Dr. Samantha Carella is a Board Certified Child and Adolescent (ABPP) Psychologist. She is licensed and has been practicing psychology since 1993. Her practice is concentrated in the area of children and families. Dr. Carella currently provides psychotherapy and family counseling for emotional, developmental and behavioral related issues. These include depression, anxiety, grief, divorce, social …

Dr. Judith Migoya is a Licensed Clinical Psychologist with expertise in Neuropsychology. As a neuropsychologist, her primary focus involves assessment of brain functions associated with ADHD, learning disabilities, autism spectrum disorders, developmental delays, traumatic brain injury, and other cognitive impairments. Dr. Migoya is also a skilled bilingual (English and Spanish) therapist with specialization in the …

Dr. Nicholas Maccarrone is a Licensed Psychologist specializing in the assessment and treatment of psychological disorders in children, adolescents, and adults, including Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, autism spectrum disorders, depression, anxiety, and conduct problems. He also works with family issues, such as divorce, parenting, and other related concerns. He completed his predoctoral internship at Florida State University’s Student …

Melissa Balgobin is a graduate from Barry University where she received a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology. She is currently completing her Thesis on the Perceived Stress and Coping Styles of Parents with Children with Autism to receive a Master’s Degree in Clinical Psychology. She completed her Psychology Internship during the Summer of 2011 and her …

Alexis Bitting, LMHC is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor and Board Certified Sex Therapist. She has specialized experience working with children, teens, and adults with social and developmental delays, including autism spectrum disorders, Asperger’s, ADHD, non-verbal learning, and other challenges. Ms. Bitting utilizes a comprehensive and multi-disciplinary approach when working with clients and their families. She …

Dr. Lizmar Burguera is a bilingual, Licensed Clinical Psychologist who specializes in Neuropsychology. She conducts comprehensive neuropsychological evaluations in English and Spanish to diagnose and develop effective plans of care and recovery for individuals with neurodevelopmental, genetic, and neurological conditions, such as epilepsy and traumatic brain injury. Dr. Burguera also has specialty training and extensive …

Dr. Lauren Carbonell is a Licensed Clinical Psychologist who specializes in providing quality assessment and treatment to children, adolescents, and their families. Dr. Carbonell has extensive experience working with a variety of developmental, behavioral and emotional challenges including attention and executive functioning, anxiety, depression, behavioral, adjustment and social difficulties as well as the autism spectrum. …

Dr. Maria Pia del Castillo is a Clinical Psychology Post-Doctorate Resident specializing in the assessment and treatment of young children, adolescents, and families. Dr. del Castillo received her Psy.D. in Clinical Psychology from Nova Southeastern University and completed her internship at AHRC New York City. Dr. del Castillo is a bilingual clinician, providing psychological services both in Spanish and …

Dr. Jessica Garcia is a Board Certified Child and Adolescent (ABPP) Psychologist who has been with PPA since 2007. She is licensed in the state of Florida and specializes in the assessment of learning and attentional difficulties, autism spectrum disorders, emotional challenges, and behavioral problems in children and adolescents. She conducts comprehensive neuropsychological, psychoeducational, developmental, …

Dr. Laura Grashow-Rywell is a Licensed Clinical Psychologist specializing in the treatment and assessment of children, adolescents, and adults. She also provides family therapy and parent guidance. Dr. Grashow-Rywell works on issues such as depression, anxiety, anger management and social skills. Additionally she works with children and their families on emotional issues stemming from divorce, …

Dr. Carina L. Massa is a bilingual Licensed Clinical Psychologist specializing in the treatment and assessment of children, adolescents, and their families. Dr. Massa graduated with a doctorate from Nova Southeastern University’s Clinical Psychology program. She completed her predoctoral internship and postdoctoral fellowship at the Institute for Child and Family Health in Miami, Florida, a community …

Dr. Leticia Pérez Miranda is a bilingual Clinical Psychology Post-Doctorate Resident specializing in the treatment of children, adolescents, and families. Dr. Pérez Miranda graduated with a doctorate from Nova Southeastern University’s Clinical Psychology Program. She completed her Pre-Doctoral internship at the Institute for Child and Family Health in Miami, Florida, a community mental health center. During …

Dr. Kelly Painter is a Licensed Clinical Psychologist specializing in the treatment of children, adolescents, and families.  Dr. Painter completed her Ph.D  in Clinical Psychology at Nova Southeastern University with an internship at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, at the Kennedy Krieger Institute.  She has experience in evidence-based treatment of Anxiety Related Disorders, Depression/Mood Disorders, …

Dr. Elizabeth Penela is a Licensed Clinical Psychologist who offers an active, warm, results-oriented approach that will empower you or your child to overcome the barriers that are keeping you from living a full and meaningful life. Dr. Penela specializes in providing gold standard treatment to children, adolescents, and adults experiencing anxiety, obsessive-compulsive, and related disorders. …

Dr. Danielle Stier is a Licensed Clinical Psychologist who treats children, adolescents, and adults. She specializes in cognitive behavioral treatment of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder and anxiety disorders (such as separation anxiety, social anxiety, specific phobias, panic disorder, agoraphobia, generalized anxiety disorder, and health anxiety). Dr. Stier’s clinical focus also includes treatment of trichotillomania in children and adults, as well as a variety of childhood …

Dr. Amanda Strunin is a Licensed Clinical Psychologist specializing in the assessment and treatment of psychological disorders in adolescents and adults, including mood disorders (anxiety and depression), eating disorders, posttraumatic stress disorder, behavioral problems, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, and personality disorders. She also works with couples and families on issues of parenting, relationship conflict, divorce, and bereavement; and, she conducts therapy …

Christina Sullivan, MSW, LCSW, is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and has specialized experience working with children with social and developmental delays, including autism spectrum, Asperger’s and children with other various social, emotional and behavioral challenges. For the past 21 years, she has also served children in schools, hospitals and in the foster care system who …

Susanne Wardy, MS is a Group Facilitator and Educational Consultant who joined the practice in 2002. She worked with the Miami-Dade County Public School system for 30 years and retired in 2011 from MDCPS. Ms. Wardy is a member of the National Autism Society and the Autism Society of South Florida. Ms. Wardy primarily works …

Diana Acevedo, M.S. CCC-SLP is a bilingual Licensed Speech Language Pathologist who received her Bachelor’s degree from Purdue University and her Master’s in Communication Disorders from Arizona State University. Ms. Acevedo has extensive experience working with a variety of speech, language and feeding disorders/delays in diverse settings. She has had the opportunity to work at …