Professional Bio

Kristen Smith-Simon is a licensed clinical psychologist specializing in the treatment of children, adolescents, and their families. She received her Ph.D. from Penn State University’s Clinical Psychology program and her B.A. from the University of Michigan. She completed her pre-doctoral internship at Geisinger Medical Center in the Pediatric Psychology track and her post-doctoral training at the Penn State Psychological Clinic and MidStep Center for Child Development. Her work at the Penn State Psychological Clinic includes providing individual and group psychotherapy, supervision of graduate student therapists, teaching graduate-level courses, running the Parent-Child Behavior Skills Group program, and assisting with the administration of the Anxiety Clinic. Her research interests broadly include understanding family factors involved in children’s socio-emotional development, with specific interest in childhood anxiety and behavior problems.