Theresa Bradbury

Theresa Bradbury is a Pennsylvania Psychologist with over 26 years of clinical experience. She meets people where they are and helps them address emotional and behavioral struggles that affect daily life. Her background includes work with children, adolescents, and adults facing things like anxiety, depression, trauma, and attention challenges.

She spent more than a decade on child and adolescent units at a psychiatric hospital. In that role she supported young people with emotional and behavioral dysregulation and learning differences. She also served as an educational consultant, helping create individualized education plans and 504 plans for students returning to school.

Theresa has twelve years of experience as a school psychologist in Pittsburgh and additional years working in school settings after relocating. She has administered and interpreted hundreds of psychoeducational tests and can answer questions families have about school progress and planning. In private practice she has focused on PTSD, anger management, depression, and ADHD for both children and adults.

Her work includes attention to developmental and neurodiverse conditions, and her background notes experience with intellectual disability and autism spectrum concerns. Theresa draws on several therapy approaches to match each person’s needs and goals. She encourages practical steps families can try between sessions to improve routines, communication, and coping.

Parents and caregivers who want to discuss school planning, behavior support, or emotional care can start by using the site's Start Therapy button to complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first appointment.

Therapeutic approaches and working online

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on helping people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, then choose actions that match their values. It can help with anxiety, depression, and life changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at links between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors, and uses practical exercises to shift unhelpful patterns for issues like mood concerns and ADHD. Attachment-Based Therapy attends to how early relationships shape current patterns and can be useful for intimacy, relationship, or attachment struggles.

Finding the right approach is often part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person or parent to pick methods that match the client's goals, needs, and preferences. That decision can change over time as progress and challenges become clearer.

Online therapy can make it easier to fit care into busy days, reduce travel time, and allow brief check-ins when helpful. Because the therapist's exact session formats are not specified here, please confirm current session options before booking. Many people find that remote sessions support consistent follow-through on school planning, behavior strategies, and coping skills without major disruption to routines.