Leah McGuire, Ph.D.

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About Me

Dr. Leah McGuire is a pediatric neuropsychologist, a nationally certified school psychologist, and a licensed psychologist in New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania. She is an adjunct assistant professor of psychology and education at Teachers College, Columbia University, where she teaches graduate-level coursework related to evidence-based assessment, consultation, diagnosis, intervention, and therapy. She conducts research at Bellevue Hospital regarding trauma and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) in youth. She additionally serves as an ad hoc reviewer of best practice and academic research within the field for School Psychology International and is the chair of the New Jersey Psychological Association's (NJPA's) Committee on Continuing Education (CoCEA) Program Committee. She received a B.A. in psychology from Bucknell University in 2005. While attending graduate school at Teachers College, she obtained her Ed.M., M.A., and M.Phil. degrees and her national certification in school psychology (N.C.S.P.). She received her doctoral degree from Columbia University in October of 2013. She subsequently completed a two-year pediatric neuropsychology post-doctoral fellowship at North Shore LIJ Lenox Hill Hospital’s Center for Attention and Learning (CAL) in Manhattan in August of 2015. Clinically, she has worked with children and adolescents within outpatient clinics, hospitals, day and residential treatment centers, and public and private school settings. Within her private practice, she provides empirically-supported therapy and comprehensive neuropsychological and psychoeducational evaluations.

Provider Details

Languages Spoken (aside from English)

• English Only

Services Offered

• CBT - Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
• Neuropsychological Assessment
• Social Skills Training