Dr. Newman is a licensed psychologist providing high quality comprehensive services to children and adolescents with behavioral, emotional, and academic problems.  She offers psychoeducational evaluations, therapy, and consultation services.  Additionally, Dr. Newman specializes in gifted and creative children and young adults.

Dr. Newman’s background in child psychology and education makes her uniquely qualified to counsel families on a wide variety of school related issues.  On request, she is available to provide school observations, consultations to school personnel, in-service training, and she is willing to accompany parents to school meetings. 

Dr. Newman holds two doctoral degrees from the University of Georgia, one in School Psychology and one in Gifted Education.  She has been a school psychologist, Postdoctoral Fellow with the National Research Center on the Gifted and Talented at Yale University, educational consultant, researcher, and university professor.  Dr. Newman has lectured and published on gifted education, underachievement of gifted females, heightened sensitivities and overexcitabilities in gifted children, and early temperament and development of mental illness in childhood.  In addition to English, Dr. Newman can provide services in Croatian, Serbian, Bosnian, and Slovene languages.

Dr. Newman is a member of the American Psychological Association (APA), Georgia Psychological Association (GPA), and Georgia Association for Gifted Children (GAGC).  For the past two years, as a part of her postdoctoral fellowship, Dr. Newman has been practicing in Gwinnett County under the supervision of Dr. Peggy Mayfield.

Dr. Newman is an experienced, caring, and responsible professional who is committed to providing high quality services and who is looking forward to serving children, families, and the community.