Meet Dr. Ashley Matskevich
Board-Certified Adult & Young Adult Psychiatrist | Brookline, MA
Ashley Matskevich, MD
Adult and Young Adult Psychiatry
Dr. Matskevich grew up in South Florida and attended the University of Florida Honors Program, majoring in English while completing her pre-med coursework — an early sign she'd always be as interested in people's narratives as in the science of medicine.
She knew she wanted to be a doctor because of her own pediatrician, who was both deeply knowledgeable and genuinely warm, and who cared for her sister with cerebral palsy in a way that shaped how her whole family lived with the diagnosis. She wanted to offer people both of those things in equal measure — expertise and real warmth — and that goal has guided her career. A parent of twoand a lifelong athlete who has completed the Miami Marathon, she believes deeply in the role of physical activity in mental health, something that shows up directly in how she cares for patients today.
In her clinical practice, Dr. Matskevich treats adults and young adults navigating anxiety, depression, ADHD, PTSD, OCD, bipolar disorder, and significant life transitions. She has a particular clinical interest in women's mental health across the reproductive life cycle — an area informed by her early NIH research in reproductive endocrinology."
Education & Training
Dr. Matskevich earned her medical degree at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine on an academic merit scholarship, running the psychiatry section of community health fairs that provided free mental health screenings across Miami and the Florida Keys. Two Howard Hughes fellowships in reproductive endocrinology — including a year at the NIH — continue to inform her work with women throughout the reproductive life cycle.
Drawn to the Northeast for its emphasis on psychotherapy alongside medication management, she completed her residency in the Harvard Longwood program, training across Brigham and Women's Hospital, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Massachusetts Mental Health Center, and Boston Children's Hospital. She served as chief resident of the inpatient psychiatry unit and received the Henry G. Altman Award for Excellence in Medical Education. She was then invited to join the faculty at Harvard Medical School and Beth Israel Deaconess, where she taught psychopharmacology and has supervised psychotherapy ever since. She also holds the MGH Certification in Nutrition and Mental Health.
Philosophy of Care
After residency, Dr. Matskevich joined a Back Bay group practice as its only psychiatrist among several therapists, building lasting connections with strong local therapists and neuropsychologists. In 2022, she opened her own practice — to deliver care the way she believes it works best: fewer patients, longer visits, and the attentive follow-up that comes from genuinely knowing the people she treats.
What she wants every patient to feel is what her own pediatrician gave her family: care that is both highly knowledgeable and genuinely warm. She believes people make the most progress when they truly understand themselves, and that good treatment should challenge as well as support — and she treats every person the way she'd want a member of her own family to be treated.
Education, Affiliations, & Appointments
Education & Training
Harvard Longwood Psychiatry Residency Training Program - Brigham & Women’s Hospital, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston Children's Hospital
University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
University of Florida Honors Program
Faculty Academic Appointments:
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center/Harvard Medical School
Prior & Current Affiliations:
American Psychiatric Society
Massachusetts Psychiatric Society
Links:
Harvard Catalyst Profile - Ashley Matskevich, MD
Selected Peer-Reviewed Publications:
Keshavan MS, Lawler AN, Nasrallah HA, Tandon R. New Drug Developments in Psychosis: Challenges, Opportunities and Strategies. Progress in Neurobiology. 2017. PubMed
Sandoval LR, Stone L, Guimond S, Lawler A, Keshavan MS, Stone WS. Encapsulating Psychosis With a Second Language: A Clinical Case. Schizophrenia Research. 2022. PubMed
Cawkwell PB, Lawler A, Maneta E, Coffey BJ. Staying Up at Night: Overlapping Bipolar and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Symptoms in an Adolescent with Autism Spectrum Disorder. Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology. 2016. PubMed