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The
Morgens Group, LLC Staff
Dr.
Liana Peña
Morgens
received her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology at
the Florida State University in 2000. She
received her Master’s Degree in Psychology from
Wesleyan University in 1993.
Dr. Morgens completed her
internship at McLean Hospital / Harvard
Medical School. Dr. Morgens completed a
post-doctoral fellowship at McLean Hospital
/ Harvard Medical School where she
specialized in individual therapy, group
therapy, school consultation, and
neuropsychological evaluations of
individuals with neuro-developmental
disorders, social anxiety and learning
disabilities. During her post-doctoral
training, Dr. Morgens earned a research
fellowship at the Department of
Developmental Disabilities at Children's
Hospital.
Currently, Dr. Morgens
maintains her affiliation with McLean as an
Instructor of Psychology at Harvard Medical
School. She continues to specialize in
neuropsychological assessments and
psychotherapy. Her psychotherapy interests
include Group and Individual Therapy for
children and adults struggling with
pragmatic language and social /
interpersonal relationship difficulties.
Dr. Morgens also consults to local school
systems.
Dr. Morgens works with a
diverse population and specializes in
Autism Spectrum Disorders, Nonverbal
Learning Disabilities, Pragmatic Language
Deficits, Learning Disabilities,
and Social Anxiety. Dr. Morgens
has extensive experience in assessment of
children, adolescents and adults. Her
evaluation specialties include:
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Bilingual/Spanish Assessment of
children, adolescents, and adults |
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Neuropsychological Evaluations
of children, adolescents, and adults |
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Learning Evaluations and Gifted
Assessments |
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Psychological Assessments of
children, adolescent, and adults |
 Dr.
Brandi S. Henson received her
doctoral degree in School-Child
Clinical Psychology from Yeshiva
University in 2005. During her
internship at UMass Memorial Health
Care, she focused her training on
psycho-diagnostic and
neuropsychological evaluations,
individual and family therapy and
preschool consultations through the
Community Healthlink's Youth and
Family Services.
Dr. Henson completed
a post-doctoral
fellowship at McLean
Hospital / Harvard
Medical School, where
she specialized in the
evaluation and treatment
of children and
adolescents with
spectrum disorders
(e.g., Asperger's
Disorder, autism, and
NLD), as well as other
related and secondary
disorders (e.g., ADHD,
depression, anxiety, and
Bipolar Disorder).
Currently, Dr. Henson holds an
academic appointment as an
Instructor in Pediatrics at Tufts
Medical Center where she has been
involved in several projects
designed to improve the well- being
of children through the integration
of mental health services into
pediatric primary care. She has also
run behavior training groups for
parents of young children, developed
and implemented an innovative
psychotherapy group for teen
parents, and helped to create a
comprehensive developmental-
behavioral screening instrument for
children under 5 years of age.
Dr. Henson's expertise is in the
assessment and treatment of children
and adolescents with
neurodevelopmental disorders,
complex learning difficulties,
and social-emotional difficulties.
She is research-reliable trained in
both the ADOS and ADI-R,
and specializes in the following
assessments:
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Neurodevelopmental
Evaluations |
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ADHD
Evaluations |
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Neuropsychological
Evaluations |
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LD,
Academic, and Gifted
Evaluations |
Dr. Henson also provides
individual and group psychotherapy
with children, adolescents, and
families. In her clinical work, Dr.
Henson specializes in:
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Behavioral
Parent Consultation
/Therapy and Parent
Training Groups |
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Individual Therapy for
Anxiety, Mood Disorders, and
Social Skills difficulties |
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Child and
Adolescent Group
Psychotherapy for
Anxiety and Depression
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 Dr.
Jessica Lutkenhouse obtained her
Doctorate in Clinical Psychology
with a concentration in Sport
Psychology from LaSalle University
and completed her pre and
post-doctoral training at The Ohio
State University and Princeton
University.
Dr. Lutkenhouse is trained in
Cognitive Behavioral Therapeutic
approaches, and she has extensive
experience conducting individual and
group psychotherapy services for
adults struggling with anxiety and
depression. She also specializes in
providing sport psychology
consultation to athletes, teams, and
coaches wishing to utilize
evidence-based psychology to improve
performance.
Dr. Lutkenhouse also provides
individual and group psychotherapy
with children, adolescents, and
families. In her clinical work, Dr.
Lutkenhouse specializes in:
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Adult
Group Psychotherapy for
Anxiety |
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Individual Psychotherapy
with Athletes struggling
with sports related
problems, such as
performance . |
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Consultation to
Athletes, Coaches, and
Sports Teams |
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 Dr.
Eve Stoddard earned her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology with a subspecialty in
Neuropsychology in 2007 from Drexel University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Dr. Stoddard completed her internship at London Health Sciences Centre in
London, Ontario, Canada. She completed a post-doctoral fellowship at Mt.
Washington Pediatric Hospital, an affiliate of Johns Hopkins Medical Center and
Kennedy Krieger Institute, in Baltimore, Maryland.
During her training, Dr. Stoddard specialized in providing neuropsychological
assessments for children and adolescents with a range of medical or neurological
conditions affecting the brain, including Pervasive Developmental Disorders,
intellectual disabilities, genetic disorders, traumatic brain injuries, cancer,
and seizure disorders. In addition, she provided assessments for those
experiencing problems associated with depression, anxiety disorders, learning
disorders, Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, Oppositional Defiant
Disorder, or Conduct Disorder.
Dr. Stoddard also focused on neuropsychological assessment of adults within an
acute psychiatric inpatient setting, as well as those being treated for
neurological conditions, such as Multiple Sclerosis, seizure disorders, and
traumatic brain injuries.
Dr. Stoddard trained extensively in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy as well as
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy. She specialized in working with older
adolescents and adult clients with a variety of psychological difficulties,
including, but not limited to, depression and anxiety disorders.
Currently, Dr. Stoddard specializes in:
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Pediatric and Adolescent Neuropsychological Assessments
focusing on Pervasive Developmental Disorders, intellectual disabilities,
seizure disorders, traumatic brain injury, cancer, genetic disorders, ADHD
and Learning Disabilities.
Dr. Stoddard will also attend IEP meetings to assist parents in conveying
the test results to the school personnel at the parents' request.
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Adult Neuropsychological Assessments for college
level students and adults for assessment of learning disabilities, ADHD, and
Pervasive Developmental Disorders. |
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ADHD consultations: Diagnosis and
recommendations for adults, children, and adolescents.
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Individual Psychotherapy for older adolescents
and adults that focuses on depression, anxiety, and difficulties associated
with life transitions.
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