Alison Leary, Ph.D. (Licensed Psychologist)
Alison Leary received her Ph.D. in Child Clinical Psychology at the University of Washington and completed a clinical internship and post-doctoral fellowship at Seattle Children's Hospital. She has extensive training and experience in providing cognitive behavioral interventions for anxiety disorders (obsessive compulsive disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, social phobia, school refusal, separation anxiety disorder, panic disorder, selective mutism and specific phobia), depression and stress management in children and adults. Dr. Leary has a particular interest in working with children and adolescents. She has been involved in several federally funded research projects investigating the development of emotion regulation skills in children and has also taken part in research examining how parents can best coach their children through difficult emotions. Dr. Leary enjoys working collaboratively with children, parents, families and schools to reduce anxiety and depression and increase life satisfaction. She is a member of the American Psychological Association