PAOLI PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATES - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Licensed Professional Counselor
Caryn has worked as child, adolescent, and family therapist providing support and counseling to children, teens, and their caregivers for over 10 years. She has a range of experience helping children, teens, and families to address challenges such as anxiety, depression, trauma, grief and loss, ADHD and autism as well as divorce, single/blended families, and adoption. Caryn also works with young adults in adjusting and transitioning to college, career planning, and developing balance in their lives. In addition, she provides counseling to adults in managing a variety of emotional issues, concerns related to substance use and abuse, and recovering from trauma and coping with loss.
Caryn graduated from Widener University with a master's degree in Clinical Psychology and has worked as an outpatient therapist, traumatic grief program supervisor, and alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs prevention specialist. She has conducted classroom presentations, delivered an evidence-based drug and alcohol prevention curriculum in schools, and provided a teacher in-service workshop related to youth and the vaping epidemic.
Caryn has a broad base of experience and training with multiple treatment modalities, including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Trauma-Focused-CBT, Child Traumatic Grief-CBT, motivational interviewing, behavioral techniques, and mindfulness. She works to collaborate with clients and families to develop an effective plan for achieving their goals and provides support throughout their journey.
Dr. Erika Kawamura is a licensed psychologist specializing in assisting adults with anxiety, depression, adjustment/life transition issues, health/wellness issues, and career/vocational/workplace issues. She also provides coaching in the area of health/wellness, incorporating lifestyle medicine approaches.
Dr. Kawamura's approach to therapy and coaching is to form a collaborative relationship and create a safe environment where clients may openly discuss their concerns and difficulties. She takes a holistic approach and provides individualized treatment for each client. She works with her clients toward their goals, helping them overcome roadblocks by gaining insight into patterns of behaviors and feelings, exploring ways to incorporate healthy changes and coping strategies, and helping them to improve their overall sense of wellbeing.
Lifestyle medicine is one of Dr. Kawamura's specialties. Given that many chronic health conditions are largely contributed to by lifestyle behaviors, she works with clients with chronic health conditions to incorporate long-term lifestyle changes to prevent and/or improve their health, often collaborating with their physician.
In addition, Dr. Kawamura presents health/wellness seminars at organizations and serves on the board of the American Anorexia & Bulimia Association of Philadelphia.
Dr. Kawamura received her doctorate in clinical psychology and master's degree in Human Resources and Organizational Leadership from Widener University. She is a Diplomate of the American College of Lifestyle Medicine.
Job Titles:
- Clinical Psychologist
- Licensed Psychologist
Dr. Gary Davis is a clinical psychologist working with adolescents and adults as individuals, couples, or in groups. Dr. Davis completed his doctorate in clinical psychology at Chestnut Hill College. He has experience working in college counseling centers and in the child welfare system, and for several years he worked with the chronically ill in community mental health settings. Dr. Davis has also been on the staff in residential psychiatric settings treating persons with addictions, trauma, and other behavioral disorders. In addition to the Doctor of Psychology degree, Dr. Davis holds a Master of Divinity degree from Yale University and a Master in Social Work degree from Virginia Commonwealth University.
Dr. Davis' areas of specialty include treating addictions, personality disorders, anxiety, trauma, depression, and grief. His goal is to help persons work through problems in order to enhance their quality of life, to increase their enjoyment of work, family, and intimate relationships, and to meet new challenges with optimism and confidence. He works from a Cognitive Behavioral Therapy framework and employs mindfulness-based therapies to support his patients in gaining greater freedom from distress and suffering. Dr. Davis also conducts psychological assessments.
Job Titles:
- Clinical Psychologist
- Licensed Psychologist
Dr. Greg Amatrudo is a clinical psychologist offering counseling and psychotherapy for adolescents and adults as individuals, couples or in groups. Dr. Amatrudo completed his doctorate at the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine and also holds a master's degree in mental health counseling from Caldwell University. Dr. Amatrudo offers a non-judgmental and compassionate approach to psychotherapy by using the best-researched treatments in a way that are individually tailored for each client. He prides himself on developing a strong therapeutic relationship with his clients and taking a collaborative approach to therapy.
Dr. Amatrudo specializes in treating depression, anxiety, trauma, grief/loss, ADHD, anger problems and relationship issues. He also has expertise in treating a wide array of sleep disorders such as insomnia, nightmares and circadian rhythm sleep disorders through the use of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I). He completed an accredited Behavioral Sleep Medicine (BSM) fellowship at the Penn State Hershey Sleep Treatment and Research Center and is currently board eligible in Behavioral Sleep Medicine. He has also written and contributed to a number of scientific journals and published articles in the field of Behavioral Sleep Medicine.
Dr. Amatrudo employs short term and solution-focused counseling such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and uses a number of different approaches that are rooted in Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) and meditation. He also offers longer term therapeutic approaches that help his clients build insight and develop strategies to meet their treatment goals. Dr. Amatrudo also conducts psychological assessments.
Dr. Amatrudo is a Licensed Psychologist and a member of the American Psychological Association, Pennsylvania Psychological Association and the Society of Behavioral Sleep Medicine.
Dr. Maria Maddalo is a PA Licensed Psychologist, Nationally Certified School Psychologist, and Board Certified Behavior Analyst with over 20 years of experience working with children, adolescents, and families. She completed her doctoral training at Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine, with an emphasis in Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT) and psychological evaluations with application to academic learning.
Dr. Maddalo combines her training to customize therapy sessions and evaluations for individual and family needs. Her specialty areas include Autism, ADHD (including executive function training), and anxiety disorders. Dr. Maddalo is experienced with working with children, adolescents, and adults with Autism across a variety of settings, such as homes, schools, hospital clinics, and group homes. She is passionate about the appropriate assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of individuals with Autism across the lifespan. Dr. Maddalo also works with children and adolescents struggling with suicidal ideation and collaborates with families to be a part of a comprehensive treatment plan for these individuals. Dr. Maddalo uses her knowledge and training to work with adults with anxiety, depression, and other life issues, utilizing short-term therapy to focus on cognitions and effective behavior change.
Dr. Maddalo provides teletherapy in PA and recently obtained approval to provide this service to individuals located in states that are participating members of PSYPACT.
Dr. Megan Amatrudo is a licensed psychologist offering counseling and psychotherapy for children, adolescents, and adults. Dr. Amatrudo completed her doctorate at the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine where she also completed her master's degree in clinical psychology. Dr. Amatrudo utilizes collaborative methods that are strongly grounded in research. She believes in establishing a strong therapeutic relationship with her clients and providing a warm and welcoming space for them to process their challenges, while also taking a proactive and solution-focused approach.
Dr. Amatrudo specializes in the treatment of depression, anxiety, ADHD, somatization and behavioral disorders in children and adolescents. She frequently facilitates family sessions to improve communication throughout treatment. Dr. Amatrudo also works with adults going through life transitions, dealing with depression and/or anxiety, ADHD, and comorbid medical conditions.
Dr. Amatrudo has held positions at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Fairmount Behavioral Health System, Cooper University Hospital, Geisinger Health System, and the Children and Adolescent Anxiety Disorders Clinic at Temple University. She relies heavily on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and is well-versed in the use of exposure-based therapies as well as Behavioral Modification. She also works from a trauma-informed perspective, which accounts for the impact of significant life events on symptom presentation. Dr. Amatrudo has contributed to a published book on the topic of childhood anxiety and has presented on topics of exposure-based treatments as well as ADHD.
Job Titles:
- Clinical Psychologist
- Licensed Psychologist
Dr. Sarah Vaghari is a clinical psychologist with a wide range of experience providing psychotherapy and psychological testing and evaluation. She specializes in assisting adults with anxiety, depression, relationship issues, anger problems, trauma, and addiction. She also provides coaching to help people reach their career goals and maximize their potential as leaders.
Dr. Vaghari utilizes a variety of psychological interventions grounded in science and compassion to tailor her services to meet the needs of her clients. She enjoys working with individuals from diverse backgrounds and has experience using different treatment modalities, including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy.
Dr. Vaghari strives to create a safe, congenial atmosphere where clients can share freely about themselves and their challenges. She has experience providing psychological services in a variety of different mental health settings. She has facilitated groups on topics such as leadership, CBT, trauma, addiction, and healthy living.
Job Titles:
- Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist
Jessica is a child, adolescent and family therapist who has devoted her practice to counseling children, adolescents, and their caregivers in individual and family therapy. She has a broad base of experience helping children and their families address emotional and behavioral issues, including issues associated with ADHD, anxiety, depression, and PTSD, as well as environmental stresses such as bullying, relationship strain, divorce, single/blended families, and adoption.
Jessica also provides couples counseling for couples who would like to improve their relationship or resolve conflicts more effectively and improve communication.
Jessica graduated from Chestnut Hill College with a master's degree in Clinical and Counseling Psychology. She has worked as an outpatient therapist, behavior specialist consultant, and mobile therapist. She has also served as a supervisor for other clinicians. Jessica is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist.
Jessica uses a variety of therapeutic approaches depending on the needs of the client including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and the family systems approach. She has found it beneficial in many cases to involve other family members in order to understand the family dynamic and learn ways to support each other and develop healthy family relationships.
Jessica also has extensive training in Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT), an evidence-based treatment model that has been proven effective in helping children and adolescents overcome the effects of traumatic events. Parents and caregivers are instrumental in the healing process and Jessica has seen great results for these clients.
Job Titles:
- Counselor
- Director
- Licensed Psychologist
Dr. Bill Morgan, Director of Paoli Psychological Associates, is a licensed psychologist with over twenty years experience as a counselor, therapist, and diagnostician.
William D. Morgan, Psy.D., is a clinical psychologist in private practice in Paoli, Pennsylvania. Dr. Morgan is a caring, compassionate, effective, down-to-earth psychotherapist and evaluator whose approach to counseling, assessment, and therapy is distinctively growth-oriented, emphasizing gaining the skills needed to handle life's challenges and achieve one's full potential.
Dr. Morgan works with children, adolescents, adults, and families to facilitate change, personal growth, greater contentment, and personal effectiveness through counseling sessions in which clients engage in the process of clarifying challenges, increasing insight, and developing strategies and skills to reach the goals they desire. Dr. Morgan employs short-term counseling approaches such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) as well as long-term therapeutic approaches.
A partial list of his specialties include: counseling/psychotherapy for emotional and relationship problems (anxiety, depression, and other); Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD/ADHD) in children and adults; testing and assessment (diagnostic, psychoeducational, learning disabilities, career, ADHD, custody, forensic, and other); parenting and family issues; and career and workplace issues.
Dr. Morgan has a doctorate in clinical psychology and is adjunct faculty in the doctoral psychology program at Widener University. He has written a series of professional articles and chapters about the treatment of various problems. He is a popular speaker on issues of personal growth and change.
Dr. Morgan is a licensed psychologist. He is a member of the American Psychological Association and the Pennsylvania Psychological Association, and he serves on the professional advisory board for Chester County CHADD.