Pediatric Neuropsychologist

Dr. Sean O’Brien is a licensed psychologist and board certified pediatric neuropsychologist with a specialty in the assessment of children and adolescents with a range of neurodevelopmental disabilities, including Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, Specific Learning Disorder (reading, writing, math), Intellectual Disability, and Autism Spectrum Disorder; as well as children whose cognitive functioning has been impacted by medical, psychiatric, and genetic conditions.

Dr. O’Brien completed his doctorate at the University of Hartford, his internship at the University of Massachusetts Medical School, and his postdoctoral training in pediatric neuropsychology at both Harvard Medical School (McLean Hospital and Cambridge Health Alliance) and Lesley University. He is a former Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Massachusetts Medical School, where he evaluated and treated children with severe emotional and behavioral disorders, and has published in the area of developmental dyslexia. Before entering private practice, Sean worked at Lesley University in both a clinical and academic capacity. He then went on to become a founding partner at the Cambridge Center for Neuropsychology and Learning (CCNL), where he worked for 15 years before transitioning to his current position at NESCA.

Dr. O’Brien is a husband, father, and practicing Buddhist. In the summer months, he can be found sailing his Pearson 26 along the New England coastline, while in the winter months, he can be found on the ski slopes of the White Mountains in New Hampshire.