For the past five years, Dr. Scheffel is a clinician at the Albert J. Solnit Children’s Center, in Middletown, Connecticut. She treats youths, ages 12-18 years, with complex issues and their families. She supervises psychology practicum students and co-leads an assessment seminar providing group supervision on testing cases. In addition, Dr. Scheffel treats adults and adolescents at her community private practice. Dr. Scheffel’s therapeutic modalities include Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Psychodynamic Psychotherapy, Cognitive Behavior Therapy, and Dialectical Behavior Therapy. Dr. Scheffel earned her Ph.D. from the University of Virginia in Clinical and School Psychology. She completed her pre-doctoral internship training at the Federal Bureau of Prisons, Federal Correctional Complex in Petersburg, Virginia.