Professional Background
Abby Nardo, Ph.D. is a licensed Psychologist with a private practice in Raleigh, NC. She is a professional member of the American Psychological Association and the North Carolina Psychological Association. Currently she serves on the North Carolina Psychological Association’s Professional Development Committee.
Dr. Nardo received her doctorate in School Psychology from Indiana University in 2005. She was an Associate Instructor for five years in their School of Education, teaching core curriculum courses such as Educational Psychology and Teaching in a Pluralistic Society (the required multiculturalism course). She was a frequent guest lecturer on the topics of diversity and ADHD. In addition to her teaching load, Dr. Nardo spent three years working closely with a Family Systems therapist. She provided individual and group therapy with children and adolescents, family therapy, and psychoeducational assessments.
Following her graduate work at Indiana University, Dr. Nardo accepted a prestigious predoctoral internship at the University of Tennessee Professional Psychology Interrnship Consortium in Memphis. There she began her career in the Memphis Public Schools, the Exchange Club (a non-profit serving victims of domestic violence and abuse), the UT Center of Excellence (COE) for Children in State Custody, and the UT Adult Outpatient Psychotherapy Clinic.
Dr. Nardo also completed a postdoctoral fellowship in Pediatric Neuropsychology at the Children's Evaluation Center in Newton, MA, where she completed neuropsychological assessments of children with learning disabilities, attention and behavioral problems, and high-functioning pervasive developmental disabilities.
Dr. Nardo's strongest area of expertise is children and adolescents with attention and executive functioning issues, as well as other learning disabilities. She offers comprehensive psychoeducational assessment, family therapy, consultation with teachers, parent training, and individual and group therapy. Dr. Nardo also works with adults to assess ADHD, executive functioning issues, and learning disabilities that interfere with educational and professional progress, and provides ADHD coaching.
Dr. Nardo received her doctorate in School Psychology from Indiana University in 2005. She was an Associate Instructor for five years in their School of Education, teaching core curriculum courses such as Educational Psychology and Teaching in a Pluralistic Society (the required multiculturalism course). She was a frequent guest lecturer on the topics of diversity and ADHD. In addition to her teaching load, Dr. Nardo spent three years working closely with a Family Systems therapist. She provided individual and group therapy with children and adolescents, family therapy, and psychoeducational assessments.
Following her graduate work at Indiana University, Dr. Nardo accepted a prestigious predoctoral internship at the University of Tennessee Professional Psychology Interrnship Consortium in Memphis. There she began her career in the Memphis Public Schools, the Exchange Club (a non-profit serving victims of domestic violence and abuse), the UT Center of Excellence (COE) for Children in State Custody, and the UT Adult Outpatient Psychotherapy Clinic.
Dr. Nardo also completed a postdoctoral fellowship in Pediatric Neuropsychology at the Children's Evaluation Center in Newton, MA, where she completed neuropsychological assessments of children with learning disabilities, attention and behavioral problems, and high-functioning pervasive developmental disabilities.
Dr. Nardo's strongest area of expertise is children and adolescents with attention and executive functioning issues, as well as other learning disabilities. She offers comprehensive psychoeducational assessment, family therapy, consultation with teachers, parent training, and individual and group therapy. Dr. Nardo also works with adults to assess ADHD, executive functioning issues, and learning disabilities that interfere with educational and professional progress, and provides ADHD coaching.
