My Services

Comprehensive Psychological Evaluations to determine Special Education eligibility in Georgia. Evaluations will provide necessary to determine eligibility for a Specific Learning Disability, Emotional Behavior Disorder, Intellectual Disability, or Autism Spectrum Disorder. All testing materials and checklists are provided. In addition to a comprehensive written report, an additional document is provided to the school to cut/paste necessary information for Infinite Campus.

A comprehensive psychoeducational assessment will assess a student’s cognitive abilities, psychological processing, explore executive functioning, measure academic achievement and evaluate social and emotional behaviors across the home and school setting. The goal of these evaluations are to determine if a child meets DSM-V Diagnostic Criteria for categories such as Autism Spectrum Disorder, Specific Learning Disorders, Dysgraphia, Dyslexia, Dyscalculia, or Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. This assessment includes a thorough review of a child’s background, developmental rates and sequences and two days of in person testing. The assessment is completed with a Licensed School Psychologist to render appropriate DSM-IV diagnosis. A comprehensive written report is provided.

My career in early child cognitive development was no accident - I have been a brain nerd since I was a young child. Though my own interests and a desire to share my knowledge, I have provided many presentations for parents, teachers and students on the working of the brain. Some include:

For teachers:

Learning and the Brain: Using games to improve Neuroplasticity

Learning and the Brain: Understanding Processing Speed

For students:

Mini Lesson Brain Smart Games: Second Language Learners

Mini Lesson Brain Smart Games: Visual Spatial Thinking

For parents:

The Adolescent Brain

Cranky Kids: Neurological Pruning

Grief & COVID

Invite me to your elementary, middle or high school, mom group, faculty meeting, or business to provide a hands-on and interactive in-service that will provide an immersive learning experience by participating in brain stimulating activities.

Are you worried about your child’s education or confused about schooling? Do you have worries but do not know where to begin? Is your child in the Multi Tiered Student Support (MTSS), have a 504 Plan or Individual Education Plan (IEP) and you want a second opinion?

I’ve been a member of thousands of school team meetings designed to ensure a child is making expected progress and follow legal requirements. I am well-versed in formative assessment, standardized assessment, response to intervention strategies, educational policies, best practices, and placement options. I have a deep love, respect and appreciation for all teachers, schools, and school leadership. I understand where a parent’s wants may conflict with what a school is able to provide, leading to conflict and distrust. If your goal is to improve educational outcomes for your child in a positive collaboration with the school, my mentoring and advocacy can help.

Finding the right school for your preschooler is an intimidating process. You may wonder if your child has the needed skills to be a good fit for their local, charter or independent school.

The PreSchool Screening is designed to inform parents about their child’s skill level. The virtual screening will assess your child's early phonological processing, language and pre literacy skills. The In Person screening includes additional assessment of fine motor development and occurs in your home or in office space in Sandy Springs, Atlanta.

Each screenings includes a private consultation after the assessment to discuss the results.

A written summary of scores is provided.

Do you wonder if your child is working on grade level? Are you unclear about their skill level in comparison to their peers?

The School Aged Screening is designed to inform parents of their child’s skill level in comparison to their peers. The goal of this assessment is to inform, not diagnose, by helping to deepen parents’ understanding of their child’s learning and support tutoring and strategic growth initiatives at home.

The virtual screening will identify levels of functioning in phonological processing, overall reading and math achievement and is conducted through a virtual platform.

The In Person screening will identify levels of fine motor development, reading, phonological processing, math and writing achievement and occurs in the comfort of your home or office space in Sandy Springs, Atlanta.

Each screening includes a private consultation after the assessment to discuss the results. A written summary of scores is provided.

Sending your child to college can be as difficult as sending them to their first day of Kindergarten. If your child has an IEP, 504 plan or has an identified disability, their college is required to provide accommodations to give them equal access to the school’s curriculum. Your college student, a legal adult, is now tasked with accessing this support independently. I offer consultative support for college students in navigating these new worlds and in helping them to grow in confidence and claim increasing feelings of independence and success.

$75 an hour

If your child has an IEP, 504 plan or has an identified disability, their college is required to provide accommodations to give them equal access to the school’s curriculum. The purpose of this evaluation is to confirm long standing disabilities to allow for a student to receive accommodations. The student should have an existing diagnosis of ADHD, Autism or Learning Disorders/Dyslexia and have a history of receiving accommodations during their high school years. The evaluation will include assessment of cognitive abilities, academic achievement, and relevant checklists to confirm pre-existing diagnosis. Testing is completed in a single day. The assessment includes consultation with a Clinical Psychologist to render appropriate DSM-IV diagnosis. A comprehensive written report is provided.