Louise Olson is a Licensed Psychologist with Upshur Bren Psychology Group who completed her PsyD in School Psychology at the University at Albany, SUNY. Louise works with children, adolescents, and adults of all ages. She sees clients for a variety of concerns, including but not limited to anxiety, life transitions, executive functioning challenges, school avoidance, and processing trauma.

As part of our Neuropsychological Evaluation, Consultation, and Advocacy team, Louise also provides neuropsychological testing for children and adults to assess cognitive, academic/vocational, social, and emotional well-being and provide diagnostic clarity related to ADHD, ASD, learning challenges, and mood and anxiety disorders. Testing includes in-depth, personalized reports with recommendations for treatment and environmental supports, helping families develop a clear path forward and access the right support systems.

Louise has a particular passion for supporting bereaved individuals and their families, parent-child dyads, and individuals with chronic pain and illness. Her experience supporting grieving youth includes serving as a grief specialist, facilitating bereavement activities and sharing circles for boys ages 11–14 who had lost a parent, sibling, or primary caregiver. In this role, she helped campers build connections with others who had experienced loss, develop coping skills, and find ways to express and process their grief. In addition to her clinical work with bereaved youth, Louise has conducted research on grief interventions for childhood bereavement and presented her research at a national conference.

Louise has training in cognitive behavioral therapy, executive function coaching, play therapy, psychodynamic therapy, and Building Blocks, a parent-child therapy aimed at strengthening bonding and attachment between caregivers and young children ages 0–5. Louise is also a Nationally Certified School Psychologist with experience working in school settings at the elementary, secondary, and therapeutic school levels.

Through an integrative therapy approach and multicultural lens, Louise tailors treatment plans to each client’s specific challenges and circumstances. She approaches therapy from a place of curiosity, humor, and supportive accountability and values developing a trusting, open, and understanding relationship with each of her clients. Louise aims to create a space where clients feel comfortable expressing themselves and exploring their behaviors, thoughts, and emotions.

Louise completed her internship in Clinical Health Psychology at New Alternatives for Children, a NYC-based nonprofit that specializes in providing comprehensive family support services to children with medical complexities. She has a B.A. from Lafayette College with a double major in Psychology and Anthropology/Sociology and a minor in Women & Gender Studies.

Louise Olson, PsyD, NCSP