About

Dr. Vitale started at My Psychiatrist in 2022 as a licensed clinical psychologist in Virginia and Washington, D.C. His areas of competence include neuropsychological assessment for the evaluation of a variety of issues and diagnoses. He has worked most prominently with patients with concussion/TBI and stroke. He also has extensive experience and competence in evaluating for dementia or other neurocognitive disorders due to neurological disease. He has worked in both inpatient and outpatient settings, serving in multidisciplinary teams including comprehensive neurorehabilitation, sports medicine clinics, and community living centers to name a few. His interventions are focused on time-limited approaches including cognitive-behavioral therapy for sleep difficulties (CBT-i), adjustment to medical diagnosis, and behavioral health interventions with a rehabilitation focus. He has held psychoeducational groups focused on health psychology topics including sleep, diabetes management, and brain health. He has worked with patients post-COVID-19 illness who have experienced new-onset psychological and neurocognitive difficulties both in research and clinical capacity. He has always remained active in research and alongside the aforementioned COVID-19 work has led several projects that went on to journal publication or presentation at national conferences, with a handful having been nominated for awards. He is a member of the National Register of Health Service Psychologists, the International Neuropsychological Society, and the Sports Neuropsychology Society. He regularly attends professional conferences to remain up-to-date on advancements in the field. He completed his doctoral training in clinical psychology at Nova Southeastern University with a specialization in neuropsychology. His internship at the G.V. (Sonny) Montgomery VA Medical Center in Jackson, MS included a major emphasis in neuropsychology.