Maureen Anne Gergen, PhD, LP

Maureen Gergen, PhD, LP, is a licensed pediatric psychologist in the Department of Pain Medicine, Palliative Care, and Integrative Medicine since February 2020. She earned her Bachelor’s Degree from the University of St. Thomas, Master’s Degree from the University of Northern Iowa, and PhD in School Psychology from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. She completed her pediatric psychology internship and first-year fellowship at the Kennedy Krieger Institute and Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore, MD. She then pursued a second-year fellowship with the Minnesota Epilepsy Group PA and Children’s Minnesota to further specialize in working with diagnostically complex pediatric patients within a medical setting. Dr. Gergen primarily sees patients referred for chronic pain/symptoms, conversion disorder, and psychosocial concerns related to medical illness. She utilizes cognitive-behavioral therapy, solutions-focused therapy, acceptance and commitment therapy, and mind-body techniques. Her areas of interest include addressing the needs of children and adolescents with chronic pain and related conditions, conversion disorder, psychosocial comorbidities associated with medical illness, adherence to medical regimens, inpatient consultation-liaison, interdisciplinary collaboration, and applied research.