Care Philosophy: Psychiatry creates a space to examine the human experience – which, for me, feels as fundamental and meaningful as it gets. It is such a privilege to have the opportunity to join patients in making sense of their experiences and finding inner resilience, accompanying them as they face their challenges and celebrating with them as they reach their goals.

Dr. Manning grew up visiting Maine in the summer from Glenmont, New York and always had a passion for the outdoors. After completing her undergraduate degree in Behavioral Neuroscience from Connecticut College, she enrolled in Tufts University School of Medicine where she chose to participate in the Maine Track Program. During her medical training, she completed a psychiatry residency and child and adolescent psychiatry fellowship at Maine Medical Center, and she says her experiences in this program only deepened her love for Maine.

After spending about eight years in Portland with her family, they decided they wanted to look into moving to a smaller community and decided on MDI. Dr. Manning accepted the role of Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist at MDI Hospital and was impressed by the patient-centered values that everyone held at the hospital.

While she began in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, in her current role with MDIH, she is also able to assist patients of all ages and has found that work very interesting and rewarding.