Emily D'Antonio, PhD
Dr. D'Antonio completed her Ph.D. in Clinical and School Psychology at Hofstra University in 2011. She completed an APA accredited internship at the Clinical Neuroscience Center at Pilgrim Psychiatric Center, and a postdoctoral fellowship in neuropsychology and rehabilitation research at the Brain Injury Research Center at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. After fellowship, she directed the Neuropsychology Service at the New York State Psychiatric Institute, where she provided clinical services and held an academic appointment at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons. She has experience providing diagnostic evaluations with individuals across the lifespan to assess for learning disabilities, developmental disorders, traumatic brain injuries, psychiatric illnesses and neurologic disease.
Jessie M. Beshara, PsyD, CBIS
Dr. Beshara is a licensed psychologist and Certified Brain Injury Specialist. She earned her Psy.D. in School Psychology from St. John's University, where she also completed specialized training in school neuropsychology. Following her APA-accredited internship in neuropsychology at Staten Island University Hospital, Dr. Beshara pursued postdoctoral fellowship training in clinical neuropsychology at Weill Cornell Medicine/NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital and is currently completing advanced fellowship training at Staten Island University Hospital, Northwell Health. Dr. Beshara has received specialized clinical training across inpatient and outpatient neuropsychology settings, including rehabilitation medicine, multidisciplinary concussion programs, inpatient psychiatry, pediatric critical care, and specialty medical clinics. Her experience includes working with children, adolescents, and adults with acquired brain injuries, neurological disorders, chronic medical conditions, neurodevelopmental disorders, and complex psychiatric presentations. She has a particular clinical interest in concussion and traumatic brain injury, cognitive rehabilitation, and the neuropsychological evaluation and treatment of individuals with complex neurological and medical conditions, particularly those with type 1 diabetes and other chronic medical conditions.
Emma Leah Hettrich, Psy.D., ABSNP
Dr. Emma Leah Hettrich is a licensed psychologist, New York State Certified School Psychologist, and Diplomate of the American Board of School Neuropsychology (ABSNP) with nearly two decades of experience evaluating children and adolescents with complex learning, developmental, behavioral, and neuropsychological conditions. She specializes in comprehensive neuropsychological and psychoeducational evaluations for children and adolescents with ADHD, autism spectrum disorder, dyslexia and other learning disabilities, executive functioning weaknesses, language disorders, and emotional or behavioral concerns. In addition to her clinical work, she has served as an adjunct professor and clinical supervisor at several graduate programs in school psychology, has presented nationally and internationally on assessment, dyslexia, behavior intervention, and school neuropsychology, and recently served on the New York State Dyslexia Task Force, helping develop statewide recommendations for the identification and evaluation of dyslexia and dysgraphia.
Melissa Hillebrecht, Psy.D. C.V.
Dr. Hillebrecht earned her Psy.D. in Clinical Psychology from Immaculata University and specialized in Neuropsychology. She completed her predoctoral internship at the Northport Veterans Affairs Medical Center and underwent advanced training during her post-doctoral fellowship at Neuropsychology Rehabilitation Services/Lifespan Behavioral Health. She received extensive clinical training within inpatient/hospital settings, outpatient/residential/day neurorehabilitation programs, and private practice/outpatient clinics. Dr. Hillebrecht also attained her M.A. in School Psychology from Iona College and gained work and consulting experience that focused on improving academic success and social-emotional wellbeing of children in general and special education programs.
Dr. Hillebrecht’s diverse background afforded her opportunities to work with a wide range of conditions, including neurological issues (i.e. brain injury, dementia, stroke, MS, epilepsy), medical conditions (i.e. cancer, brain tumors), psychological conditions (i.e. adjustment issues, anxiety, depression, PTSD, mood disorders, schizophrenia), and developmental disabilities (i.e. ADHD, learning/intellectual disabilities).
Brian K. Lebowitz, PhD ABPP-CN C.V.
Dr. Lebowitz completed a neuropsychology fellowship at Harvard Medical School. He has published research in peer reviewed journals in the areas of concussion and mild traumatic brain injury, moderate/severe brain injury, psychiatric and psychological factors associated with brain injury, and psychiatric illness.
Amber Sousa, PhD
Dr. Sousa completed her Ph.D. in 2013. Her dissertation focused on saccadic eye movement rate during memory tasks in older adults and adults with memory impairments. Her internship and post-doctoral work focused on clinical neuropsychological assessment of adult and geriatric patients. While in graduate training, Dr. Sousa completed practicum training at Stony Brook University Medical Center, Mt. Sinai Hospital, Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center, and New York Hospital. She has performed diagnostic assessments with children and adults in the context of learning disorders, ADHD, psychiatric illness, traumatic brain injury, and neurologic disease. She currently works at the Feinstein Institute for Medical Research in Alzheimer's Disease research and focuses on the assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of neurodegenerative disorders.