Kellie M. Edwards, Ph.D.

Dr. Kellie Edwards is a licensed psychologist providing evaluations and therapy for infants, children, adolescents, young adults, and parents. She was outstanding senior in psychology at Western Kentucky University.  She completed her M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in clinical psychology at Auburn University, with an additional specialty in child clinical psychology. Her doctoral internship was done at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) School of Medicine. She has been at the Behavioral Institute of Atlanta since 1999.

As a therapist, Dr. Edwards works with families to manage difficult child and adolescent reactions including inflexibility, rigid/oppositional behavior, refusal, crying, arguing, yelling, high anxiety, mood swings, and tantrums/meltdowns/outbursts. These behaviors may interfere with daily activities such as morning routine, getting to school, meals and eating, homework, chores, bedtime routine, trips out in public, family activities, and toileting. Dr. Edwards uses cognitive-behavioral therapy strategies (CBT) to manage stress, worry, anger, sadness and other emotional difficulties for children, adolescents, and young adults. She often works with multiple family members, including parents and siblings, to help wih problem-solving and conflict resolution.

Dr. Edwards provides psychological evaluations for attention deficit disorders, learning and cognitive processing difficulties, anxiety, depression, and other emotional and behavioral problems.  She also has a specialty in the assessment of autism spectrum and related disorders (autism, Asperger’s Disorder, PDD, communication disorders, sensory problems), including testing with the Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule (ADOS).  She offers developmental assessments for individuals with premature birth, medical complications, or genetic syndromes.  She tests individuals who are nonverbal or have language delays as well as those who are verbally fluent and gifted.  Dr. Edwards provides both private evaluations and Independent Educational Evaluations (IEE). An IEE is a second opinion evaluation paid for by the public school district, when parents disagree with the testing process or results of a previous public school evaluation. She will also do school observations and attend SST or IEP meetings as needed.

Dr. Edwards has been happily married for 14 years and is also the mother of a child with autism.  She can be contacted directly by email at edwardskm@bellsouth.net or through office voice mail (404) 256-9325, extension 724.

Dr. Edwards has written an informational page on the Autism Spectrum Disorders. Read it by going to our services page or clicking here.