Dr. Nora Gjolaj, PhD
CEO, Clinical Director
CEO, Clinical Director
Chief Executive Officer, Co-founder
Nore currently serves as the Chief Executive Officer for The Imagine Center. She oversees all administration, programs and execution of the strategic plan of the practice, guides plans for fundraising, marketing, and community outreach strategies, and delegates administrative and clerical organization of the practice.
In a clinical capacity, Nore is a skilled therapist, utilizing insight-oriented, person-focused psychotherapy, play therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), and Comprehensive Behavioral Intervention for Tics (CBIT) therapy, which research has shown to be an effective behavioral intervention for tics. She specializes in providing therapeutic intervention to adolescents and adults who struggle with adjustment difficulties, histories of trauma/abuse, and mood difficulties (i.e., depression, anxiety).
Additionally, Nore oversees the assessment and therapy service components of the clinic – she has been conducted psychological assessments, developmental assessments, and neuropsychological assessments on many thousands of children and adults over the past decade at the Center, and is an expert in the diagnosis of developmental and behavioral disorders, including attention deficit/behavioral control conditions, autism spectrum disorder, language disorders, and also psychiatric conditions.
Nora’s research focuses on neurocognitive, developmental, and behavioral correlates, and timing and care setting variables as predictors of such outcomes in children with histories of early neglect and subsequent foster care.
Limited License Psychologist (LLP)
University of Detroit, Mercy, 2010– Master of Arts in Clinical Psychology
Psychotherapy, psychological assessment, developmental assessment, and neuropsychological assessment
Assessments: Various ages and populations, ranging from toddler to adult. Therapy: Adolescents and adults
Diagnosis of developmental and psychiatric conditions, including Autism Spectrum Disorders and developmental delay, and Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder. Treatment of adjustment problems, mood problems, and trauma