Meet The Team
At Kirk NBH, every evaluation
is tailored to the individual.
At Kirk NBH, every evaluation is tailored to meet the individual needs of the student and to identify his/her strengths and weaknesses so that we may prescribe effective educational and therapeutic interventions and treatment plans. These treatment plans can help to obtain formal educational accommodations/modifications or special education services at school, identify and coordinate private services within the community, engage specific therapeutic services (i.e., counseling, speech/language therapy, occupational therapy), and/or facilitate referrals for medication.
We realize that you have a lot of options when it comes to finding help for your student. We frequently see children who have been misdiagnosed and have participated in ineffective treatments. Therefore, we feel it is important to have a comprehensive evaluation conducted by a fellowship-trained clinical neuropsychologist. Our doctors are experienced, licensed psychologists with additional training in developmental psychology, brain development, and medical complications that affect brain functioning. All of our neuropsychologists work with children, adolescents, and young adults with dyslexia, ADHD, autism spectrum disorders, traumatic brain injury, concussions, epilepsy, twice exceptional, and various other neurodevelopmental conditions.
Meet Our Doctors
To learn more about who our providers are and the expertise they each bring to our practice, please click on their individual picture.We look forward to working with you and your family!
John W. Kirk, Psy. D ABPP/CN
ABOUT DR. KIRK:
Dr. John Kirk was born and raised in Houston, Texas. He received a bachelor's degree from Texas A&M University and earned his master’s degree from the University of Houston. He moved to Colorado in 1998 to begin graduate school at the University of Denver, where he met his wife Dr. Jennifer Kirk. After living out of state for 3 years to finish their training, they moved back to Colorado in 2004 to enjoy the quality of life that our beautiful state offers. Dr. Kirk worked in the Concussion Clinic at Children’s Hospital Colorado for many years and has presented internationally on pediatric traumatic brain injury. He taught as an adjunct professor at the University of Denver and University of Colorado in Denver. Dr. Kirk founded the practice in 2006.
Dr. Kirk enjoys spending time outdoors with his wife and their two daughters. On weeknights and weekends, you might find Dr. Kirk coaching ultimate frisbee to high school students. Dr. Kirk also enjoys attending live music concerts, snowboarding, playing drums, collecting vinyl, and mountain biking.
Jennifer J. Kirk, Psy. D
ABOUT DR. KIRK:
Dr. Jennifer Kirk was born and raised in the Southern New Jersey/Philadelphia area. She completed her undergraduate degree at La Salle University and later moved to Connecticut to complete her master’s degree at the University of Hartford. In 1998, she moved across the country to pursue her doctorate in Clinical Psychology at the University of Denver and met her husband, Dr. John Kirk. They moved out of the state for three years to finish their internship and fellowship training and then returned to the beautiful front range of Colorado in 2004.
Dr. Jennifer Kirk worked as a Rehabilitation Psychologist for several years before joining the practice in 2010.Dr. Kirk enjoys spending time outdoors with her husband and two daughters. She also enjoys reading historical fiction, paddle boarding, and returning to the ocean whenever she can.
Jacqueline G. Rea, Ph.D., ABPP-CN
ABOUT DR. REA:
Dr. Jacqueline Rea was born and raised on Long Island in New York. She received her bachelor’s degree from Amherst College in Massachusetts. She first fell in love with Colorado when she moved to the state in 1999 to pursue her master’s and doctorate degrees in Child Clinical Psychology at the University of Denver. Dr. Rea then completed her predoctoral internship at the University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, followed by a postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Illinois at Chicago. Dr. Rea remained in the Chicago suburbs, where she worked at private practice for thirteen years, before finally moving back to Colorado to join Kirk NBH in 2021.
Dr. Rea enjoys outdoor activities, including gardening, exploring the woods and mountains, and snowmobiling with her husband. She is an animal lover who can often be found playing or cuddling with her three cats.
Kristin Vaver, Ph.D.
ABOUT DR. VAVER:
Dr. Kristin Nicholas Vaver grew up in Laramie, Wyoming and completed her undergraduate degree at Colorado State University. She then spent time on both coasts, earning her doctorate in Clinical Psychology at the University of Virginia and completing her clinical internship and postdoctoral fellowship at Packard Children’s Hospital at Stanford. She worked for over twelve years as a Rehabilitation Psychologist in the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and the International Adoption Clinic at Children’s Hospital Colorado before joining the team at Kirk Neurobehavioral Health.
Dr. Vaver enjoys spending time with her husband, three sons, and rescue dog. She also enjoys traveling, hiking, biking, skiing, and local volunteering.
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