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Cindy Moore, Ph.D. — Program Director
Cindy Moore, PhD is the Director of the Marjorie E. Korff Parenting At a Challenging Time (PACT) program and an Assistant Professor of Psychology at Harvard Medical School. She occupies the Timothy Christopher Davidson Chair in Psychiatry.
Dr. Moore joined the PACT program in 2003 and since then has provided consultation to hundreds of adults with cancer and other life-threatening illnesses. She helped develop PACT's sister program at MGH, the Daniella Lipper ALS PACT Program. She teaches locally and nationally about how parents and healthcare professionals can best support children living with a chronically ill parent, conducts research on the specific challenges faced by parents who are managing cancer, supervises psychology trainees and consults to other professionals who are supporting medically ill parents.
Along with book chapters and articles, Dr. Moore co-authored a handbook for parents that provides specific guidance on communicating with children about crises. Community Crises and Disasters: A Parent’s Guide to Talking with Children of All Ages has been shared by the US State Department with its employees, especially among those living abroad who have been affected by terrorist attacks.
A growing interest in supporting people after the loss of a loved one led Dr. Moore to develop expertise in Complicated Grief Therapy (CGT). This targeted, evidence-based intervention treats complicated grief in adults, which is characterized by prolonged or intractable sadness, yearning, avoidance, and intrusive thoughts.
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