River Tree Health Partners
River Tree Health Partners was established in 2014 in Readfield, Maine with the mission to provide individualized treatment to members of the community using a holistic model of care. We conceptualize your care from a perspective that expands beyond what brings you into treatment. We are committed to integrate creative ways to support all parts of your being, including art, movement, spirituality, nutrition, mindfulness, and referrals to other supportive providers. As licensed clinical psychologists, we draw upon our training and experience to serve our clients in ways that work. We view each person with respect, especially for taking the initiative to seek out therapy. We are grateful for the opportunity to work with you.
Carol Ann Faigin, Ph.D.
Prior to co-founding River Tree Health Partners in 2014, Dr. Faigin (she/her) was part of a group private practice in Waterville and completed her post-doctoral residency at Togus VA in Augusta. Dr. Faigin graduated from Bowling Green State University in Ohio in 2010 where she specialized in the area of Psychology of Religion and Spirituality. She has published and lectured on the topics of spiritual resilience, post-traumatic growth, spiritual struggles, moral injury, addiction, and self-compassion. Dr. Faigin served as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) for the Department of Defense in designing the Spiritual Fitness Module of the Comprehensive Soldier Fitness Program for the U.S. Army. She specializes in the treatment of anxiety disorders (phobias, social anxiety, panic), post-traumatic stress, post-traumatic growth/resilience, reintegration for military veterans, chronic pain, and spiritually integrated therapy.
Dr. Faigin’s current clinical interests include: the impact of nutrition on mental health, treatment of multiple food/chemical sensitivities, and post-traumatic growth.
David A. Faigin, Ph.D.
In 2020, after serving the veteran community for 12 years at Togus VA in Maine and Hines VA in Chicago, Dr. Faigin (he/him) returned to River Tree Health Partners, which he co-founded. Dr. Faigin graduated from Bowling Green State University in 2010 where he specialized in Clinical-Community Psychology. He has published and lectured on the topics of community-based arts initiatives, stigma and mental illness, pathways of reintegration after military service, post-traumatic stress disorder, as well as applications of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT). Dr. Faigin specializes in “third-wave” CBT approaches such as ACT and mindfulness training, evidence-based treatments for sleep challenges/insomnia (CBT-I), healing pathways after trauma, and working with first responder communities.
Dr. Faigin’s current clinical interests include: Constructive Living (Reynolds), psychological resilience during a pandemic, existential issues, and liberation psychology.