Dr. Lisa Faraldo is a licensed psychologist who earned her B.A. in Psychology from Georgetown University and Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from Nova Southeastern University (2006). Dr. Faraldo completed a pre-doctoral residency program within the Miami VA Healthcare System.  She also earned a certificate of specialty training in Neuropsychology from the American Psychological Association.

Over the past ten years, Dr. Faraldo has worked within community mental health centers, hospitals, inpatient and outpatient psychiatric facilities, juvenile/adult detention centers and jails, as well as pediatric and geriatric nursing and rehabilitative facilities. Her professional experience includes providing services such as individual and group psychotherapy, forensic and neuro-psychological assessments.

Dr. Faraldo has presented at several seminars and conferences and is an active member of the American Psychological Association.  In addition to her work with LifeSpan, Dr. Faraldo provides mental health care services to older adults living within nursing home facilities and conducts psychological assessments for the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

“I am positively challenged by working with older adults, as gero-psychology involves a constant interplay of generational perspectives, physical, cognitive and medical issues. These complex relationships make the field highly demanding and enriching.”