Wendy Rice, Psy.D.
Licensed Psychologist and Owner/Founder Rice Psychology Group
Dr. Rice is originally from New York and earned her masters and doctoral degrees in Psychology from Yeshiva University in New York City. As the owner and founder of Rice Psychology Group, she and her team offer a variety of services and have helped countless individuals and families since the practice’s establishment in 2001. After being licensed for over a decade, Dr. Rice completed a postdoctoral certificate program in clinical neuropsychology under the guidance of renowned neuropsychologist Dr. Elkhonon Goldberg to better understand and treat the connections between learning, memory, brain functioning and behavior. In addition to offering a range of consultation and therapeutic services and overseeing the practice, one of her passions is conducting both issue-specific and comprehensive psychological and psychoeducational evaluations. Dr. Rice has extensive experience identifying gifted students as well as those who may be gifted and have a co-existing learning disability (such as dyslexia), anxiety or ADHD. These children and teens are often referred to as “Twice-Exceptional” or “2e”
Amanda M. Cosgriff, Ph.D.
Psychology Resident
Dr. Amanda Cosgriff is a doctoral-level school psychologist and board-certified behavior analyst (BCBA). She received her undergraduate degree from Louisiana State University and her Master’s and Doctor of Philosophy degrees from Mississippi State University. After completing her American Psychological Association (APA)-approved internship with the Illinois School Psychology Internship Consortium (ISPIC), Dr. Cosgriff moved to Oklahoma City where she was a postdoctoral fellow for the Moore Autism Center, P.C. She is currently pursuing Florida psychology licensure under the supervision of Dr. Rice and Dr. Schrack.
Dr. Cosgriff has experience working with individuals with ADHD, autism spectrum disorder (ASD), anxiety, and depression, along with those that need help with making better choices, behavior difficulties, emotion regulation, and self-esteem. She has received extensive training in delivering evidence-based interventions rooted in applied behavior analysis for children/adolescents and emerging adults across a variety of settings including public schools, alternative education, university, and private practice. She also specializes in the assessment and treatment of individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), developmental delays and with children who exhibit behavioral difficulties.
Dr. Cosgriff uses a developmental and collaborative approach when working with families to identify effective interventions individualized to meet the needs of each client and family. Dr. Cosgriff is passionate about working with children/adolescents, young adults and their families to help them develop the skills they need to provide the best possible outcomes. Dr. Cosgriff’s love for helping others is easily seen with her humor, joy, and play when working with children and adolescents. This passion helps to engage her clients in treatment and almost effortlessly establish positive relationships. Dr. Cosgriff believes in the importance of teaching functional daily living skills, coping strategies, life skills, social skills, and identifying evidence-based interventions to help individuals become as successful as possible.