Krishna J. Chari, Psy.D

Dr. Krishna Chari is a Child, Adolescent, & Health Psychologist. He leads several programs for Project ECHO, an internationally recognized model of training and knowledge-sharing for rural and underserved communities, including programs on Adverse Childhood Experiences, Violence Prevention, Clinical Communications, and Pain and Opioid Use Disorder. He is past president of the New Mexico Psychological Association and past Medical Director and lead psychologist at University of New Mexico Pain Consultation and Treatment Center–a nationally recognized interdisciplinary pain management program.

Dr. Chari has worked with children and adolescents his whole life. Starting at Boys Town Residential Treatment facility in Omaha, Nebraska, throughout his doctoral residencies at Mt. Sinai, University of Illinois, and University of Chicago, and now currently providing integrated care to middle school and medically complex children in New Mexico. He has worked extensively with trauma, recovery, and healing throughout his career. Dr. Chari lives in Albuquerque, New Mexico with his much smarter wife and much more opinionated 8 y/o old daughter.