For over 18 years Dr. Rizzo has worked with children and families in both the public and private sectors.

Dr. Rizzo received his undergraduate degrees in Psychology and Religion from the University of Miami. He earned his Master's Degree in Clinical Psychology and his Doctorate in Leadership, with a specialization in Counseling, from Barry University.

While in the public education system, Dr. Rizzo served as a school psychologist. In that role, he was charged with numerous special assignments, including representing Miami-Dade County Public Schools on state committees, serving on district committees charged with developing criteria and procedures for gifted children's programs, learning disabilities programs, developing procedures for assessing Limited English Proficient students, and developing and implementing crisis intervention procedures. In addition, Dr. Rizzo served as a District Chairperson for Psychological Services in Miami-Dade County Public Schools. While in that role, he was assigned by superintendent level administrators to evaluate and intervene with some of the most difficult cases that presented themselves in Miami-Dade County Public Schools.

Dr. Rizzo has been an adjunct faculty member at numerous local universities where he specialized in training future teachers and mental health professionals at the graduate level in the areas of special educational and assessment.

Dr. Rizzo left public education for private practice in 1997. Soon after forming a private practice, Dr. Rizzo was asked to serve as the primary coordinator of psychological services at the Miami Children's Hospital - Dan Marino Center in Weston , Florida . He became and remains the only school psychologist ever credentialed by Miami Children's Hospital. There he has assisted thousands of children and their families in maximizing the potential within each child through diagnosis, treatment, linkages to care, and educational advocacy.

As an outcome of Dr. Rizzo's involvement in assessment and treatment with special needs populations, he has become recognized as a regional expert in the diagnosis and treatment of Learning Disabilities and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder.