Dr. Lila K. Kimel, Ph.D.
Psychologist | Clinical Child & Adolescent
2170 S Parker Rd Suite 290 Denver CO, 80231About
Dr. Lila Kimel is a Licensed Clinical Psychologist who is the owner of Kimel Psychological Services, LLC. Dr. Kimel provides assessment and treatment for individuals (with a focus on children and adolescents) with autism spectrum disorders and other developmental disabilities, and their families. She also provides assessments of learning disabilities, ADHD, mood disorders, and anxiety disorders for children and young adults.
Dr. Kimel received her Bachelor’s degree in Psychology from the University of California, San Diego (UCSD), and her Master’s and Doctorate in Clinical Psychology from the University of Denver. Dr. Kimel completed her Internship in Clinical Neuropsychology at the University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, and completed a 2-year Fellowship in Developmental Disabilities at JFK Partners at the University of Colorado, Denver School of Medicine.
Prior to starting her private practice Dr. Kimel was a Clinical Instructor at the Autism and Developmental Disabilities Clinic at JFK Partners, within the University of Colorado School of Medicine and worked as a clinical psychologist for Developmental FX, a nonprofit practice, specializing in developmental disabilities. Dr. Kimel’s research studies have involved understanding face recognition in children with autism, neuropsychological profiles of family members of children with autism, and anxiety disorders in children with autism.
Dr. Kimel has worked with children with autism and other developmental disabilities since 1999, while in her undergraduate program at UCSD. Her clinical experiences also include working with children with mood disorders, anxiety disorders, comorbid diagnoses of autism and anxiety disorders, and AD/HD. Dr. Kimel has training in behavioral therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy, family therapy, parent training, and couples counseling. Dr. Kimel has led several social skills and anxiety treatment groups for individuals with developmental disabilities in the community. She currently supervises Ph.D. and Psy.D. psychology graduate students who help her co-lead various social skills groups for individuals with ASD.
In addition to private practice work, Dr. Kimel has worked for the last six years providing psycho-legal consultation in cases related to individuals with developmental disabilities involved in the legal system. Dr. Kimel has also consulted with several schools regarding how to interpret psychological evaluation reports and how to apply them to the individual needs of a child within the school context. Dr. Kimel has presented on a wide range of topics related to developmental disabilities.
Dr. Kimel is a member of the American Psychological Association, the Colorado Psychological Association, the Colorado Neuropsychological Society, the Colorado Assessment Society, and the Developmental Psychobiology Research Group of the University of Colorado, Denver School of Medicine. She also recently co-founded an early career psychologist consultation group for professionals treating and assessing children with neurodevelopmental disorders.
Dr. Kimel is originally from Buenos Aires, Argentina, and is fluent in Spanish. Dr. Kimel currently runs her practice five days a week. When not in the office, Dr. Kimel enjoys spending time exploring the outdoors with her husband, and her three children.
Education and Training
University of Denver Ph.D. 2008
UC San Diego BS 2001
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Areas of expertise and specialization
Professional Memberships
- Colorado psychological association
- American Psychological Association
- Colorado neuropsychological society
- Hispanic Neuropsychological Society
Internships
- University of New Mexico, School of Mecidine- Pediatric Neuropsychology
Fellowships
- University of Colorado, School of Medicine- JFK Partners Developmental Disabilities Clinic
What do you attribute your success to?
- My parents encouraging me to do my best and caring about my education and my husband being supportive as I completed graduate school and years of training.
Favorite Place to Vacation
- Cancun
Hobbies / Sports
- Painting, hiking, traveling, ultimate frisbee
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