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Lawrence A. Vitulano, PhD, ABPP

Professor of Child Psychology
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Professor of Child Psychology

Biography

Dr. Vitulano is a clinical psychologist and professor of psychology at the Yale Child Study Center, where he supervises interns and fellows. He is the former chief child psychologist of the Connecticut Department of Children and Families. He is past president of the Connecticut Behavior Therapy Association and serves on the boards of Southwest Community Health Center in Bridgeport. He is involved in research on the applications of mindfulness and the genetics of ADHD.

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Education & Training

PhD
Catholic University of America (1977)
BS
Georgetown University, Psychology (1972)

Research

Overview

Biographical Sketch:

Dr. Vitulano is an executive coach and clinical psychologist with over twenty-five years of experience in a variety of fields relating to growth and development of individuals seeking personal and professional advancement. He is a professor of psychology at the Yale School of Medicine and responsible for teaching and training professionals for leadership roles. He is the former chief psychologist of the State of Connecticut Department of Children and Families, and president of the Connecticut Behavior Therapy Association. He serves on the Boards of several organizations and journals including the American Psychological Association, Southwest Community Health Center in Bridgeport, Connecticut and the Journal of Evidence-Based Practice in Child and Adolescent Mental Health.

Larry Vitulano has published widely in several areas such as anger management, behavioral interventions for change, coping with chronic illness, executive coaching, executive functioning and ADHD, group therapy, hypnosis, mindfulness and sports psychology. He is experienced in the integration of assessment and feedback for executive development and leadership enhancement. Larry often utilizes standardized instruments in the assessment phase of coaching, such as the Emotional and Social Competency Inventory, Myers-Briggs Type Indicator, Team Management Index, and Highlands Ability Battery. Personal development and goal setting are always done with an individual in a personalized approach, matching the executive’s strengths to the organizational needs. This sometimes occurs in concert with team building and organizational interventions. Larry has been actively involved in the practice of executive coaching for over fifteen years. He has lectured extensively on executive coaching and organizational consultation at Yale, University of San Francisco, Dolan School of Business at Fairfield University, University of Rome La Sapienza, several universities in Istanbul, the Tavistock Institute and elsewhere. Larry is a member of the Yale Institute for Social and Policy Studies. He has worked with executives from a variety of organizations including Apple, Synchrony Financial Bank, S&P McGraw Hill Financial, ThomsonReuters, Razorfish, GE, BNP Paribas, Coach Inc., Paul Newman Foundation, University of San Francisco, Fairfield University, Malcolm Pirnie/Arcadis, Inc., Kennedy/Jenks Engineering and Kohl’s.

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Frequent collaborators of Lawrence A. Vitulano's published research.

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    Yale New Haven Hospital

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    American Board of Professional Psychology

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    Fellow

Clinical Care

Overview

Lawrence A. Vitulano, PhD, is a clinical psychologist who treats children and adults at the Yale Child Study Center. He cares for patients with Tourette syndrome, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), and attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). He also treats patients with mood disorders, including depression and anxiety disorders.

“One of the most rewarding aspects of my job is helping patients get through problems they never thought they could overcome,” Dr. Vitulano says. “Very often people feel stuck and don’t see a way out.”

Dr. Vitulano cares for patients using evidence-based treatments that are backed by scientific studies. Some of the techniques he uses include cognitive behavior therapy (CBT), mindfulness practices, and executive function training.

“To reassure patients, I often tell them I’ve seen many other people with the same illness or disorder who are now doing quite well,” he says.

Dr. Vitulano has studied and published scientific articles in many areas of psychology, including anger management, behavioral interventions, group therapy, coping with chronic illness, hypnosis, and mindfulness. He also conducts research in sports psychology, which includes, among other things, how psychology influences athletic performance.

He also provides executive coaching for individuals and large U.S. and global companies. His coaching focuses on improving a person’s emotional intelligence, which is the ability to recognize, control, and express one’s emotions and handle interpersonal relationships empathetically.

Clinical Specialties

Psychotherapy Psychology

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  • Neison Irving Harris Building

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    230 South Frontage Road

    New Haven, CT 06519

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