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Devereux’s Professional Psychology Internship Training Program has a highly qualified and experienced training faculty, all of whom thoroughly enjoy the training mission.

Alexandra Gallagher, Psy.D.

Senior Clinical Director
Devereux Pennsylvania Children’s Behavioral Health Services

Phone: (484) 595-5758
Email: Agallag2@devereux.org

160 Devereux Road
Glenmoore PA 19343

 

 

Biography

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.

Credentials and Certificates

  • Licensed Psychologist in Pennsylvania   

Academic and Clinical Areas of Expertise

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

Professional Experience

  • 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 

Education

  • 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