Dr. McKenzie is both a School and Clinical-Child Psychologist with over twenty years of experience. She earned a Ph.D. in School and Clinical Child Psychology at the University of Toronto.  She completed her internship in the Child Psychiatry Division at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH), an APA-accredited site as well as a Pan American Health Organization and World Health Organization Collaborating Centre. Dr. McKenzie has worked directly with children and families in schools, hospital clinics, and in private practice.  As a school psychologist she conducted psychoeducational evaluations and gifted testing for students in Kindergarten through high school.

Dr. McKenzie conducts psychoeducational assessments addressing learning and attentional difficulties. She provides gifted assessments.  She does therapy (Cognitive Behavior Therapy) with children and teens who have anxiety and mood related difficulties. She is known for her ability to establish rapport easily with young children and teens.  

In addition to her direct clinical work, Dr. McKenzie was a Senior Research Associate at the University of Miami’s School of Education where she taught undergraduate and graduate psychology courses and worked on longitudinal research projects related to children’s health and well-being. Dr. McKenzie is also a consulting psychologist with state and federal governments.