Traci Maynigo, Psy.D., is a licensed clinical psychologist specializing in couple and family therapy, multicultural psychology, maternal mental health, and relationship and parenting education. She has a M.Ed. in Counseling Psychology from Teachers College, Columbia University, and a Psy.D. in Clinical Psychology from the Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology (GSAPP), Rutgers University. She has specialized training in Gottman Method Couple Therapy and Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy (EFT), and is also a Certified Bringing Baby Home (BBH) Educator, PREP 8.0 Instructor, and 24/7 Dad Facilitator. An Attending Psychologist at Montefiore Medical Center and Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Einstein College at Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Dr. Maynigo’s research focuses on adapting couple-, family-, and group-based interventions for diverse, underserved populations.
Traci is currently the Program Director of two family strengthening programs funded by the Administration for Children and Families, Office of Family Assistance (OFA), Healthy Marriage and Responsible Fatherhood (HMRF) grants: Supporting Healthy Relationships (SHR) and HERO Dads. SHR, which is on its 4th round of OFA funding, is a relationship education program has been serving low-income parenting couples in the Bronx, NY, since 2006, through group-based relationship education workshops, family support services, and financial empowerment services. HERO Dads, which was just launched in April 2021, is a responsible fatherhood program for non-custodial fathers in the Bronx, focused on increasing father involvement and financial stability through group-based parenting and relationship workshops, career coaching, and vocational training.