Dr. Amber Schaefer, Ph.D.

Pediatric Neuropsychology Postdoctoral Fellow*

Dr. Amber Schaefer is a bilingual (Spanish) postdoctoral fellow specializing in neuropsychological evaluations for children, adolescents, and young adults. She focuses on neurodevelopmental disorders, including ADHD, autism, learning and communication disorders, and intellectual developmental disorder. Dr. Schaefer is experienced in assessing children with complex medical histories, such as prematurity, stroke, epilepsy, brain tumors, cardiac transplant, and genetic conditions like Turner, Klinefelter, and chromosomal deletions. She also has extensive experience providing evidence-based therapy for individuals and families across the lifespan.

Dr. Schaefer holds a Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology from Arizona State University, an M.S Ed. in Mental Health Counseling from the University of Miami, and bachelor’s degrees in Psychology and Spanish from the University of Florida. She completed her predoctoral internship and a year of postdoctoral fellowship in neuropsychology at Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School.

Currently accepting referrals for neuropsychological evaluations and therapy.

*Dr. Schaefer is a pre-licensed professional providing services under the supervision of a licensed psychologist at The Nicholls Group.