Mari-Liis Kaldoja

Clinical child psychologist, neuropsychologist

Mari-Liis Kaldoja graduated from the University of Tartu and has a doctorate in psychology (2015). Mari-Liis is the only psychologist in Estonia to hold the highest occupational qualification (level 8) as a clinical psychologist, neuropsychologist and clinical paediatric psychologist. She has worked as a clinical paediatric psychologist and a paediatric neuropsychologist at the Children’s Clinic of Tartu University Hospital and later at Tallinn Children’s Hospital. Mari-Liis takes special interest in cognitive, socioemotional and behavioural disorders associated with brain damage and the specifics of brain development as well as suitable treatment methods. She continues her in-depth work in monitoring the socioemotional and cognitive development of children who have suffered brain trauma, have epilepsy, are on the autism spectrum or have an autoimmune disease.