My goal is to help students find academic, social, and emotional success. I follow a strengths-based approach, recognizing that every child has innate strengths. I closely collaborate with parents, schools, and mental health professionals to develop and implement successful interventions and supports. I have conducted hundreds of assessments for students in the greater Bay Area — many for students that were labeled by school teams as "high-profile" or "extremely challenging." Through being genuine, compassionate, and creative, I am able to develop rapport and capture a true picture of a student's abilities in order to problem-solve and recommend meaningful interventions that promote success. I approach each assessment with the awareness that every child and family has a unique story and cultural background that should be heard and appreciated in order to help the child develop and thrive.

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Student population:

I work with elementary, middle, and high school students across a wide variety of settings including regular education, private school, special education, counseling-enriched classrooms, non-public schools, residential treatment centers, and other unique educational settings. 

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Areas of specialty:

• Learning differences and disabilities

• Social-emotional and behavioral challenges

• Mental health and its effect on education (e.g., Anxiety, Depression, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, Gender Dysphoria)

• Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)

• Autism Spectrum Disorders

• Executive Functioning Deficits

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Education/Experience:

I proudly have over 20 years of experience in the education and mental health fields. After earning a Bachelor's of Science degree in Psychology from the University of Pittsburgh, PA, I supported adolescents in group home settings by counseling, mentoring, and teaching independent living skills. From there, I moved to the beautiful state of California where I changed paths and worked for a neuroscience company that developed educational software tools to help children develop and grow key reading skills. With a new interest in neuroscience and a goal to work with others on a deeper level, I earned a Master's degree in Counseling with a specialization in School Psychology from California State University, East Bay. I have been working as a School Psychologist and Licensed Educational Psychologist in Bay Area schools since.

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Licenses, Certifications, Credentials:

• Licensed Educational Psychologist, LEP #3627

• Nationally Certified School Psychologist, NCSP #41522

• Neuropsychological Assessment Certificate, UC Berkeley Extension

• Pupil Personnel Services (PPS) Credential - Clear​

Psychoeducational Evaluations

Independent Educational Evaluations (IEE)

Educationally Related Mental Health Services Assessments (ERMHS)

Social-Emotional Assessments

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