The Website of Child Psychologist,

Christopher J. Alexander, Ph.D.

Specializations

• PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTING
• NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTING
• EXPERT WITNESS TESTIMONY

ADHD * Conduct Disorder * Oppositional Defiant Disorder * Frontal Lobe Impairment * Fetal Alcohol * Learning Disorders * Autism Spectrum * Depression * Anxiety * Psychotic Disorders * Intellectual Disability/Mental Retardation * Eating Disorders * PTSD * Processing Delays * Neurocognitive Impairment * Memory Impairment * Physical/Sexual Abuse * Developmental Delay * Reactive Attachment Disorder

Dr. Alexander works as a child psychologist, specializing in the effects of adoption, foster or other out-of-home placement, attachment disruptions, divorce, physical and sexual abuse, and trauma on children and families.

Dr. Alexander administers psychological and neuropsychological testing to children and adolescents, the findings from which are given to parents, therapists, doctors, attorneys, schools, social service agencies, and/or the courts. Specialized attention is placed on the child's cognitive, emotional, developmental, and attachment functioning.

The goal of the assessment is to: 1) clarify aspects of the child's global levels of cognitive/emotional functioning; 2) code any applicable mental health diagnoses (DSM 5); 3) provide recommendations that can be used by parents, teachers, and medical/mental health providers; 4) assist with determining a child's eligibility for disability or placement in special education; and/or 5) render opinions about where a child should reside (e.g., joint custody between the parents, in an adoptive home, in a treatment home/facility for youth, with or without her siblings, etc.).


Dr. Alexander performs psychological and neuropsychological evaluations for children ages 3 - 16.


Dr. Alexander also conducts parent-child and sibling bonding assessments, which are then used in placement decisions by agencies and the courts. These assessments quantify aspects of the parent-child or sibling relationship, which in turn, helps to establish a foundation for where children should reside.

Dr. Alexander provides training and consultation locally and nationally, with emphasis placed on the needs of children and families coping with loss, trauma, foster care, and/or adoption. Emphasis is placed on diagnosis, assessment, and mental health treatment of children and adolescents.

Dr. Alexander is author of the books, Welcome Home: A Guide for Foster, Adoptive, and Treatment Foster Parents; and Diagnosis, Assessment and Treatment of Foster and Adopted Children.

Dr. Alexander has a private practice in Rio Rancho, New Mexico, on the Albuquerque and Rio Rancho border, across the street from Intel.