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Dr. McKelvy Parker is a licensed psychologist specializing in assessment with children, adolescents, and adults. She provides comprehensive neuropsychological, psychoeducational, and personality assessments to children, adolescents, and adults. Dr. McKelvy Parker has experience assessing the following concerns:

- Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
- Learning Disorders
- Intellectual Disabilities
- Receptive and Expressive Language Disorders
- Irlen Syndrome
- Auditory/Visual Processing Disorders
- Personality Disorders
- Maladaptive Relational and Familial Patterns
- Anxiety Disorders
- Depressive Disorders
- Bipolar Disorder
- Neurocognitive Disorder Screening
- Posttraumatic-Stress Disorder (PTSD)
- Attachment Disorders/Attachment Status
- Psychotic Disorders​​​

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Education

Dr. McKelvy Parker earned her doctorate in Counseling Psychology, with an emphasis in child and family therapy, from the University of North Texas in August of 2015. She obtained her Masters of Science in Psychology in 2011, also from UNT, as well as a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from the University of Texas at Arlington in 2009.​

Experiences

Dr. McKelvy Parker has provided therapy and assessment to children, adolescents, and adults in private practice, community mental health, college counseling, and public school settings. She has also worked in two separate children’s hospitals treating youths with eating disorders, diabetes, and other endocrine related illnesses. She is certified in the group Positive Parenting Program (group Triple P), an empirically validated parenting skills group intervention. Dr. McKelvy Parker has participated in research primarily focused on academic, social, and emotional outcomes of children and adolescents diagnosed with ADHD. Dr. McKelvy Parker is an avid reader and enjoys singing karaoke and performing in musical theater productions.