Sherry Skyler Kelly PhD, Clinical Psychologist and Neuropsychologist, Counseling

I am a Licensed Clinical Psychologist and Neuropsychologist with more than 25 years of experience working with cancer patients.

I am a former NIH and National Cancer Institute Fellow. I completed one of the first longitudinal studies of young survivors of ALL and AML. My early research was on what is now known as “Chemo Brain”. I was a pioneering advocate for holistic treatment of cancer patients while I was a Fellow at New York Hospital and Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in NYC.

Based in West Hartford, CT, I have an executive coaching practice for adults – Mind and Heart Coaching LLC. I am nationally known as a contributing author, lecturer, and Founder of the PositiviTeens® workshops.  

I began my career as an educational researcher in 1977 at the University of Minnesota Center for Youth Development and Research. I completed my undergraduate degree in Social Education at Boston University. During the 1980s, I worked with several non-profit organizations and education-focused companies. My graduate work experience included clinical research with Dr. Lee Salk and a faculty appointment to Cornell Medical School.  

I hold multiple Masters Degrees in Psychology from New York University and  Yeshiva University. I earned my PhD in Clinical Health Psychology from Yeshiva University in New York. I completed an APA internship in Child and Adolescent  Psychology at the University of Minnesota Medical School and Clinics.  

I was a National Cancer Institute Fellow and National Institute of Health (NIH) Fellow in Psycho-Oncology as well as Neuropsychology at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York City. I have been an instructor of clinical medicine at Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Weill-Cornell Medical School.  

My clinical research experience included 8 years at New York Hospital in the Department of Pediatrics. While at New York Hospital and Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, I developed innovative, multi-disciplinary, intervention and rehabilitation programs. I am well known for my work with children challenged by learning differences, autism, and developmental delays.  

My work has been featured in segments on Good Morning America. From 2000-2007,  I was a clinician in private practice, a lecturer, and a columnist. Most recently, I was a founding board member of Autism After 21, a Boca Raton based non-profit program of support, education, and skills training for young adults with special needs.