Dr. Heather Pinto

Licensed Clinical Psychologist

Psy.D.

Care for children, adults, and couples.

Dr. Heather Pinto is a Licensed Clinical Psychologist. She earned her Doctorate of Psychology with a clinical focus on working with families from Chestnut Hill College. She earned her Master’s in Counseling Psychology with an emphasis in working with children and adolescents also from Chestnut Hill College in Philadelphia, PA.

Dr. Pinto completed her Doctoral Internship with Northeast Treatment Centers in Philadelphia, PA. She completed her Post-Doctoral Internship at Penndel Mental Health Center in Bucks County, PA. Additionally, Dr. Pinto was selected to participate in an Externship with the Philadelphia Child Guidance Center of the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. Her work has also included providing and developing training for the clinical staff of several mental health agencies. Training topics have included using play therapy with children diagnosed with ADHD, parenting workshops, working with children with difficult and intense behavioral concerns and DIR style interventions for children with Autism Spectrum Disorders.

Dr. Pinto has over 20 years of clinical experience working with individuals and families to address concerns ranging from anxiety, depression, Attention Deficit Disorder, divorce trauma and loss. When an individual feels disconnected from their family and/or community, feelings of worry, sadness and/or social awkwardness tend to surface. These feelings can also arise when individual or family experiences multiple transitions brought about by job loss, grief, adoption, a traumatic event, social difficulties and/or school difficulties.

Dr. Pinto considers engaging families and developing connections in relationships to be at the center of her work. She works to identify the client’s and family’s strengths, to build a developmental understanding of the child and family’s problem solving strategies and to help all those involved identify new and innovative strategies for change to achieve the desired change.