About Dr. Steve Tutty

Dr. Steve Tutty is a licensed clinical psychologist specializing in child, forensic and neuropsychology. He has more than 25 years of direct clinical and forensic practice and more than 20 years of teaching, research and publishing in clinical psychology across multiple US states.

A clinician first

Before his evaluation work, Dr. Tutty spent a decade counseling children, mostly with ADHD and autism, and adults with depression. That hands-on experience, gained before advanced training rather than only through internships, gave him a grounded, practical approach to assessment that still shapes his reports: clear findings, and recommendations families, schools and courts can actually use.

A scientist-practitioner

As a National Health Scholar, Dr. Tutty took part in randomized clinical trials in two fields. In ADHD, he worked with pediatrician Harlan Gephart, MD, on a program to improve behavioral and social skills in children newly diagnosed in a pediatric setting. In depression, he worked with principal investigator Greg Simon, MD, on telephone psychotherapy for primary care patients. That work began in 2000 and was among the earliest telehealth programs in behavioral health. The research was published in JAMA, the Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, the Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics, General Hospital Psychiatry and Behavior Therapy. See the publications.

Career at a glance

• Counseling. A decade of counseling children with ADHD and autism, and adults with depression.
• Clinical research, from 2000. Randomized trials in telephone psychotherapy for depression and in ADHD care in pediatrics.
• Evaluation and forensic practice. More than 2,300 children and adolescents with complex neurodevelopmental conditions, and more than 535 adults in personal injury litigation, often after traumatic brain injury.
• Teaching. More than 20 years of collegiate instruction, research and publishing.
• Aspyre Psychology, Manhattan. Founder of a neuropsychological evaluation practice at 353 Lexington Avenue serving New York families, physicians and attorneys.

New York

Dr. Tutty has strong roots on the East Coast. His adult children moved to New York for college, and after years of visits the city became home. Away from work he hikes along the Hudson and in the Catskills.