Dr. Deborah Zheng Shear PhD | Licensed Psychologist

Dr. Shear will be joining the practice in September 2026!

Dr. Shear works with children, teens, adults (college students, 20’s/30’s) on issues related to anxiety, depression and neurodivergence (ADHD, ASD). She has a subspecialty in health psychology, where she has expertise in mental health concerns commonly seen in those living with food allergy, cancer/oncology, pulmonary/cystic fibrosis, and asthma as well as conditions with a mind-body connection, such as long COVID, chronic fatigue & pain. She is also passionate about identity issues relevant to race/ethnicity and culture, particularly among Asian Americans, children of immigrants, and people of color.

Education:

• Post-Doctoral Fellowship in Health Psychology, Division of Allergy & Immunology, Children’s National Hospital, Washington DC.

• Ph.D. Clinical Psychology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, APA-accredited.

• Post-Baccalaureate, Stanford University School of Medicine and University of California San Francisco/Benioff Children’s Hospital,

• B.A., Psychological and Brain Sciences & Anthropology, Washington University in St. Louis

Licensure:

• Maryland (License#: 07474)

• Authority to Practice Interjurisdictional Telepsychology (APIT) under PSYPACT, which includes providing teletherapy to those in DC and Virginia (#25295); click here to see the 40+ states included in PSYPACT.