Kelsey Bradshaw, PhD Licensed Psychologist

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Kelsey Bradshaw, Ph.D., operates Balanced Psychological Services in Carlsbad from a Jefferson Street office, holding California psychology license #PSY28095 and specializing in autism spectrum, ADHD, and psychodiagnostic assessment for children and adults. The practice's neurodevelopmental evaluation protocols coordinate with interdisciplinary providers including Cortica Carlsbad, where pediatric neurology and developmental-behavioral care complement the psychometric testing performed at Balanced Psychological Services. A Ph.D. from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas—earned in 2014 under the mentorship of a co-developer of Family Behavior Therapy—anchors a clinical approach built on CBT with an acceptance and commitment therapy emphasis. Postdoctoral training at Northwest Neurobehavioral Health in Boise and a predoctoral internship at Sharp Mesa Vista in San Diego established sub-specializations in trichotillomania, OCD, and trauma-focused interventions alongside developmental assessment. Exercise-based ADHD management strategies are reinforced through referral to structured fitness environments such as F45 Training Carlsbad Poinsettia, where high-intensity interval circuits support the executive-function regulation that clinical sessions target cognitively. The most intensive assessment cases involve full psychodiagnostic batteries spanning cognitive, academic, adaptive-behavior, and social-communication domains across two to three testing sessions for differential diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder versus ADHD in school-age children.