Dr. Font's academic and professional background includes an undergraduate degree from Florida State University and a doctoral degree from the University of Miami in clinical psychology with a specialization in child and adolescent psychology.  She completed her clinical internship in pediatric psychology at the Children’s Hospital of Orange County in Orange, California, and a two-year postdoctoral fellowship in clinical neuropsychology at the Neuropsychiatric Institute of the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) with a specialization in pediatric neuropsychology.  At the conclusion of her residency at UCLA, she worked as an  independent practitioner conducting pediatric neuropsychological assessments in private practice in Los Angeles.  

 

Throughout her graduate and professional career, Dr. Font has specialized in providing psychological services to children and adolescents of all ages (birth to 20 years) with diverse needs including acute and chronic illnesses, neurological conditions, developmental disabilities such as mental retardation and autism, academic and learning difficulties, and emotional and behavioral issues.  Dr. Font is bilingual in English and Spanish and much of her training and professional experience has also focused on the assessment of monolingual and bilingual Hispanic/Latino pediatric populations in Florida and California.  Building on her past experience, Dr. Font's started a private practice in South Tampa focused on providing outpatient neuropsychological evaluations and consultation to children and adolescents with developmental, medical, and learning issues in 2006.  She joined the Butterfly Effects team in 2010 as Director of Clinical Assessment and Academic Intervention Services.

 

If you know of a child who may benefit from her professional services, or for more information, please call: (888) 880-9270.

 

For more information about Dr. Font’s background, please visit: Alina Font, Ph.D. Curriculum Vitae.