Dr. Emily Winter (she/her/hers) is a licensed psychologist board certified in school psychology who specializes in testing psychology, with an emphasis on strengths-based, neuro-affirming, and culturally responsive assessment practices with children, adolescents, and young adults. Working side by side with clients, and their support systems – caregivers, school teams, health services providers, partners, and family members – Emily seeks to understand you holistically, integrating assessment data with information seen in real life, to understand your, or your child’s, story. Whether an evaluation results in a diagnosis or not, the true value Dr. Winter sees in her work with you comes with the recommendations – the blueprint moving forward to help you, or your family, determine the best path forward.

    • B.A., Connecticut College

    • M.A., S.Y.C., School Psychology Fairfield University Graduate School of Education and Human Development

    • Ph.D., Educational Psychology, Specialization School Psychology, University of Connecticut Neag School of Education

    • Pre-Doctoral Internship, Green Chimneys

    • Post-Doctoral Fellowship, The Sasco River Center

  • Prior to her work with Grove Psyychology, Emily gained experience with a wide range of child and adult populations at the following locations:

    • Green Chimneys

    • Discovery Behavioral Health

    • Silver Hill Hospital

    • LEARN Academy

    • Easton, Redding, Region 9 Public Schools

    • Stratford Public Schools

    • National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA) Crisis Hotline

  • As an assistant professor of clinical psychology, Emily maintains a research lab overseeing doctoral student research as well as maintaining her own line of collaborative projects. Her lab seeks to contribute research aimed at practitioners to bridge the research-to-practice gap to benefit youth, adolescents, and their families directly. Her research interests include cognitive and developmental assessment topics and school-based eating disorder response practices. Click to review her recent publications.

    • Board Certified in School Psychology, American Board of Professional Psychology (ABPP)

    • Licensed Psychologist, New York State Department of Education 

    • Licensed Psychologist, Connecticut Department of Public Health 

    • Connecticut Initial Educator Certificate (ED 070) - School Psychology 

    • Nationally Certified School Psychologist (NCSP), National Association of School PsychologistsItem description