Katelyn Shelton, PsyD

Katelyn Shelton, PsyD, is an associate psychologist in the Anxiety Disorders Center at the Child Mind Institute. She treats children and adolescents with anxiety, depression, autism, and behavioral disorders. Her training has included cognitive-behavioral therapy, social skills training, positive psychology, and mindfulness-based interventions.

Across outpatient, school, and university-based clinics, Dr. Shelton has provided individual and group therapy, parent consultation, social skills interventions, crisis support, and comprehensive psychological assessment. She helps young people build resilience, strengthen relationships, develop practical coping skills, and better understand their unique strengths and challenges. She values partnering with families, educators, and multidisciplinary teams to ensure support is coordinated across the settings that matter most in a child’s life.

• School Psychology Intern, Oyster Bay High School, Oyster Bay, NY
• Psychology Extern, Anxiety Disorders Center, Child Mind Institute, New York, NY
• Doctoral Student Trainee, Diagnostic and Research Institute for Autism Spectrum Disorders, Hofstra University, Hempstead, NY
• Doctoral Student Trainee, Positive Psychology Institute for Emerging Adults, Hofstra University, Hempstead, NY
• School Psychology Practicum Student, North Middle School, Brentwood, NY
• School Psychology Practicum Student, Barack Obama Elementary School, Hempstead, NY

• PsyD, School-Community Psychology, Hofstra University
• MS, School-Community Psychology, Hofstra University
• BA, Psychology, Yale University