Psychology & Counseling Services
Areas Of Expertise
Neurodiversity celebrated here
All identities welcome
Individual Services For Children AND Adults
Identity
Affirming
Services
Too often, psychological evaluations and treatment focus exclusively on identifying and fixing problems. We use strength-based and identity-affirming approaches in all of the services that we provide.
Our goal is to empower each client to understand and harness their unique skill set based on their neurodivergence, disability, and other identities.
Psychological Evaluations
We love working with children, adolescents, and adults to help them understand how they may be differently wired in some way. This includes giftedness, learning disabilities (including Dyslexia, Dysgraphia, and Dyscalculia), ADHD, intellectual disabilities, Autism, trauma, and mental health conditions.
Some of our additional specialties include twice exceptionality (both gifted and having a disability) and atypical presentations of Autism, including Autism in girls, PDA (Persistent Drive for Autonomy/Demand Avoidance), and adults with Autism. Using a strengths-based, neuro-affirming approach to our evaluations means that we provide recommendations to support our clients’ needs and strengths.
Therapy
We support children, adults, and families with a variety of areas of life functioning, including emotion regulation, executive functioning, anxiety, interpersonal relationships, friendship issues/bullying, self-confidence, identity development, and parenting.
We are passionate about helping our clients to better understand the intersection of neurodivergence, disability, and mental health. We use eclectic therapeutic approaches that are customized to meet each client’s needs. Our job is to empower our clients to use their strengths to reach their full potential.
Independent
Educational
Evaluations
If your child has recently received a school-based evaluation with which you disagree, we will work with your family and your child’s school team to conduct an Independent Educational Evaluation (IEE). This includes a comprehensive psychoeducational evaluation and consultation with the school team to help them understand how to best support your child.
We strongly believe in collaboration and equipping educators to support your child. We will work together to navigate this process and to advocate for the best interests of your child.
Gifted Testing
We love working with families to determine if their child may be gifted. We have extensive knowledge of how giftedness can be masked in twice exceptional students.
Based on your child’s unique neurodivergence, we will choose the best test to capture your child’s intelligence.
Dyslexia
Screenings
If you are concerned about your child’s reading progress, we can conduct a short screener to determine whether further assessments are warranted.
We will also provide recommendations for supporting your child’s literacy development based on the results of the screener.
Summer IEP
Extension
Program
Our certified Intervention Specialist provides intensive academic instruction over the summer to prevent skill loss between school years. Using evidence-based instructional methods, including Orton-Gillingham, the summer IEP extension program is customized to each child’s unique learning goals in reading, writing, and/or math.
Recommendations for the frequency and intensity of the intervention will be provided based on baseline assessments. Children in the Summer IEP Extension Program will receive beginning and end-of-summer assessments as well as regular progress monitoring to track their growth.
A report will be provided at the end of summer so that parents can share the progress with their child’s school team in the fall. Please note that the summer IEP extension program is not billable to insurance.
Professional Development
We provide professional development and training for mental health professionals, educators, students, and parents to equip them to better support neurodivergent children, adolescents, and young adults.
Examples of our previous trainings include: mental health gatekeeping, suicide prevention/postvention, crisis response, executive functioning, learning disabilities (including the assessment and identification of Dyslexia), evaluation for Autism, and youth social media use.
Educational
Services
For Schools
We contract with school districts to provide a variety of psychoeducational services. This includes Special Education evaluations, counseling services, and professional development. We are experts at identifying Dyslexia, Dysgraphia, and Dyscalculia. We are trained in assessing complex presentations of Autism. We also have extensive knowledge in assessing English Learners (EL students).
We love working with schools and are passionate about bringing high-quality psychoeducational services to all children. We also believe strongly in equipping educators with the knowledge they need to help their students succeed.
Virtual Options
Interested in virtual counseling or professional development? We can work together to determine whether this format is appropriate for your needs.
Contact us at the link below to schedule an appointment and select Virtual Options when filling out the form to indicate your preference.
Group Therapy
Past therapy groups include:
Cool, Calm, & Collected - Helping early elementary school kids to build essential social and emotional skills in a supportive and fun environment.
Teen Authentic Connections - A group designed for Autistic teens who want to feel more confident, less anxious, and more authentic in their social lives.
Authentic Connections - A group designed for Autistic young adults (ages 20-40) who wish to connect with other Autistic adults.
Interested in joining one of our Columbus, Ohio therapy groups? Contact us at the link below to express interest in applying.