Founding Practitioner
Selena Waite
Selena Waite is the owner of Waite Psychological and Therapeutic Services. She is a Licensed Psychological Associate, Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor, and School Psychologist. She has been practicing as a psychologist since 2008. She has experience working within the public school system and private practice providing counseling support, psychological evaluations, and psycho-educational evaluations.
Selena started working in the public school system because she wanted to be one of the people who “saw” the kids who typically fell through the cracks. After 9 years as a school psychologist, she left the public school system to pursue her interest in helping children and their families.
Selena discovered her love of working with children and parents, young adults, adults, families, and couples to provide therapy in private practice. She is trained in EMDR, Gotman, Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy, Perinatal Anxiety and Mood Disorders, Sand Tray, Yoga for Kids, and TripleP Positive Parenting. She uses a variety of therapeutic modalities to help clients achieve their personal goals for therapy
Education
Bachelors of Art - Psychology & Sociology
North Carolina Wesleyan University
Masters of Science - General Psychology
East Carolina University
Certificate of Advanced Study - School Psychology
East Carolina University
Practice Areas
She has also honed her psychological evaluation skills to specialize in Autism and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder in children and adults, Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Major Depressive Disorder, and Specific Learning Disabilities (ex. Dyslexia, Math, and Listening Comprehension, etc.).
She is an expert in North Carolina Special Education Identification policy and procedure and Individualized Education Plans (IEP). She provides special education advocacy and support to parents and charter and public schools.
Personal Life
Selena is married and has one child and two step-children.
She enjoys traveling and spending time with friends and family. She is the product of a close-knit Jamaican-English immigrant family.
She is currently learning to enjoy the “soft life” as a black woman.
Personal Life
Selena is married and has one child and two step-children.
She enjoys traveling and spending time with friends and family. She is the product of a close-knit Jamaican-English immigrant family.
She is currently learning to enjoy the “soft life” as a black woman.
