Our Staff

Paul Millard Hardy, M.D.

Dr. Hardy received his medical degree from the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, New York. After completing a Medical Internship at the Baylor College of Medicine, Methodist Hospital, in Houston, Texas, he returned to the University of Rochester where he completed a residency in Neurology at Strong Memorial Hospital.

• In 1976 he became a Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr. Fellow in Medical Ethics at Harvard University.
• In 1977 he completed fellowship training in Behavioral Neurology in the historic Behavioral Neurology service at the Boston V. A. Hospital, a service of the Boston University School of Medicine.
• In 1978 he joined the staff of the Eunice Kennedy Shriver Center in Waltham, Massachusetts and became an Instructor in Neurology at Harvard Medical School.
• In 1980 he became a member of the faculty of the Tufts University School of Medicine holding joint appointments as an Assistant Professor of Neurology and Psychiatry.
• From 1985 to 1992 he helped to co-found the internationally renowned Boston Higashi School and served as the school's Medical Director and then the President after the untimely death of Dr. Kio Kitahara.
• In 1992 he started his own full-time private practice of Behavioral Neurology and Neuropsychiatry.

He is a diplomate of the American Board of Medicine and the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology.  He also serves on the Panel of Professional Advisors of the Autism Society of America.

Click here for Dr. Hardy's curriculum vitae

Administrative Staff (Photo not available at this time)

Kim Reed
Office Manager

E-mail: reception@hardyhealthcare.com

Psychotherapy

Ellie Pozatek-Hardy, RN, LICSW 

Individual, Couples & Family Therapy

Phone: 781-740-8044
E-mail: EPHardy@hardyhealthcare.com

Ellie Pozatek-Hardy, LICSW is a Clinical Social Worker, formerly a Registered Nurse, with sub-specialty training in Narrative and Family Therapy.  She has been practicing individual and couples therapy for over 20 years, and in private practice here in Hingham, MA for 15 years.   

 From Ellie:

“My focus in working with people is to create an environment that enables them to look at their lives and identify changes they would like to make.  I then facilitate that effort in a variety of ways.  Together, we look at the various ‘knowledges’ a person has: cognitive, emotional and body knowledge.  What are the contexts in which they have gained these knowledges: family of origin experiences and relationships, adult intimate experiences and relationships, and finally, family of creation experiences and relationships. 

The process of therapy begins with identification of strengths and resiliencies, moving on to prioritizing the changes that one (or a couple) would like to make, and then jointly determining approaches to that change.  A very effective way of creating positive change is to study one’s own beliefs and behaviors and identify changes that can be made in ways of interacting in existing relationships. 

 Boundaries are another area that I have paid increasing attention to over the years of my practice realizing that if everyone had healthy boundaries I would be out of a job.  Sometimes, a person’s boundaries are too porous and too much of ‘the world’ gets in and too much of ‘the self’ leaks out.  Sometimes, a person’s boundaries are too impenetrable and not enough of ‘the world’ gets in and not enough of the person gets out.  Both of these depictions of unhealthy boundaries can lead to anxiety, depression, isolation, fear, unhealthy relationships, and abusive situations.

I enjoy working with people who are committed to making changes in their lives and relationships regardless of the challenges they face.  I consider it an honor to serve as facilitator for their preferred outcomes and the simultaneous personal growth.”