Dr. Varga has been working with children and their families for nearly two decades. She specializes in assessment and therapy with children and adolescents with neurodevelopmental and neuropsychiatric disorders, medical conditions, and neurological injury, illness, and trauma. She is also qualified in the assessment and diagnosis of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD) and has worked extensively with the Minnesota Organization of Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (MOFAS). Prior to her work in psychology, Dr. Varga was a special education teacher in Montreal, Canada, where she taught children and adolescents with concurrent developmental delays, learning disabilities, and emotional and behavioral disorders. She received her Masters in Educational Psychology at McGill University and her M.A. and Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology at the Fielding Graduate Institute in Santa Barbara, California. Dr. Varga was trained in adult neuropsychology at the Veteran’s Administration in Boston and subsequently completed a child neuropsychology fellowship at McLean Hospital/Harvard Medical School. Dr. Varga was trained in pediatric psychology at Primary Children’s Medical Center in Salt Lake City, Utah, completing both a research fellowship and her pre-doctoral internship. She completed her post-doctoral training in clinical child psychology at Human Services Incorporated (HSI) in Oakdale, MN. Dr. Varga is an experienced speaker, having been invited to give lectures nationally on various topics in child psychology, psychological assessment, and FASD diagnosis. She is also trained in supervision and has strong interests in research and teaching. Dr. Varga has a passion for working with children with special needs and their families. She is dedicated to improving the lives of young children and adolescents through early screening, diagnosis, and therapy. She has worked extensively in both inpatient and outpatient settings and enjoys collaborating with healthcare, educational, and community providers to provide coordination of care for families.