Will Lacey

Clinical Director of CFC Santa Barbara

Dr. William Lacey is a Licensed Psychologist who specializes in neuropsychological assessment of children, adolescents, and young adults. His clinical expertise for neuropsychological assessment includes diagnosis, academic and treatment planning for individuals with neurodevelopmental concerns (e.g., learning disorders, AD/HD), traumatic brain injury, epilepsy, complex emotional difficulties, and other complex medical conditions. Domains of psychotherapy expertise include depression, anxiety, borderline personality disorder, behavior difficulties/ADHD, trauma and grief, transgender care, and peripartum depression. Dr. Lacey has training in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Trauma & Grief Component Therapy for Adolescents, Parent Management Training, Parent Child Interaction Therapy, and Dialectical Behavior Therapy.

Dr. Lacey was born and raised in Detroit, MI and lived in Houston, TX and Boston, MA for extended periods of time. He uses a whole child approach and focuses on the context and culture surrounding our children and how that effects the way they interact with the world. When he is not working he enjoys playing with his dog, video games, and cooking. Dr. Lacey’s professional background includes:

Postdoctoral fellowship in Psychology at Boston Children’s Hospital/Harvard Medical School.

Predoctoral internship in Pediatric Neuropsychology at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit, MI.

M.A. and Ph.D. in clinical psychology from the University of Houston.

B.S. in Psychology at Wayne State University.

Licensed Clinical Psychologist (PSY# 34236)