PSYCHOTHERAPY

Understanding the Challenges

Stress is a normal part of recovery from concussions and other brain injuries. When symptoms are longer lasting and have more impact on school and work abilities, many of our clients find that meeting with a neuropsychologist who understands the challenges they are facing is very helpful. Therapy often focuses on learning strategies for symptom management, including relaxation techniques, lifestyle adjustment, and cognitive approaches to coping with difficult thoughts and situations.

Alexandra V. Jackson, Psy.D
Senior Neuropsychologist and Director of Training

Dr. Jackson specializes in supervising individual psychotherapy and neuropsychological evaluation of adolescents, adults, and children. She works with patients with a variety of acquired brain injuries, learning disabilities, and Attention Deficit Disorder. She provides sports concussion consultation to individual student-athletes and their families and to our partner schools. She serves as a Consulting Neuropsychologist for the NeuroRestorative Acquired Brain Injury Program, the Massachusetts Statewide Head Injury Program, and the Massachusetts Rehabilitation Commission.

Dr. Jackson is also on staff at Emerson Hospital’s Dr. Robert C. Cantu Concussion Center where she is part of an interdisciplinary team focusing on the evaluation and rehabilitation of individuals with mild traumatic brain injuries. She specializes in the treatment of prolonged post-concussion symptoms and has developed a psychotherapy practice dedicated to those individuals with persistent symptoms.

Dr. Jackson received her doctorate in clinical psychology from the American School of Professional Psychology in Washington, D.C. She completed her internship and post-doctoral fellowship at WestSide NeuroRehabiltation Services in Lewiston, Maine, in 2011.