Hope Adult Program

Program leaders

Harrell W. Woodson, PhD
Director, Hope Adult Program

For Hope, The Menninger Clinic's largest inpatient specialty program, Dr. Woodson is responsible for assuring that the services provided to patients and families adhere to the highest possible standards of patient care.

Dr. Woodson has a special interest in pursuing longitudinal outcomes research at Menninger with the goal of demonstrating what our patients and staff recognize for making a difference in recovery and relapse prevention.

Throughout his 20-year career, Dr. Woodson has developed a strong repertoire of clinical, administrative and research skills.

Prior to coming to Menninger, Dr. Woodson was director of Specialty Psychiatric Services for Austin State Hospital where he managed two departments with six psychiatric inpatient units, three of which were adult units and three of which were child and adolescent units.

In addition, Dr. Woodson has directed a residential rehabilitation unit for individuals with co-occurring disorders and has served as a senior analyst and consultant in the areas of behavioral and physical health services research.

Dr. Woodson received his doctorate in counseling psychology from The University of Texas at Austin and a master’s degree in counseling from the University of Virginia in Charlottesville. In addition, Dr. Woodson holds a bachelor of arts undergraduate degree from the University of Virginia with a major in psychology and history.

Edythe Harvey, MD
Medical director, Hope Adult Treatment Program, The Menninger Clinic; assistant professor, Menninger Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Baylor College of Medicine
 
Dr. Harvey leads the interdisciplinary treatment team and provides individual and group therapy for the Hope Program. Her clinical interests include addiction psychiatry and personality disorders.

Dr. Harvey graduated from Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center then completed her internship, residency and chief residency at St. Luke’s Roosevelt Hospital Center in New York, NY. Upon completing her residency, she joined the faculty at the University of Oklahoma College of Medicine. She then joined the faculty of Baylor College of Medicine in January 2000 where she held the positions of assistant professor and medical director, Psychiatry Emergency Center, Ben Taub General Hospital. She joined Menninger as staff psychiatrist in 2006.
 
Dr. Harvey is a member of several psychiatric associations, has spoken at numerous international and national conferences and was selected as a Distinguished Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association in 2008.