Dr. Corbin Feroleto is a Developmental Neuropsychologist who is licensed to practice in the state of Georgia. After working at Brookwood Hills Psychological Associates for the past 10 years, Dr. Feroleto is partnering with longtime colleague and friend, Jennifer Foster, Ph.D. to found The Atlanta Psychology Group with the goal of continuing to provide comprehensive services to children and families.
Dr. Feroleto received her M.A. and Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology and Neuropsychology & Behavioral Neuroscience from Georgia State University. She completed a predoctoral internship (residency) in Clinical Neuropsychology at the Department of Rehabilitation Medicine at Emory University School of Medicine and a postdoctoral fellowship with Drs. Judith and Robert Simmermon at Brookwood Hills Psychological Associates.
What is developmental neuropsychology?
Developmental neuropsychology is a professional specialty focused on learning and behavior in relationship to a child’s brain. A developmental neuropsychologist is a licensed psychologist with expertise and specific training in how learning and behavior are associated with the neurodevelopment of brain structures and systems. Formal testing of abilities such as memory, executive functions, and language skills are used to assess brain functioning. The developmental neuropsychologist conducts the evaluation, interprets the results, and makes specific recommendations.
Adapted from Pediatric Neuropsychology: A Guide For Parents, a brochure published by the public interest advisory committee division 40 (clinical neuropsychology), American Psychological Association.
Services
Dr. Feroleto provides comprehensive psychoeducational and neuropsychological assessment for school aged children who are at-risk of, or have, developmental disorders and/or medical conditions. Assessment provides a comprehensive picture of a child’s functioning that can be used to guide parents, teachers, therapists, and other medical professionals in providing targeted intervention and accommodations. Dr. Feroleto also sees a small number of families for consultation on issues related to behavior management and parenting and provides short-term psychotherapy for a limited number of adolescents struggling with symptoms of ADHD, learning disorder, anxiety and/or mood disorder.
Areas of expertise include but are not limited to:
- Learning disorder
- Language disorder
- Attentional disorder
- Anxiety, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
- Mood disorders
- Tic disorder, Tourette’s Syndrome
- Autism
- Prematurity
- Genetic disorders
- Epilepsy
- Traumatic brain injury
- Difficulties at school, or behavioral problems for which a cause has not been identified
In addition to private practice, Dr. Feroleto has been a school consultant, a guest speaker addressing parents and teachers on topics such as anxiety, learning disorder, ADHD and executive functioning in the classroom, and performed admissions evaluations for local private schools. Dr. Feroleto’s research interests have included the use of functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI) technology to examine normal children’s development as well as the neural correlates of neurodevelopmental disorders such as ADHD.
