Bucks County, Pennsylvania
Dr. Maddie Ashenfelter (she/her/hers)
Dr. Maddie Ashenfelter, PsyD, MEd, is a Pennsylvania Licensed Psychologist and certified School Psychologist. She provides clinical therapy, psychoeducational/ gifted evaluations, Act 235 evaluations, pre-employment psychological examinations for police officers, and psychological fitness-for-duty evaluations for police and government employees. She completed her doctorate in psychology at Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine and holds a previous master’s in special education from Lehigh University.
Dr. Ashenfelter has worked primarily with teens and adults to manage anxiety, perfectionism, self-esteem issues, depression, issues related to pregnancy, postpartum, and miscarriage, relationship issues, grief, trauma, and general guidance in strategies to enhance life experiences and achieve more joy.
Dr. Ashenfelter enjoys working with those who want to learn to better manage any presenting symptoms and who may be trying to find balance among the many roles they must play day-to-day. She works to help her clients find ways to be more present in their lives and “stop going through the motions” by guiding them to build new patterns and insights to restore balance and connection to their values. She believes the client is the expert on their life, and her job is to listen and partner with them while providing a non-judgmental, collaborative space. Dr. Ashenfelter’s primary therapeutic training is in cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), but she is skilled in integrating tools and techniques from dialectical behavior theory (DBT), acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), positive psychology, motivational interviewing, and mindfulness training. In addition, Dr. Roxandich is a proponent of holistic healing and wellness and is a Pilates and yoga instructor in her free time.
Dr. Ashenfelter has thirteen years of experience working in public and alternative school settings as a regular and special educator prior to becoming a school psychologist. She taught students with learning disabilities, autism, and emotional and behavioral disorders. Dr. Ashenfelter’s years of navigation of school-based processes, work with school-based team members and firsthand experience using interventions with students helps her recommend appropriate interventions for students and also anticipate common pitfalls and roadblocks. She can select and describe recommendations that guardians at home and schools can understand and utilize to help students meet with success.