Dr. Lauren McNeela earned her doctorate in Child Clinical Psychology from Northern Illinois University. She completed her Predoctoral Clinical Internship at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center and her Postdoctoral Fellowship at Nemours Children’s Hospital, where she provided evidence-based interventions for children and adolescents experiencing behavioral concerns and trauma-related symptoms. Through these experiences, she developed specialized training and an interest in conducting comprehensive assessments of toddlers and children with neurodevelopmental disorders. Dr. McNeela values a comprehensive approach to assessment, with an emphasis on identifying diagnoses that best capture each child’s unique strengths and challenges and providing families with individualized, practical recommendations tailored to their needs.