CHICAGO, IL

Dr. Cooper oversees clinical and administrative operations of the Baltimore and Bethesda, MD; Nashville, TN and Pittsburgh, PA locations. She received her Doctorate of Psychology from Baylor University and completed her Postdoctoral Fellowship at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. An Adjunct Assistant Professor of Psychology at Vanderbilt University, her clinical and administrative experience includes 25 years of care in outpatient and intensive-care settings treating eating disorders, women’s issues and child and adolescent assessment/intervention. Dr. Cooper is a frequent lecturer on the topics of best practices in the treatment of eating disorders and helping mothers and daughters be authentic and resilient. She is the elected President of the Nashville iaedp (International Association of Eating Disorders Professionals) chapter, and a member of the Academy of Eating Disorders, National Eating Disorders Association, Eating Disorders Coalition of Tennessee, The Nashville Psychotherapy Institute, RenewED, and the National Academy of Professional Women.

Ms. Matsey serves as the Site Director at The Renfrew Center of Chicago. She received her Bachelor’s degree in Psychology and Sociology from Western Illinois University and her Master’s degree in Human Behavior from Capella University. A Doctoral Candidate in the Advanced Studies of Human Behavior, her dissertation focused on shared perceptions of Afrocentric orientation and assortative mating in Black collegiate women. Prior to coming to Renfrew, Ms. Matsey was an Assistant Director at the Center on Deafness serving deaf children and adults with mental health diagnosis in educational, residential, vocational, and clinical services. She has also held the positions of Clinical and Residential Services Supervisor, Supervisor of Screening Assessment and Support Services and Residential Clinical Therapist throughout her career. Passionate about improving multicultural competence within mental health care services, she is particularly interested in serving in the realm of eating disorders.