Dr. O’Shea grew up in North Carolina (and is happy to have returned in 2019) and attended Duke University, graduating in 2003 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology and minors in Spanish and Chemistry. Following undergraduate, Dr. O’Shea worked as a research assistant in the Duke ADHD Clinic and completed a brief internship at the World Health Organization in Geneva, Switzerland. In 2010, she completed her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology (child-focused track) at Auburn University in Alabama, with research focuses on executive functioning in ADHD and self-esteem characteristics of juvenile offenders.

With a move to Minneapolis, Dr. O’Shea completed her pre-doctoral internship and post-doctoral fellowship at Hennepin County Medical Center (HCMC). Training included intervention and assessments (including neuropsychological evaluation) for children, adolescents, and adults, work in the psychiatric emergency room, and being part of the pediatric brain injury team. She remained on staff at HCMC for 5 years, providing therapy and evaluation services in the Child/Adolescent Psychiatry Clinic, as well as serving as a clinical supervisor for trainees. During her time at HCMC, Dr. O’Shea also conducted and supervised consultation/liaison services on the pediatric inpatient unit, supporting children who had experienced traumatic injuries/life events or who were in acute psychological distress.


Dr. O’Shea has worked in a private psychology practice for 12+ years, providing comprehensive neuropsychological assessments and therapy. Growing up, she always wondered “why people do what they do” and has pursued this passion to help individuals and families better understand their personal strengths and needs, whether in therapy or assessment. Through collaborative evaluation, Dr. O’Shea gathers information from various sources and helps families put together the puzzle pieces to see the client as a whole person. Finding the “spark” that can light an individual’s path to better academic, social, emotional, and life success is the goal. Evaluations of giftedness, individual learning challenges, Autism, and ADHD are common referrals that Dr. O’Shea receives. She is particularly experienced with neurodiversity and complex presentations, including twice exceptionality (2e – giftedness and ADHD/Autism/LD) and learning and attentional challenges in the context of other psychological disorders. Dr. O’Shea also has extensive experience, clinically and through continuing education, with the unique presentation of Autism Spectrum in girls/females (AFAB) and late-diagnosed individuals.

Dr. O’Shea’s clinical therapeutic training is rooted in evidence-based practice, characterized by a cognitive behavioral framework with integrative approaches tailored to individual needs and including parent-child interaction, family systems, motivational interviewing, and acceptance and commitment theories. She has experience providing therapy to individuals with a variety of presenting problems, such as ADHD, anxiety, depression, Autism Spectrum, trauma, complex psychiatric conditions, giftedness, and 2e. Dr. O’Shea sees therapy clients ages 5 through early adulthood/college transition age, with a particular passion for adolescents. Her clinical style is genuine, open, and collaborative. Dr. O’Shea’s approach is focused on working with children/teens, their parents, schools, and other providers to find the best supports for an individual to reach full potential emotionally, developmentally, behaviorally, socially, and academically. This may include coordination with school personnel (including attending IEP meetings), psychiatrists, speech/occupational therapists, tutors, or other providers working with her clients.

Dr. O’Shea is open to providing supervision to post-doctoral fellows or recent psychologist licensees/transfers to NC.