Heather Macdonald, MA, PsyD

Licensed Clinical Psychologist

Currently not accepting new clients

Works with Individuals, Teletherapy, and Youth & Children
WA License #PY60930931

My approach to counseling

My practice is exclusively focused on psychological testing. I use a collaborative approach to psychological testing and assessment. This means that I view the person I am working with as a co-evaluator in understanding the challenges they may face as well as using their own experiences to contextualize the test data. The goal of assessment is to increase insight and knowledge about how to cope with the identified issue. A psychological evaluation is usually conducted in 3 to 4 office visits. There is typically a 1-hour initial interview, while the testing portion of the evaluation is conducted in one to three sessions. A feedback meeting is then scheduled after the testing is completed to discuss the assessment findings and recommendations.

I have experience in working with

I have experience in conducting evaluations with children and adults who have a wide variety of identified concerns such as neurodevelopmental challenges, specific learning differences, trauma, ADHD (in children and adults), executive functioning difficulties, and mood issues. In addition, I specialize in conducting mid-career and pre-ordination evaluations for clergy.

Education

Psy.D. in Clinical Psychology, Pacific University
M.A. Psychology, Seattle University
B.A. Social Science, Chapman University

Professional Experience

Samaritan Center of Puget Sound, since 2019
North Shore Hospital/Neurodevelopmental Center, Salem, MA 2011
Danielsen Institute/Boston University, Boston, MA, 2012-2019
West Coast Children’s Clinic, Oakland, CA (Post-Doc), 2008-2010
The Children’s Center, Salt Lake City, UT (Internship), 2007-2008

Insurance Accepted

Aetna and Regence

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