Center for Neurobehavioral health, ltd.

meet our team

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Michelle Manasseri

Michelle Manasseri, Psy.D. is a licensed psychologist in Pennsylvania and Delaware who graduated from La Salle University's Psy.D. Program in Clinical Psychology in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Her education and training included specializations in neuropsychological assessment and treatment, rehabilitation, cognitive-behavioral therapy, and clinical health psychology. She also earned a Master's degree in clinical psychology from La Salle University and Master's and Bachelor's degrees in clinical psychology and psychology respectively from Millersville University.


Michelle's areas of expertise include neuropsychological assessment and treatment, cognitive rehabilitation, and evidence-based psychological treatment/psychotherapy. She utilizes interventions associated with dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), and mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) in her work. Michelle has provided services in acute inpatient, post-acute, and outpatient rehabilitation settings, private practice, and inpatient psychiatric hospital settings. Her work has taken her into clients' homes, their schools and workplaces, as well as to a variety of other rehabilitation settings. Michelle's specific areas of interest include mild traumatic brain injury, cognitive rehabilitation, and mindfulness/acceptance-based psychological treatments. 


Curriculum Vitae Available Upon Request 

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Cynthia Socha-Gelgot

Cynthia Socha-Gelgot, Ph.D., ABPP, is a licensed psychologist in Pennsylvania, and board certified in Clinical Neuropsychology by the American Board of Professional Psychology (ABPP). She obtained a Bachelor's degree in Psychology from the Pennsylvania State University, and Master's and Doctoral degrees in Clinical Neuropsychology from Drexel University. She completed pre-doctoral internship training in Psychology at Norristown State Hospital (APA Approved) and post-doctoral fellowship training in Clinical Neuropsychology at the University of Pennsylvania Medical Center, Department of Neurology, Cognitive Neurology Lab. For the past 26 years, she has been providing neuropsychological evaluation and treatment of young adults, adults, and older adults with traumatic brain injury (including mild traumatic brain injury/concussion), stroke, dementia, Parkinson's disease, brain tumors, and other neurologic disorders. She  is past-president of the Lancaster-Lebanon Psychological Association, serves as an expert witness in court, provides independent neuropsychological evaluations in the context of personal injury and disability claims, and provides neuropsychological consulting services at a Central Pennsylvania continuing care retirement community (Messiah Village at Messiah Lifeways). She enjoys spending time with her family, reading, and playing the piano.  

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Robert M. Stein

Robert M. Stein, Ph.D. was born and raised in New York City. He conducted research on sex offenders and behavior therapy at The New York State Psychiatric Institute from 1982 to 1988. He received his Ph.D. in Neuro-Cognitive Psychology from the City University of New York in 1988. From 1990 to 1996 Dr. Stein was the Clinical Director of a rehabilitation facility in Lancaster, PA for individuals with brain injury. He co-founded the Center for Neurobehavioral Health, Ltd. in 1997 with Dr. Socha-Gelgot.


Dr. Stein serves as a clinical supervisor for counselors and social workers in the community. He provides seminar training in the areas of sex offender assessment and treatment, brain injury, behavior therapy, and trauma


Clinical expertise includes anxiety, stress-related illness, brain injury, conversion symptoms, stress management, behavior therapy, phobias, sports psychology, and clinical hypnosis. 


Dr. Stein serves as an expert witness in the areas of sexual offenders, competency, downward departure, amenability to treatment, and brain injury. 

Cynthia Socha-Gelgot Curriculum Vitae (pdf)

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Robert M. Stein Curriculum Vitae (pdf)

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