Matthew Zakreski, PsyD is a high energy, creative clinician who utilizes an eclectic approach to meet the specific needs of his clients. He specializes in working with children and adolescents, as well as their families, in providing therapy and conducting psychological evaluations. Dr. Matt is proud to serve as a consultant to schools, a professor at the university level, and a researcher and author on his specialty, Giftedness.
Dr. Matt thrives in supporting young people in understanding, developing, and celebrating their unique brains and ways of operating in their world. He is best known for his work with Gifted individuals and in being an advocate for implementing high-level supports and understanding of Gifted needs. He is a board member of the Pennsylvania Association for Gifted Education and active in multiple Gifted organizations around the country.
- Contributions at Talent Education 2023
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“They’re All Going to Find Out I’m a Fraud!” Combatting Impostor Syndrome in the Gifted BrainPaperImpostor Syndrome is a psychological pattern where a person doubts their fitness, devalues their accomplishments, and fears being “discovered to be fraud.” It is a common pattern in gifted and other neurodivergent individuals and can be intensely dysregulating and unpleasant. Impostor Syndrome is created by a maladaptive pattern of cognition … More