Dr. Mikaru Shichi Lasher, Ph.D.

Dr. Mikaru Shichi Lasher, Ph.D. is a licensed psychologist in independent practice in Wilton, Connecticut. She specializes in neuropsychological assessment and therapeutic supports for children and adolescents, focusing on neurodevelopment, learning, and behavioral health.

Dr. Lasher attended the University of Michigan (B.A.), majoring in psychology and taking part in the Honors College and Residential College programs. She received her graduate education at Wayne State University (M.A. and Ph.D.), studying educational and developmental psychology in the Theoretical & Behavioral Foundations program as well as a minor in biopsychology and neuropsychology in the Clinical Psychology program. Dr. Lasher also received extensive training in pediatric neuropsychology and health psychology at the Children’s Hospital of Michigan, where she worked for several years and completed her pre-doctoral internship. After moving east to Connecticut, she completed a post-doctoral fellowship in neurodevelopmental disorders at the Westchester Institute for Human Development/New York Medical College in Valhalla, New York.

Since that time, Dr. Lasher has worked in clinical private and group practices in Connecticut and New York, as well as a developmental pediatric center at Norwalk Hospital/Connecticut Children’s Medical Center. In addition to her clinical work, Dr. Lasher has held leadership positions in several state and national psychology organizations, including serving as past-president of the Connecticut Psychological Association.