Professional Background
Abby Nardo, Ph.D. (she/her) is a licensed Psychologist with a private practice in Raleigh, NC. She is a professional member of the North Carolina Psychological Association. She served on the North Carolina Psychological Association’s Professional Development Committee for 10 years.
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 Internship 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 working with neurodivergent adolescents and adults. These include attention and executive functioning issues (ADHD), Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), as well as other learning disabilities that interfere with educational and professional progress. She is diagnosed with ADHD and considers herself a member of “the tribe.” She provides collaborative ADHD coaching in concert with traditional talk therapy in order to address the emotional issues that invariably occur in neurodivergent individuals.
Dr. Nardo also has a passion for working with members of the LGBTQIA community (although she is cis herself). Following the passing of HB2 in 2016, the discriminatory “bathroom bill,” she sought out more specific training to better serve trans individuals.
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 Internship 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 working with neurodivergent adolescents and adults. These include attention and executive functioning issues (ADHD), Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), as well as other learning disabilities that interfere with educational and professional progress. She is diagnosed with ADHD and considers herself a member of “the tribe.” She provides collaborative ADHD coaching in concert with traditional talk therapy in order to address the emotional issues that invariably occur in neurodivergent individuals.
Dr. Nardo also has a passion for working with members of the LGBTQIA community (although she is cis herself). Following the passing of HB2 in 2016, the discriminatory “bathroom bill,” she sought out more specific training to better serve trans individuals.
