Miriam Dreyer, Ph.D.
Dr. Dreyer enjoys working with children, adolescents, and adults with a wide range of questions
about cognitive, social, and emotional functioning. She views evaluations as collaborative
processes aimed to answer individuals’ questions about themselves (or, for younger children, a
family’s questions about their child) in order to make the data meaningful and help foster
growth. She is passionate about helping people understand their strengths and the different,
often complex, factors that may be contributing to a presenting problem. A primary goal of all
Dr. Dreyer’s evaluations is to provide information and recommendations that will help break
impasses – whether they be therapeutic, academic, social, or familial.
Dr. Dreyer joined IAS in 2020 after completing a two-year post-doctoral fellowship at NESCA
in Newton, Massachusetts where she conducted neuropsychological, educational, and
psychological evaluations for children and adolescents with a wide range of profiles including
neurodevelopmental disorders (e.g., autism, ADHD), learning disabilities, and emotional
struggles. Prior to that, she provided psychological evaluations at the Cambridge Health
Alliance/Harvard Medical School for children and families with complex presenting problems
including trauma, anxiety, psychosis, and depression. During her training, Dr. Dreyer’s research
focused on developmental trauma, as well as the etiology of ADHD.
In addition to providing neuropsychological evaluations, Dr. Dreyer is a therapist who provides
therapy to individuals across the life span with trauma, anxiety, depression, ADHD, and eating
disorders. She is also currently pursuing advanced training in Therapeutic Assessment.
Before becoming a psychologist, Dr. Dreyer taught elementary and middle school students for
nine years in Brooklyn, NY. She established an individual tutoring practice for children with
executive functioning and learning difficulties. Her experience in education informs her
understanding of learning challenges, as well as her capacity to make specific and well-informed
recommendations.
Dr. Dreyer grew up in the Boston area. She received her doctorate in Clinical Psychology at the
City University of New York, her master’s degree in Early Childhood Education from Bank
Street College, and her bachelor’s degree in International Studies from the University of
Chicago.
