Barbara Wilson

Dr. Barbara Wilson, PhD
Dr. Barbara Wilson is a health psychologist whose work centers on the intersection of chronic illness, behavior change, and patient resilience. After early clinical training in cardiac rehabilitation, she developed a protocol that blends motivational interviewing with brief cognitive strategies to help patients adhere to complex medication schedules. Her clinic serves adults managing diabetes, autoimmune disorders, and long COVID, and she consults with hospital teams on improving communication around lifestyle recommendations.

She teaches advanced health psychology and outcomes research, guiding graduate students through real-world quality improvement projects with local clinics. Her current interests include time-limited interventions for overwhelm, micro-habits that stick, and the role of uncertainty tolerance in long-term recovery. Outside the clinic, she hikes coastal trails and collects field notes that often inspire patient handouts written in plain language.