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Psychotherapy and 

Business Coaching

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Because climbing the highest mountain begins with just a single step

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I am a licensed psychologist and executive coach who is passionate about working with people who are invested in improving themselves, their careers and their families.

About

Michael Vitulano, MA, PhD
Child and Adult Psychologist 
 Triple State Licensed: CT PSY #003957, WA PY #60607324, CO PSY #0006009
Authority to Practice Interjurisdictional Telepsychology (PSYPACT #16208)

I enjoy working with motivated people to help them become more resilient while pursuing their personal and professional goals. My clients have said they appreciate that I am direct, insightful and easy to talk to.

 

As a Psychologist and researcher, I specialize in a variety of areas. I helped organize and launch the OCD Intensive Outpatient Program at Seattle Childrens' Hospital with my colleague Geoffrey Wiegand, PhD. I have also been involved in the Yale University Medical School's Child Tics, OCD and ADHD clinic. I have published research in numerous peer-reviewed jounrnals listed below.  

 

As an Executive (and Career) Coach, I use a collaborative process that involves: 1) 360 interviews, 2) leadership development 3) emotional intelligence 4) executive functioning training (ie, time management skills to optimize productivity).  Working with clients locally and globally, coaching helps business leaders achieve meaning and purpose in their work while navigating challenges in the workplace.

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I draw upon my background rich in a unique variety of experiences: travel, volunteerism and  sports. My athletic background provides me with experience in teamwork and group dynamics. Further, I obtained an abundance of experiential learning through travel and volunteerism in Central/South America as well as Bridgeport Youth Lacrosse. Traveling out of backpack helped me gain a new perspective: while we may come from different cultures and backgrounds, we are all more alike than we realize.

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Education & Training

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I earned my PhD in Clinical Psychology and a Master's in Psychology from The University of Tennessee and I hold a Bachelor's degree in Psychology from Wesleyan University. I completed my Doctoral Internship at UCLA Medical Center and Semel Institute, followed by a post-doctoral Fellowship in ADHD and Suicidal Depression at Seattle Childrens' Hospital. I am a licensed psychologist with the authority to practice in 42 states.

 

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Research

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King, R. A., Schwab-Stone, M. E., Bloch, M., Vitulano, M. & Peterson, B. S. (2023). Psychiatric examination of the infant, child, and adolescent. Comprehensive Textbook of Psychiatry, Kaplan & Sadock's Comprehensive Textbook of Psychiatry. 

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Vitulano L.A., Mitchell J.T., Vitulano M.L., Leckman, J. F. Saunders, D., Davis, N., Woodward, D., Goodhue, B. Artukoglu, B. and Kober. (2022). Parental perspectives on attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder treatments for children. Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry. 27, 1019-1032. doi:10.1177/13591045221108836

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Vitulano, L.A., M.L. Vitulano, R.A. King, M.Y. Yazgan and J.F. Leckman.               Neurodevelopmental disorders: Motor disorders. In: Tasman’s Psychiatry, 5th ed, A.   Tasman, M. Riba, R. Alarcón, C. Alfonso, Shigenobu Kanba, Dusica Lecic-Tosevski,             Chee Ng, Thomas Schulze, (Eds.).  Springer Nature, 2022.

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Vitulano, M. L., Fite, P. J., Hopko, D. R., Lochman, J., Wells, K., & Asif, I. (2014). Evaluation of Underlying Mechanisms in the Link between Childhood ADHD Symptoms and Risk for Early Initiation of Substance Use. Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, 28, 816-827.

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Becker, S. P., Fite, P. J., Vitulano, M. L., Rubens, S. L., Evans, S. C., & Cooley, J. L. (2014). Examining anxiety and depression as moderators of the associations between ADHD symptoms and academic and social problems in Hispanic adolescents. Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment,  36, 265-275.

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Asta, L., Vitulano, L.,  Vitulano, M, Scandroglio, F., & Caffo, E. (in preparation). Screen time and mental health in youth. Journal of Pediatrics.  â€‹

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Vitulano, M. & Vitulano, L. (2018). How to Deal Effectively with Difficult People at Work [Review of the book The Schmuck in My Office by J. J. Foster & M. Joy. 2017. St. Martin’s Press, New York, NY]. Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry,
57, 982-983.


Vitulano, L., M. Vitulano, R. King and J. Leckman. (2015) Neurodevelopmental disorders: Motor disorders. In: Psychiatry, 4th ed, A. Tasman, J. Kay, J. A. Lieberman, M.B. First and M.B. Riba (Eds.). Hoboken, NJ: Wiley
 

Vitulano, M., Fite, P., Wimsatt, A., Rathert, J., & Hatmaker, R. (2012). Gender Differences in Consequences of ADHD Symptoms in a Community-Based Youth Organization. International Journal of Behavioral Development. 36, 157-166.


Fite, P. J., Wimsatt, A. R., Vitulano, M. L., Rathert, J. L., & Schwartz, S. (2012). Examination of Peer Rejection and Depressive Symptoms as Mediators of the Link between Rule-Breaking Behavior and Poor Academic Performance. Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment, 34, 164-171.


Fite, P., Vitulano, M., & Preddy, T. (2011) The positive impact of attending a community-based youth program on child depressive symptoms. Journal of Community Psychology, 39, 804-814.

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Vitulano, M., Fite, P., Rathert, J., Gaetner, A., Wynn, P., & Hill, R. (2011). The Influence of Neighborhood Safety on the Relation between Caregiver Alcohol Use and The Risk for Child Symptoms of Depression. Journal of Substance Use, 16, 359-366.


Vitulano, M., Fite, P., & Rathert, J. (2010). Delinquent Peer Influence on Childhood Delinquency: The Moderating Effect of Impulsivity. Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment, 32, 315-322.

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Fite, P., Vitulano, M., Wynn, P., Wimsatt, A., Gaertner, A. & Rathert, J. (2010). Influence of Perceived Neighborhood Safety on Proactive and Reactive Aggression. Journal of Community Psychology, 38, 757 – 768.

 

Valera, E., Brown, A., Biederman, J., Faraone, S., Makris, N., Monuteaux, M., Whitfield-Gabrieli, S., Vitulano, M., Schiller, M., & Seidman, L. (2010).  Sex Differences in the Functional Neuroanatomy of Working Memory in Adults with Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder.  The American Journal of Psychiatry, 167, 86-94.

 

Wilens, T., Vitulano, M., Upadhyaya, H., Adamson, J., Sawtelle, R., Utzinger, L., & Biederman, J. (2008).  Cigarette Smoking Severity Associated with Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder.  Journal of Pediatrics, 153, 414-419.

 

Wilens, T., Vitulano, M., Upadhyaya, H., Adamson, J., & Biederman, J. (2008). Concordance between Cigarette Smoking and the Modified Fagerstrom Tolerance Questionnaire in Controlled Studies of ADHD.  The American Journal on Addictions. 17, 491-496.

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PhD Dissertation: Developmental Trajectories of ADHD and Substance Use (Published above in 2014):  https://trace.tennessee.edu/utk_graddiss/2869/

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