Behavioral Pediatrics Clinic
Behavioral Health Division
Behavioral Pediatrics Clinic
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Behavioral Pediatrics Clinic
Is your child going through a tough time, acting out, or feeling overly worried or fearful? Let us help.
Behavioral health issues are common in children and young adults. In fact, they affect up to one in five children, according to the Centers for Disease Control. These issues often affect how your child acts and feels in school, at home, and in the community. Some of these common childhood problems include:
- Depression
- Anxiety
- Emotional dysregulation
- Behavior concerns
- Challenges related to ADHD and autism spectrum disorder
The Behavioral Pediatrics Clinic:
- accepts most commercial insurance plans
- has telehealth appointments available
The Behavioral Pediatrics Clinic offers short-term therapeutic interventions to children and young adults struggling with these issues. What makes our program unique is that we are able to target individuals that have autism as well as co-occurring mental health issues.
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Conditions We Treat and Treatment Options
Summit’s licensed psychologists are experienced in diagnosing a wide range of DSM psychological and mental health disorders in children and adolescents.
The conditions we assess for and treat include:
- Anxiety disorders including: obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), generalized anxiety, panic disorder, school phobia and other specific phobias, social anxiety, and separation anxiety
- Disruptive behavior disorders including: attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), oppositional defiant disorder (ODD), conduct disorder (CD), and general behavior problems
- Elimination disorders including enuresis, nocturnal enuresis, and encopresis
- Mood disorders including dysthymia and depression
- Autism spectrum disorders
- Others conditions including Tourette syndrome, habit disorders, thumb-sucking, sleep problems, selective mutism, tantrums, defiant behavior, and social delays
Treatment options may include:
- Cognitive-behavior therapy
- Coping skills training
- Systematic desensitization
- Exposure and response prevention
- Habit reversal
- Parenting education
- Relaxation
- Skill building
Our Wonderful Providers
Our highly qualified team is comprised of licensed psychologists with specialized training in the treatment of childhood problems. Summit providers maintain contact with referring physicians providing them with regular treatment summaries.
Amy Jablonski, Psy.D.
Dr. Amy Jablonski has been serving as the President of The Summit Center since January 2024. She is responsible for overseeing the organization’s clinical and educational programs, ensuring that The Summit Center continues to provide exceptional care and innovative services to individuals with autism and developmental disabilities. Under her leadership, The Summit Center has expanded its reach and impact, particularly in early intervention and behavioral health services, areas in which Amy brings extensive expertise.
Professional Experience
Before becoming President, Amy held several key roles within The Summit Center, including Vice President of Early Intervention and Education & Behavioral Health Divisions, where she provided overall supervision of clinical and educational programs. Amy’s clinical career began as an Educational Consultant and Psychologist at Summit Academy, followed by her role as Director of the Early Autism Program, where she directed all clinical and administrative activities for an intensive ABA treatment program serving young children with autism.
She further developed her expertise through her tenure as Director of the Developmental Disabilities Clinic and Director of the Early Childhood Outreach Division. Throughout her career, Amy has been a leader in developing and implementing effective treatment strategies for young children with autism, leveraging her clinical training and hands-on experience to enhance the quality of services provided.
Throughout her tenure at Summit, Amy has collaborated on a variety of grant-funded projects and research studies. She co-authored a book on improving self-help skills in children with autism. She has also mentored and supervised several practicum students, interns and post-doctoral fellows.
Licensure and Education
Amy earned her Psy.D. in Clinical Psychology from the Georgia School of Professional Psychology, where she also completed her M.A. in Clinical Psychology. Her clinical training included work at the Little Walden Program, a nationally recognized model inclusion program for children with autism in Atlanta, Georgia. She also completed an internship in behavioral pediatrics at the Munroe-Meyer Institute, a University Affiliated Program at the University of Nebraska Medical Center.
Amy is a licensed psychologist and a licensed behavior analyst in New York State, specializing in the diagnosis and treatment of young children with autism and developmental disabilities.
Board and Advisory Roles
In addition to her leadership at The Summit Center, Amy is on the Advisory Board for the Clinical Psychology Psy.D. program at D’Youville and the Advisory Board for the Achieve Program at Villa Maria College. She served as a consultant for the New York State Department of Education on the Child-Specific Exemption Panel. Amy has also held adjunct positions at the University at Buffalo, the University of Rochester, and Buffalo State College. Through these roles, she contributes her knowledge and experience to broader efforts aimed at improving services and outcomes for children with developmental disabilities.
Family and Interests Amy resides in West Seneca, adjusting to life as an empty nester with her husband of over 30 years. Her youngest son is currently perusing a chemistry degree, while her older son and daughter are enjoying their post-college lives. When not at The Summit Center, she enjoys engaging in her many hobbies including gardening, photography, painting, hiking, and caring for a large houseplant collection. She also spends time caring for her two active dogs, as well as a large reptile and fish collection that she inherited when her oldest son left for college.
David Meichenbaum, Ph.D.
Dr. Meichenbaum is a NYS licensed clinical psychologist specializing in the diagnostic evaluation and treatment of developmental and mental health disorders. He is both the Clinical Director of the Behavioral Pediatrics Clinic and the Director of Community Consulting and Clinical Services at The Summit Center in Amherst, NY. Dr. Meichenbaum is a highly sought after consultant for school districts, offering practical behavioral and educational strategies that focus on the social, emotional, adaptive, and behavioral development of students with autism spectrum and disruptive behavior disorders. Dr. Meichenbaum graduated with his doctorate in Clinical Psychology from the State University of New York at Buffalo and he completed his clinical internship at Duke University Medical Center.