Karen Alberts Saporito, PhD
Dr. Karen Saporito is a licensed clinical psychologist in both NJ and Pennsylvania and is the Clinical Director of Integrative Psychology Associates of South Jersey, LLC. She earned her BA in psychology from Boston University. After working in an inpatient psychiatric hospital setting, she went on to earn her MA and PhD from Hahnemann University, now Drexel University. She completed her predoctoral internship working at Nemours Hospital for Children in Wilmington, Delaware, gaining experience in a wide range of medical departments and areas of clinical psychology practice. She continued on to complete her postdoctoral fellowship in NJ, working with children and families in the foster care system who had particular difficulties with trauma and mental health diagnoses. Dr. Saporito has worked in an independent practice setting since licensure. She has performed over 10,000 diagnostic evaluations for forensic purposes, including social security disability, workman’s compensation, educational placement and legal consultations.
Dr. Saporito sees a wide range of clients with varying issues, but has a particular interest and specialty in diagnosing and treating children and adults with ADHD and Autism spectrum disorder. She is passionate about educating medical and mental health providers, as well as clients, about the different presentation by gender as well as adults with neurodevelopmental disorders. She is a member of the American Professional Society of ADHD and Related Disorders (APSARD), as well as the World Federation of ADHD. When she is not working, she is raising her family, gardening, cooking and trying to practice all of the things she teaches her clients. She aims to make therapy fun and is eternally grateful for the opportunity to accompany each and every client on their journey of self-understanding and self-exploration and learns from everyone with whom she works.