Dr. Arista Rayfield received her doctoral degree in Clinical and Health Psychology from the University of Florida in 1997 with a concentration in Clinical Child Psychology. She completed her APA accredited internship at the Consortium of the Medical College of Georgia’s Department of Psychiatry and Health Behavior and the Psychology Service at the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Augusta Georgia. Dr. Rayfield also completed a Post Doctoral Fellowship in Pediatric Psychology at the University of Florida in the Department of Psychiatry where she served as the Assistant Director of the Diabetes Project Unit, a short-term residential unit for adolescents with a combination of severe diabetes management problems and psychological problems. Dr. Rayfield served as a Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Kansas Medical Center from 1998 until 2000. In 2001, Dr. Rayfield joined Children’s of Alabama as a psychologist in the Children’s Behavioral Health Division. Dr. Rayfield is certified as a Within Agency Trainer for Parent Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT) by PCIT International. She has been on the University of Alabama Internship Training Consortium since 2002. Dr. Rayfield has multiple scholarly publications and presentations. Dr. Rayfield evaluates and provides psychological treatment to children and adolescents on both the inpatient unit and outpatient clinic at Children’s of Alabama. Dr. Rayfield treats a wide range of ages and presenting problems with particular expertise in preschool children, adherence to medical regimens in children and teens with chronic illnesses, and weight management.