Residential building in a wooded area on the Austen Riggs Center campus

As the admissions clinician and manager, Nicole May, LICSW, oversees the day to day operations of the Admissions department and facilitates the flow of cases. She is directly involved in the admission of almost all incoming patients, assessing, educating, and facilitating the process. As the Human Rights and Privacy Officer, she is involved in educating, advocating for, and assisting staff and patients in exercising their rights to privacy and fair treatment.

In addition to Ms. May’s roles here at Austen Riggs, she is involved in crisis assessment and intervention work through her local community mental health clinic. Her involvement with this organization allows her to both bring a broader knowledge and understanding of issues affecting different populations to her work at Riggs, and also for her to bring parts of the psychodynamic approach to the local community.

For the past few years, Ms. May has been involved in fundraising for and participated in the awareness walk for the local chapter of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP).

Professional Affiliations/Organizational Memberships

National Association of Social Workers (NASW)

Admissions Staff

Nicole May, LICSW, is the admissions clinician and manager and human rights and privacy officer at the Austen Riggs Center.

Nicole May, LICSW

Admissions Clinician and Manager/Human Rights and Privacy Officer

Join us on a virtual tour of the Austen Riggs Center. You’ll see patient residences along with treatment and community spaces on our one-of-a-kind open setting campus located on Main Street in Stockbridge, Massachusetts.

Austen Riggs Center Medical Office Building - Autumn

Clinical Perspectives

Join us on a virtual tour of the Austen Riggs Center. You’ll see patient residences along with treatment and community spaces on our one-of-a-kind open setting campus located on Main Street in Stockbridge, Massachusetts. 

Campus Tour

Take the First Step - Call Admissions

February 9, 2023

Admissions clinician, Nicole May, LICSW, talks about what to expect when you call Admissions.

Who Should Consider Treatment at the Austen Riggs Center?

April 1, 2018

Dr. Samar Habl is the director of admissions and associate medical director at the Austen Riggs Center.

What Makes Austen Riggs Different?

If you haven't found a psychiatric treatment to address your mental health challenges, the residential program at the Austen Riggs Center could possibly help when other treatments haven't worked.

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