MEET OUR DOCTORS
Stephanie Towns, PsyD, ABPP
Dr. Stephanie Towns is a board certified clinical neuropsychologist who provides assessment for adults of all ages. Dr. Towns earned her doctorate in clinical psychology at Antioch University New England. She went on to get specialized training in neuropsychology through her internship at the James A Haley VA Medical Center in Tampa, FL and her fellowship through the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth. Dr. Towns sees patients with a variety of neurological disorders such as dementia, epilepsy, and movement disorders. She also provides forensic consultation to litigants and insurance companies in cases involving traumatic brain injury or disability due to neurological disease (e.g. stroke). Dr. Towns can be reached directly at stowns@northeastcognitiveassessment.com.
emily leaffer, phd
Dr. Emily Leaffer is a pediatric neuropsychologist with extensive experience in working with children from infancy through early adulthood who have various medical, neurological, and neurodevelopmental diagnoses. She earned her Master of Public Health (MPH) in epidemiology at Columbia University and her Ph.D. in clinical psychology at Queens College & The Graduate Center of the City University of New York. Dr. Leaffer's work is rooted in a lifespan developmental perspective, with experience working with both children and adults. She completed her clinical internship and postdoctoral fellowship specializing in pediatric neuropsychology at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. Dr. Leaffer has extensive experience working with children who have chronic medical conditions including epilepsy, concussion, cancer, cardiac conditions, stroke, genetic disorders, and rehabilitation populations, as well as attentional disorders and learning disabilities. Dr. Leaffer can be reached directly at eleaffer@northeastcognitiveassessment.com.