2026 Webinar - Family Therapy in the Acute, Chronic and Progressive Phases

Family Therapy in the Acute, Chronic and Progressive Phases

When illness affects one person, it can reshape life for the entire family. Join Dr. Leo Shea, a clinical neuropsychologist at NYU Langone specializing in neurologic disorders and tick-borne illnesses, to explore how family therapy can strengthen communication, ease emotional strain, and support patients and caregivers through the acute, chronic, and progressive phases of illness.

Leo J. Shea III, Ph.D., currently serves as President of Neuropsychological Evaluation and Treatment Services, P.C., with offices in New York City and Quincy, Massachusetts, where his practice focuses on traumatic brain injury, tick-borne diseases, chronic illness, forensic work, and trauma, offering cognitive remediation and psychotherapy for individuals and families. Dr. Shea is also a Senior Staff Psychologist and Clinical Associate Professor of Rehabilitation Medicine at the Rusk Institute, part of NYU Langone Medical Center, and previously served as Assistant Director of the NYU Brain Injury Day Treatment Program. In addition to his clinical and academic work, he has consulted with national and international corporations on human resources, administrative and executive training and development, trauma response, and health care issues. Dr. Shea served two terms as President of ILADS (2011–2013 and 2017–2019) and is a former President of the International Lyme and Associated Diseases Educational Foundation (ILADEF). He currently serves on the ILADEF Board of Directors and as a member of the Membership, Ethics, and Pediatrics Committees.