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 Caprini, Ph.D.
Dr. Caprini graduated from Bowling Green State University in Ohio in 2010 where she specialized in the area of Psychology of Religion and Spirituality. She completed her training at Hines VA in Chicago and Togus VA in Maine and co-founded River Tree Health Partners in 2014. Dr. Caprini has published and lectured on the topics of spiritual resilience, post-traumatic growth, spiritual struggles, moral injury, addiction, and self-compassion. Dr. Caprini served as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) for the Department of Defense (DoD) in designing the Spiritual Fitness arm of the Comprehensive Soldier Fitness Program, which is mandatory training for all U.S. Army soldiers since 2011. She specializes in the treatment of anxiety disorders (post-traumatic stress, phobias, social anxiety, panic) reintegration for military veterans and families, chronic pain, and spiritually integrated therapy.
Dr. Caprini’s current interests include: downregulation and reintegration for military veterans, intervention development, mitigating burnout for medical professionals, and the impact of nutrition on mental health.
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 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, as well as applications of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT). Dr. Faigin specializes in evidence-based treatments for sleep challenges/insomnia (CBT-I), healing pathways after trauma, “third-wave” CBT approaches such as ACT and mindfulness-based interventions, and working with first responder/public safety and veteran communities. He also specializes in working with artists, musicians and others in the creative arts.
Dr. Faigin’s current interests include: Internal Family Systems (IFS), psychology of men and masculinities, existential issues, and exploring individualized clinical applications of Large Language Models (LLM/AI) to enhance psychotherapy effectiveness.