Dr. Amy Serin

Dr. Amy Serin Dr. Amy Serin, PhD is a stress expert, neuropsychologist, inventor, author, and public speaker.

Dr. Serin conducts psychological and neuropsychological evaluations for ages 4 through adult for ADHD, learning disabilities, IQ, traumatic brain injury, anxiety, depression, autism spectrum disorders and giftedness. She also uses a team approach, working together with schools and consulting with medical professionals to help facilitate the most effective treatments for her patients. Dr. Serin app

lies her personal and scientific understanding of the challenges of parents face when dealing with giftedness, ADHD, autism, mood disorders and other special needs. Because she cares deeply about her patients’ successes, she also works with parents on structured parenting plans that can minimize tantrums and other problematic behaviors while increasing positive behaviors. Dr. Serin takes a strength-based, results-oriented approach to her psychotherapy for children, adolescents, and adults. She uses cognitive-behavioral approaches because research shows they work for many conditions, including Dr. Serin’s areas of expertise: anxiety, depression, parenting, and women’s issues. Dr. Serin’s approach is both scientific and holistic, and stems from a broad educational background. She graduated from Arizona State University, where she was Valedictorian (Moeur Award) and holds a PhD in Clinical Psychology with a specialty in Pediatric Neuropsychology from The Fielding Institute in Santa Barbara, California. Dr. Serin completed her training at Phoenix Children’s Hospital and several private practices before opening a practice to serve Phoenix and the West Valley. She is President-Elect of The Arizona Neuropsychological Association and a member of the International Society for Neurofeedback and Research, the Arizona Psychological Association, the National Academy of Neuropsychology, and Arizona Children’s Services Network.

07/31/2026

One of the most damaging aspects of Male Hypoactive Sexual Desire Disorder (HSDD) is the quiet isolation it causes. Men often internalize guilt, while partners may assume the shift is a reflection of them.

I want to set the record straight: HSDD is a recognized medical and psychological condition—not a reflection of your worth, attraction, or manhood. Whether driven by an over-taxed nervous system, medication side effects, or emotional stress, it can be treated effectively when we replace shame with science.

My mission at Serin Center is to offer a safe harbor where your symptoms are validated and treated with cutting-edge care.

🗓️ You deserve clarity, connection, and a personalized path forward.
Don't wait to take care of your health. Contact our Peoria or Scottsdale team today to book your initial consultation with a Serin Center specialist:
👉 https://serincenter.com/conditions-we-treat-at-serin-center/male-hypoactive-sexual-disorder/

07/31/2026

When people hear the word "narcolepsy," they often picture someone simply falling asleep mid-sentence. But as a neuropsychologist, I see the full, complex picture of how this chronic disorder impacts the human nervous system.

Narcolepsy is fundamentally a failure of the brain's sleep-wake regulatory architecture. When subcortical networks cannot maintain stable boundaries between waking, non-REM, and REM states, the resulting symptoms—such as cataplexy, hypnagogic hallucinations, and cognitive fatigue—can be deeply frightening and disruptive to daily life.

It is heartbreaking how often individuals with narcolepsy internalize their symptoms as personal laziness, poor time management, or emotional burnout. In reality, their brain maps reflect an objective biological struggle to regulate baseline arousal states.

In applied neuroscience, our goal is to take away the shame and replace it with precise, biological solutions. By utilizing data-driven assessments and non-invasive neuro-regulatory protocols alongside comprehensive medical management, we can help restore safety and stability to an over-taxed nervous system.

🔗 Let’s replace misunderstanding with science. Read our clinical breakdown of the 11 key traits of narcolepsy:
👉 https://serincenter.com/treatments/narcolepsy/

07/22/2026

Happy World Brain Day, everyone! 🧠

As a neuropsychologist, I see the objective data of human stress on brain maps every day. I meet so many people who are exhausted from trying to force themselves into calm or focus through sheer willpower alone. If your brain's internal threat switch is locked "ON," telling yourself to relax is like asking a car to brake while the accelerator is pinned to the floor.

Today, I want to remind you that your brain is doing the best it can with the signals it receives. The incredible beauty of neuroscience is that thanks to neuroplasticity, old stress pathways can be unlearned, and new, stable pathways can be built at any age.

My life’s work at Serin Center is dedicated to giving your nervous system the exact support it needs to step out of survival mode and into thriving. Honor your brain today by giving it permission to rest, reset, and heal.

🔗 Ready to understand your brain on a deeper level? Head to the link in my bio to connect with our team today:
👉 https://serincenter.com/services/

07/17/2026

I had the pleasure of discussing the modern sleep epidemic with Dr. Bob Stickgold, Director of the Center for Sleep and Cognition at Harvard. A striking takeaway from our work is just how profoundly a lack of sleep scrambles our neurobiology. For example, sleep-deprived children are frequently misdiagnosed with ADHD when their brains are simply too exhausted to regulate attention networks.

One of the biggest issues I see in my neuropsychology practice is that people try to force sleep through sheer willpower or rely on counterproductive sleep aids. But sleep is an automatic biological state where consciousness is suspended—you cannot consciously command your brain to shut down if your HPA axis is actively flooding your body with cortisol.

To fix sleep, we have to intervene at the subcortical level. In my clinics, we help patients use advanced applied neuroscience and targeted biometric tools to dim the body's stress switch before their head hits the pillow. When you safely lower that baseline biological alarm, your brain naturally transitions into the restorative sleep stages it desperately needs to consolidate memory and protect long-term cognitive health.

True wellness doesn't start with a new morning routine; it starts with how you protect your brain at night.

🔗 Let's correct the myths holding your health back. Read the full guide to understand the deep connection between sleep, stress, and neuroscience:
👉 https://serincenter.com/sleep/sleep-good-for-everything/

07/16/2026

Stop trying to force a dysregulated brain to function perfectly. Let’s train it instead. ✊🏼✨

As a neuropsychologist, I frequently meet adults and parents who are completely exhausted from trying to force focus, calm, or emotional control through sheer willpower. If your brain's underlying networks are firing out of sync, forcing yourself to "just relax" or "just pay attention" is like trying to drive a car with misaligned wheels.

This is why I am so passionate about the work we do with 19-Channel Neurofeedback at Serin Center.

This advanced technology doesn't put anything into your brain; it simply holds up a highly accurate mirror to your brainwave activity. By tracking 19 different areas at the exact same time, it rewards your brain whenever it shifts into a healthier, more balanced pattern of communication. Because the brain loves rewards, it naturally learns to repeat those stable patterns even after the training session is over.

Whether you are trying to overcome a debilitating sleep disorder or simply trying to sharpen your professional edge, you deserve access to treatment that is as unique as your own cognitive profile.

🔗 Your brain patterns are entirely unique to you—your treatment should be too. Head to the link to learn how we use advanced Z-score training to help you find your baseline calm:
👉 https://serincenter.com/neurofeedback/19-channel-neurofeedback/

07/09/2026

In our casual cultural lexicon, people often throw around the phrase “feeling bipolar” to describe ordinary, day-to-day mood swings. But as a neuropsychologist, I see the objective data on brain maps every day: true bipolar disorder is a complex, deeply exhausting neurobiological condition. It is a state where the brain’s internal emotional thermostat is fundamentally struggling to regulate its baseline.

One of the most critical challenges we face in clinical practice is the distinct divergence between Bipolar I and Bipolar II—and the high frequency of misdiagnosis.

While Bipolar I is defined by highly visible manic episodes that operate at an intense, sometimes dangerous velocity, Bipolar II is far more subtle. It features hypomania—a state that often presents as highly functional, creative productivity. Because individuals rarely seek help during an "up" phase, Bipolar II is routinely misdiagnosed as standard Major Depressive Disorder.

Treating bipolar disorder with standard antidepressants alone can inadvertently destabilize the nervous system and trigger severe mood cycles. This is why comprehensive evaluations that look past surface behavior to examine the underlying neurobiology are non-negotiable.

A diagnosis is never a life sentence; it is simply a roadmap. When we understand exactly how a brain is managing stress responses, we can combine targeted therapy with advanced, non-invasive neurotherapy to help individuals stabilize their baselines and reclaim control over their lives.

🔗 If you are a clinician, parent, or individual seeking clarity, I invite you to read our latest clinical guide comparing Bipolar I and Bipolar II:
👉 https://serincenter.com/emdr/comparing-bipolar-i-and-bipolar-ii-disorder/

07/02/2026

As we observe National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month this July, I want to talk about how deeply our external environments shape our internal neurobiology.

In applied neuroscience, we look at how chronic stressors—including systemic inequities and cultural traumas—impact the brain's subcortical networks. When a community faces ongoing marginalization, the brain’s salience network can become hyper-reactive, constantly pumping out stress hormones that bypass rational, logical thoughts. However, neuroscience also teaches us about generational resilience. The human nervous system possesses an incredible, passed-down capacity to adapt, survive, and protect itself.

To truly heal trauma and anxiety in minority communities, clinical care must look beyond outdated models and treat the biological roots of chronic stress. At Serin Center, we use non-invasive neurofeedback and advanced EMDR protocols to communicate directly with those deep survival networks, safely lowering the brain's baseline alarm.

True mental health advocacy means dismantling systemic barriers while giving individuals the advanced, science-backed tools they need to rewire their pathways for genuine peace and autonomy.

🔗 Let's expand the conversation around trauma recovery and equity. Read more about our clinical approach to neurological regulation:
👉https://serincenter.com/conditions-we-treat-at-serin-center/

07/01/2026

For Chronic Disease Awareness Month, I want to send a message of deep validation to anyone quietly navigating the exhausting reality of a long-term health condition.

Living with chronic pain, inflammation, or neurological disorders changes how your brain maps stress. Every single day, your nervous system is expending vital energy just to keep up. When brain maps show an overactive survival loop caused by physical illness, it explains why "just staying positive" isn't enough to clear the mental fatigue or anxiety that comes with it. Your brain chemistry is genuinely reacting to the physical strain.

My goal as a neuropsychologist is to give your brain a rest from that constant survival mode. By using advanced, non-invasive neurotherapy to quiet the physical stress switch, we help your nervous system find the quiet space it desperately needs to recover and build genuine resilience.

Remember, your brain has an incredible capacity to find balance again when given the right, science-backed tools.

🔗 Let’s build a foundation for lasting health together. Head to the link in my bio to connect with our team:
👉 https://serincenter.com/services/

06/26/2026

Today marks the International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking—a global reminder of the devastating impact of substance abuse on individuals, families, and communities.

At Serin Center, we believe that effectively addressing addiction requires moving past outdated stigmas and looking closely at the science. Nobody starts out intending to get caught in the snare of dependency. Neurobiologically, addiction fundamentally alters the brain's reward centers, creating deeply ingrained neural networks that completely bypass rational thinking. Add to this the reality of chronic stress—which acts as a primary moderator and accelerator for dependency—and it becomes clear that overcoming addiction is not a simple matter of willpower.

The encouraging news from modern neuroscience is that because the brain is plastic, these hijacked pathways can be rewired. By using advanced, non-invasive therapeutic approaches like Neurofeedback and EMDR’s Feeling-State Addiction Protocol (FSAP), we can target the root neurochemical triggers, break the cycle of cravings, and restore automatic behavioral control.

🔗 True recovery begins with understanding the brain. Read our latest feature to learn exactly how addiction takes over neural pathways and how advanced neuroscience is changing the treatment landscape:
👉 https://serincenter.com/services/

06/25/2026

The Critical Step to Recovery is Knowing What You’re Fighting 🧠

When people talk about depression, they often treat it as a single, uniform blanket of sadness. But from a neuropsychological perspective, depressive disorders are highly nuanced conditions rooted in specific brain network and chemical imbalances.

According to data from the CDC, roughly 29% of U.S. adults are diagnosed with depression in their lifetime. Because the biological drivers differ significantly from person to person, grouping them all together can leave individuals feeling stuck in treatments that aren't tailored to their brains. For example, the lingering, multi-year "flatness" of Persistent Depressive Disorder demands a completely different therapeutic approach than the biological, non-situational weight of Melancholia.

At Serin Center, we focus on identifying these exact neurological differences to create data-driven, personalized pathways to recovery.

📖 Education is the first step toward healing. Click the link to read our full clinical breakdown of the different types of depressive disorders:
👉 https://serincenter.com/neuropsychology/understanding-the-different-types-of-depressive-disorder/

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