General Info

As a neuropsychologist Dr. Lavoie has been in private practice in the Andover area specializing in mindfulness and general well-being with all ages for 15 years. She is the former cofounder and Director of Psychological Services for ADD Health and Wellness Centers, specializing in ADD/ADHD. She has also worked as a forensic expert witness in both federal and local courts, has co-authored regular column in ADDitude Magazine, Kiwi Parenting Magazine, The Autism Spectrum, and Exceptional Parenting Magazine, and supervises other mental health professionals. Dr. Lavoie has served as an adjunct faculty member in psychology at the University of Massachusetts and Suffolk University with numerous classes taught in Psychological Assessment, Child and Adolescent Development, and Group Dynamics. Research contributions in ADHD include alternative treatments to ADHD with diet and fish oil supplements, the impact of meditation on symptoms of ADHD, and sensory processing styles in the ADHD student. Dr. Lavoie earned her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from Suffolk University where she focused on Clinical Neuropsychology and researched meditation in treating ADHD. She completed internships in Behavioral Neurology at the Harvard Longwood Program at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and in Pediatric Neuropsychology at New England Medical Center. Her post doctoral practice included five years at the Hallowell Center specializing in the diagnosis and treatment of ADHD where she pioneered the center's ADHD group treatment protocol and her work was recognized nationally by US News and World Report, the Jane Pauley Show, and Reader's Digest.