Lawrence A. Vitulano, PhD, ABPP

I have been at Yale for the past 40 years as a clinical psychologist with a specialization in pediatrics, ADHD, tics, OCD, training, and coaching. I am still here—and still having fun! Previously, I was at Children’s National Hospital in Washington, DC. My family and I moved here to work with friends at Yale and to be closer to grandparents. While I have had many roles at Yale, my heart is in training first, and then applied research and clinical practice. It’s also wonderful that my best friends are here on the faculty throughout Yale.

Currently, I am a professor at the Child Study Center and part of the Tic/OCD/ADHD Clinic alongside several outstanding attendings, as well as the Fernandez Genetics Lab, with an interest in ADHD, tics, and OCD. I enjoy supervising Child Psychiatry Fellows, along with graduate students and post-docs. I have a national role as a training program site visitor and several international research collaborations. My current research focuses on the use of mindfulness meditation to lower medication rates in inner-city children with ADHD. I am also committed to the Yale Wellness Program, which supports all residents across Yale, and I provide executive function coaching for residents. In addition, I run a company that provides leadership training and executive coaching in New York, San Francisco, Mexico, Rome, and Istanbul.

I have taught many seminars on CBT and greatly enjoy supervising our fellows. I take an eclectic approach as a supervisor and have always felt that we need broad training and diverse skills in order to be our best clinicians for others. I am very proud of the many child psychiatrists I have helped train, who are now spread around the world doing great things. I have fun keeping in touch with our CSC extended family.

Alongside work, I am interested in tennis, travel, cooking, and our CSC book club. I am proud of the very rich history we have here at the CSC, and I hope to meet you if you’re an interested applicant.