Melissa Starr, Psy.D.

Dr. Melissa Starr attained her Psy.D. in Clinical Psychology at Ferkauf Graduate School of Psychology, Yeshiva University. She completed her post-graduate training at Andrus Children’s Center in Yonkers, NY, where she focused on child and adolescent psychotherapy, family therapy and group therapy. Dr. Starr later joined the staff there as a full-time psychologist providing individual and group therapy to children and adolescents, as well as family and parent counseling. She also led social skills groups, as well as conducted comprehensive neuropsychological evaluations. She completed post-graduate training in Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy at the Westchester Center for the Study of Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy.

Currently, Dr. Starr focuses on individual psychotherapy with school-age children and adolescents, and working with parents. Her areas of expertise include ADHD, anxiety, depression, emotion regulatory issues, learning disabilities, executive function weaknesses, and adjustment to difficult life circumstances, such as divorce. Dr. Starr prioritizes an understanding of the individuality of each patient by focusing on their strengths, areas of challenge, unique personality traits, developmental stage and their role in their family and social world. She helps her young clients develop a better understanding of themselves, and works on practical solutions to their problems using evidence-based treatments, such as cognitive-behavioral therapy. Working with parents and the family is integral to Dr. Starr’s goal of bridging the gap between treatment sessions and functional improvement.