Psychologist
Joseph
Demers, PhD.
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Joseph Demers, PhD, is a licensed psychologist who specializes in psychoeducational, ADHD, autism, dyslexia and learning disability evaluations for children, adolescents and adults. He is also a former middle school teacher, with literacy training through the Teachers College Reading and Writing Project.
His evaluations often address reading, math and writing disorders, executive functioning, and the ways anxiety affects learning. He has particular experience with twice-exceptional learners and private school admissions, and works closely with families and school teams.
He also supervises trainees in assessment and treatment.
- Psychoeducational evaluation
- ADHD
- Dyslexia
- Anxiety
- Twice-exceptional
At a glance.
His background as a former teacher makes him particularly attuned to the impact academic struggles can have on everyday life.
- Credentials
- Licensed psychologist
- Education
- PhD in Educational Psychology, School Psychology track, Child Psychology minor, University of Minnesota
MA in Educational Psychology, University of Minnesota
MA in Secondary English Education, Brooklyn College, CUNY
BA in Philosophy and English, French minor, Fordham University - Training
- Former middle school teacher, with literacy training through the Teachers College Reading and Writing Project
- Works with
- Elementary, middle, high school and college students, and adults
- Also offers
- Supervision of trainees in assessment and skills-based treatment
- Fees
- Rates vary with the level of involvement. Contact us for a phone consultation.
How Joseph Demers, PhD, can help.
Joseph Demers, PhD, can help families and individuals learn more about areas of strength and weakness, provide diagnostic clarity, and help plan interventions and accommodations moving forward.
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