Dr. Kirsten Ellingsen is a licensed psychologist with advanced training in early childhood pediatric psychology and perinatal wellness. She currently owns a telehealth private practice specializing in perinatal wellness and works as an independent contractor providing evidence-based therapy in Sarasota for children, parents, and teens.

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Dr. Ellingsen has over two decades involvement in leading research at local, state, national, and international levels. She served as a national research director for an early intervention home visiting program and taught psychology graduate coursework at different universities. She has been an invited expert and presenter at international conferences and national early childhood and disability workgroups, as well as presented her dissertation work on the World Health Organization ICF-CY at various national conferences. Dr Ellingsen has provided clinical treatment in hospital, school, behavioral health setting, and home settings and authored various books chapters on child assessment and the ICF-CY. She is dedicated to improving the health, functioning, and development of children starting at conception.