Joan Muir, Ph.D.

Dr. Joan Muir is Jamaican born and attended the University of the West Indies. In 1995, she received her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology at Fordham University in New York City. She completed her internship at Yale University and a post-doctoral fellowship in Child and Adolescent Psychology at Columbia University.

Dr. Muir was on staff at Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center until 1997 when she relocated to Miami, Florida. Since 1997, she has been Assistant Professor at the University of Miami where she has published journal articles in the area of family therapy, cultural issues and parent-child relationships.

Dr. Muir is a frequent guest on local radio and regularly speaks on family issues and relationships. She sees individuals, couples and families in her private practice.