Alexa Matlack

I teach and supervise graduate students in several practicum courses including counseling, school-based SEL intervention, and clinical supervision at the doctoral level. I support and mentor our pre-doctoral interns in securing and completing doctoral level psychology internships around the country (APPIC/APA or CDSPP) each year to round out their doctoral training. I will be taking EdS advisees each year.  All my professional experience and current work is driven by the teaching and implementation of culturally responsive and equitable educational and mental health practices.

I am the supporting faculty member for the Programs student-led Equity Caucus, which meets every quarter to bring our School Psychology community together to discuss issues of diversity, equity, and inclusion in higher education and K-12 settings. EC groups discuss applicable practices as future practitioners to divorce & disrupt racist and ableist principles in all educational spaces.

I completed an APPIC/APA-accredited pre-doctoral internship and, following, a postdoctoral fellowship at the Boys Town Center for Behavioral Health in Omaha, Nebraska. I am a licensed psychologist and my clinical interests focus on culturally responsive and evidence-based treatment of a wide range of severe emotional (trauma, depression, anxiety, OCD) and behavioral challenges (ADHD, ODD, ASD) in children and adolescents. I have specialized training in trauma-informed care and treatment, and I am a certified Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT) therapist.

During my summers, as Camp Director I support the neurodiverse children and families who attend and the staff that work for APEX Summer Camp through the University of Washington Autism Center.