Theresa Bradbury , PA Psychologist PS 006223 L

Theresa Bradbury is a Pennsylvania-licensed psychologist (PA Psychologist PS 006223 L) who has spent more than 25 years supporting children and families through emotional, behavioral, and learning challenges. She has extensive experience helping young people gain greater regulation over emotions and behaviors while assisting families to navigate school and treatment systems.

Her clinical work includes more than a decade on child and adolescent units in a psychiatric hospital, where she served as an educational consultant assessing children with diagnoses such as ADD, ODD, Tourette Disorder, Autism, Intellectual Disability, Anorexia, Depression, OCD, and other conditions. In that role she developed individualized IEPs and 504 plans to ease students back into their home schools with appropriate supports.

Theresa also worked in the public school sector as a school psychologist for twelve years in Pittsburgh, PA, and for five years after relocating to the west coast. She has administered and interpreted hundreds of psychoeducational tests and draws on that experience when families have questions about school progress, even when in-person assessments are temporarily on hold due to the pandemic.

In private practice, her advanced study focuses on PTSD, anger management, depression, and ADHD in both children and adults. She recognizes that the pandemic and rising economic pressures have affected many people, and she encourages anyone seeking support to reach out for help.

Therapeutic approaches and online care with Theresa Bradbury

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) invites clients to clarify personal values and take committed action toward them while learning to accept difficult thoughts and feelings. It can help people who struggle with anxiety, depression, or life transitions find more meaningful ways to move forward.

Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on understanding how early relationships shape current patterns of connection and trust. It is useful for people dealing with relationship difficulties, attachment issues, grief, or intimacy-related concerns.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps clients identify and shift unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns through practical techniques and skill building. It is often applied for anxiety, depression, anger, and stress-related problems.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic work. Theresa collaborates with each person to identify which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences, and she adjusts the plan as those needs evolve.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility - clients can meet by video call, connect by phone, or use live chat and text-based messaging when that format is a better fit. These options make it easier to schedule consistent sessions around work, school, or caregiving responsibilities and to continue care during life changes or when travel is difficult.