Dr. Emily Haygeman received her Ph.D. from the University of Utah and has experience working with infants, children, and adolescents in a variety of treatment settings. She completed an internship at The Children’s Center, where she conducted therapy and assessments for children and families.

Previously, she worked in the public schools with elementary, middle and high school students and conducted Autism research and assessments at the University of Utah. She leads mindfulness-based interventions in schools and community centers, and has presented on the effects of mindfulness-based interventions for teen stress and coping.

Emily has worked with Psychological Solutions for over five years now providing quality assessments to children and adolescents in a variety of wilderness therapy and residential programs.  She specializes in the assessment of neurodevelopmental disorders, particularly Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD).  A school psychologist by training, she also has extensive training and experience with the assessment of learning disorders in the school-age population.  Emily is licensed in Utah and Oregon, and is currently living and working primarily in Portland, Oregon.

In her free time, she enjoys hiking, traveling, yoga, meditation, and modern dance.