Our Internship Faculty

Dr. Alexandra Gallagher is a licensed psychologist in Pennsylvania and serves as the Devereux Pennsylvania Children’s Behavioral Health Services’ Clinical Director of Residential Programs. In this role, Dr. Gallagher provides direct supervision to the Children’s Behavioral Health Services’ clinical staff through consultation regarding implementation of evidenced-based practice for children and adolescents in a residential treatment setting. Dr. Gallagher has expertise in Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), and Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT) and serves on the Center’s DBT and PBIS Leadership teams.

• Licensed Psychologist in Pennsylvania   

• Dialectical Behavior Therapy
• Child and Adolescent Trauma
• Treatment of Adolescent Disruptive Behavior Disorders
• Psychosocial and Psychoeducational Assessment
• Positive Behavior Intervention and Support

• 2021-present: Devereux Children’s Behavioral Health Services, RTF- Clinical Director of Residential Programs
• 2018-2021: Devereux Children’s Behavioral Health Services, RTF - Supervising Psychologist
• 2017-2018: Devereux Children’s Behavioral Health Services, Outpatient – Post-Doctoral Fellow  
• 2016-2017: Friends Hospital, Philadelphia – APA Doctoral Internship 

• Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine – Psy.D. in Clinical Psychology  
• West Chester University – M.A. in Clinical Psychology
• University of Vermont – B.S. in Psychology, Minor in Biology