A clinician at the intersection of psychology, medicine, and the law.
Dr. Philippa Connolly is a clinical and forensic psychologist whose work spans court-ordered evaluations, individual and family therapy, and academic teaching.
Dr. Connolly's practice is built on rigor and humanity in equal measure. With attorneys and courts, she produces clear, defensible reports and expert testimony grounded in validated assessment and careful clinical reasoning. With individuals and families, she offers a steady, plain-language process, one that honors the complexity of trauma, development, and the systems in which people live.
Her clinical work draws on cognitive-behavioral, dialectical, psychodynamic, and accelerated experiential-dynamic approaches, and her forensic work integrates psychodiagnostic, neuropsychological, and symptom-validity methods appropriate to each referral question.
- PhD in Clinical Psychology, Columbia University (Teachers College)
- Postdoctoral fellowship in Complex Trauma & Criminal Justice, Mount Sinai
- Forensic training at Bellevue's inpatient forensic unit and the Forensic Psychiatry Court Clinic of the NY Supreme & Criminal Courts
- Former Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
- Former Director, Family Treatment & Training Program, Mount Sinai
- Comprehensive forensic and neuropsychological evaluation across criminal, civil, and family court, for children, adolescents, and adults
Psychology, at its best, lets us see people in context, the histories, biologies, and systems that shape behavior. In court, that means evaluations that hold up under cross-examination. In the consulting room, it means careful attention to what a person is actually living through, and what change is possible.