Specialists in Kazdin Method® Parent Management Training. She worked at the prestigious Yale University Parenting Center and Child Conduct Clinic from 2006-2013. While there she worked directly with Dr. Alan Kazdin, the Child Psychologist who developed the Kazdin Method® Parent Management Training program. At the clinic, she not only trained parents in PMT, she helped devise and implement the current professional PMT Training Seminars, the parent and professional virtual PMT Training, and the Certification in PMT for professionals.
Since founding the PMT Institute in 2013, Tracie has continued her journey training parents and professionals from around the world in this very important and effective treatment.
During this time she also served as a PMT Consultant for the children's psychiatric in-patient unit at the University of North Carolina Children’s Hospital in Chapel Hill, NC. She also served as a Behavioral Consultant at Betances Early Reading Lab Magnet School in Hartford, CT.
Tracie holds a Master's degree in Psychology with a focus on evidence-based treatments. She previously worked as a Preschool Consultant and Child Development Advisor for the Together for Kids Project, and a Mental Health Counselor for Youth Opportunities Upheld, in Worcester, MA.
For eight years she served as a Research Coordinator for the Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Clinic at the University of Massachusetts Memorial Medical Center with Russell Barkley, Ph.D., also in Worcester, MA. There she published several articles on the functional deficits of young adults with ADHD.
Tracie has extensive experience working with children who have a variety of psychiatric diagnoses including: Autism Spectrum Disorders, ADHD, Oppositional Defiant Disorder, Intermittent Explosive Disorder, Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder, Conduct Disorder, and Anxiety Disorders.
Since starting her PMT journey at Yale University she has trained thousands of families and countless professionals in this amazing program both in-person and virtually from around the world including; Australia, Luxembourg, China, Poland, Canada, Germany, England and all over the United States.
Tracie currently lives near New Haven, CT with her husband while her two daughters attend college in Vermont.
Founder and Executive Director
Certified Kazdin Method® PMT Specialist
Tracie has the distinct honor of being one of four Certified Specialists in Kazdin Method® Parent Management Training. She worked at the prestigious Yale University Parenting Center and Child Conduct Clinic from 2006-2013. While there she worked directly with Dr. Alan Kazdin, the Child Psychologist who developed the Kazdin Method® Parent Management Training program. At the clinic, she not only trained parents in PMT, she helped devise and implement the current professional PMT Training Seminars, the parent and professional virtual PMT Training, and the Certification in PMT for professionals.
Since founding the PMT Institute in 2013, Tracie has continued her journey training parents and professionals from around the world in this very important and effective treatment.
During this time she also served as a PMT Consultant for the children's psychiatric in-patient unit at the University of North Carolina Children’s Hospital in Chapel Hill, NC. She also served as a Behavioral Consultant at Betances Early Reading Lab Magnet School in Hartford, CT.
Tracie holds a Master's degree in Psychology with a focus on evidence-based treatments. She previously worked as a Preschool Consultant and Child Development Advisor for the Together for Kids Project, and a Mental Health Counselor for Youth Opportunities Upheld, in Worcester, MA.
For eight years she served as a Research Coordinator for the Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Clinic at the University of Massachusetts Memorial Medical Center with Russell Barkley, Ph.D., also in Worcester, MA. There she published several articles on the functional deficits of young adults with ADHD.
Tracie has extensive experience working with children who have a variety of psychiatric diagnoses including: Autism Spectrum Disorders, ADHD, Oppositional Defiant Disorder, Intermittent Explosive Disorder, Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder, Conduct Disorder, and Anxiety Disorders.
Since starting her PMT journey at Yale University she has trained thousands of families and countless professionals in this amazing program both in-person and virtually from around the world including; Australia, Luxembourg, China, Poland, Canada, Germany, England and all over the United States.
Tracie currently lives near New Haven, CT with her husband while her two daughters attend college in Vermont.