Christine Hatchard, Psy.D., Founder/Director

Dr. Hatchard is a licensed psychologist (#4871) with a private practice in Monmouth county, New Jersey where she provides psychotherapy and forensic evaluations. She has a masters degree in Counseling Psychology and Human Services and a doctorate in Clinical Psychology, with a specialization in Psychological Assessment. 

She has previously trained and worked as a psychotherapist in college counseling centers as well as a forensic private practice specializing in family law. She has co-presented at inter/national human development conferences on attachment and emotional development and completed her dissertation on parental variables related to the development of racial identity. Dr. Hatchard has taught at both the undergraduate and graduate levels, and is currently a Specialist Professor of Clinical Psychology in the Department of Psychology at Monmouth University in West Long Branch, NJ.  

In 1999, she founded the organization, Making Daughters Safe Again (MDSA) and has continued to act as Director for over 12 years, during which time she has maintained the design and content of the MDSA website, provided professional presentations and worked with hundreds of survivors of mother-daughter sexual abuse both online and in-person.

In 2011, she received the Martin Luther King, Jr. Unsung Hero award for her work on behalf of survivors of abuse, and in 2012 she won an Early Career Psychologist Credentialing Scholarship from the National Register of Health Service Providers in conjunction with the American Psychological Association "presented to exceptional early career psychologists...recognized for their exemplary commitment to professional excellence."

Dr. Hatchard’s current projects include post-production on "Who will love me: Four stories of mother-daughter sexual abuse," a documentary she solely produced, directed and edited. She is also working with Wiley publishers on a lifespan development product combining film and other multimedia components. Finally, she has begun working on a book on mother-daughter sexual abuse, which will include survivor stories and a review of relevant research.