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Dr. Baruch Williams is a licensed psychologist who specializes in neuropsychological assessment of children and young adults. She has obtained extensive training in the cognitive and behavioral development that takes place throughout childhood and young adulthood. Dr. Williams worked as a research assistant at City University of New York Queens College, in the Laboratory of Developmental Neuropsychology and the Laboratory of Biological Psychopathology. She then returned to her hometown of Houston, Texas where she obtained a Clinical Psychology doctoral degree from the University of Houston, with a specialization in neuropsychology (Child Track). She acquired additional training at Texas Children’s Hospital Blue Bird Clinic for Pediatric Neurology as well as Memorial Hermann Hospital. After completing an internship at Baylor College of Medicine/Texas Children’s Hospital, Dr. Williams completed a post-doctoral residency at Kennedy Krieger Institute, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine.
Dr. Williams is experienced in the neuropsychological assessment of children with attention disorders, learning disabilities, behavioral/affective disorders, autism spectrum disorder, epilepsy, prematurity, traumatic brain injury, genetic syndromes, and a host of other medical conditions.
She is particularly knowledgeable of the special education process and is skilled in consultation with schools regarding appropriate services and interventions for children and adolescents. Dr. Williams’ research interests have included attention disorders and learning disabilities and she has several published abstracts which were presented at the Society for Neuroscience, International Neuropsychological Society, and the American Academy of Clinical Neuropsychology.
Dr. Williams particularly values community involvement and has participated in several invited talks within the community. She is a member of the International Neuropsychological Society, American Academy of Clinical Neuropsychology, and American Psychological Association. Dr. Williams’ mission is to collaborate with children and their families so that families may be empowered to embrace the known (and unknown) and courageously pursue the interventions that will help their child reach their fullest potential.
Dr. Williams has received her training at some of the most prestigious institutions, see below!
Dr. Rachel Fein is a Child Psychologist and Board Certified Behavior Analyst who specializes in early childhood assessment of autism and other neurodevelopmental conditions. She obtained her Ph.D. from the University of Houston and completed her pre-doctoral internship in clinical child and pediatric psychology at Baylor College of Medicine/Texas Children’s Hospital where she received in-depth training in developmental disabilities, ADHD, disruptive behaviors, anxiety, chronic health conditions, parent training, and consultation with schools. She then went on to complete her post-doctoral fellowship in early childhood populations, with a focus on autism, at Baylor College of Medicine/Texas Children’s Hospital.
Dr. Fein has worked in a variety of settings, such as multidisciplinary specialty clinics, community mental health clinics, pediatrician offices as well as public schools conducting autism-focused assessments both in-person and via telemedicine. Dr. Fein is passionate about early autism assessment and intervention as well as partnering with and empowering families.
Dr. Kojo Mintah is a Licensed Psychologist in the state of Texas. He provides neuropsychological and psychoeducational assessments for children, adolescents, young adults, and their families. These include assessments for common neurodevelopmental conditions such as ADHD or learning disabilities. Assessments may also address complex medical issues or histories of trauma or abuse. Examples of medical issues include genetic, heart, seizure, blood, or cancer disorders; histories of head injuries or premature birth, or other medical conditions. He also provides comprehensive autism spectrum disorder (ASD) assessments that are combined with neuropsychological/psychoeducational assessments.
Dr. Mintah obtained his Bachelor’s (Honours) and Master’s (M.A.) degrees in Research Psychology from the University of Toronto and Carleton University, respectively. He then obtained his Doctoral (Ph.D.) degree in Child Clinical Neuropsychology from York University (Toronto). Dr. Mintah has trained across a variety of settings including hospital, community, and private practice settings including a one-year rotation in neuropsychology at the SickKids hospital in Toronto, and an accredited predoctoral internship at CBT Associates, also in Toronto.
Following graduate school, Dr. Mintah worked in Ottawa as a post-doctoral fellow, and then as a staff neuropsychologist, at the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO). There he provided neuropsychological assessments for child and adolescent patients. He also trained and worked in private practice at Connections Psychology—a group practice in Ottawa founded by senior CHEO neuropsychologists. At CHEO he most frequently worked with neurology outpatients, assessing cases of treatment-resistant epilepsy.
Dr. Mintah's clients are youth with or without complex medical histories. His objective is to help young people and their families understand the youth’s strengths and challenges, to connect them with useful supports and resources, and to help each youth reach their full potential.
