MY SERVICES
If you come to me, I will carefully evaluate your child – without any preconceived notions – and work with you to remove obstacles to their healthy development, typically through one or more of the services I provide:
- Evaluation
- Parental guidance
- Psychotherapy
- Life issues coaching (for example, on how to cope with bullying and peer pressure)
- Help with educational decision-making
Typical issues I address include the following:
Infancy and early childhood
- Bonding and settling in
- Sleep
- Separation
- Sensory issues
- Toilet training
- Sibling difficulties
- Impulse control
- Discipline
- Childcare (how much and what kind)
Middle years
- ADD and ADHD
- Autistic Spectrum Disorders
- Fears and anxiety
- Taking initiative and steps towards mastery
- School performance and learning issues
- Self-esteem
- Peer relationships
Adolescence
- Dealing responsibly with social media
- Managing peer pressure
- Developing a sense of self and positive self esteem
- Moving toward independence
- School performance
- Extra-curricular choices
- Most other adolescent issues
My in-depth understanding of your child and his or her particular situation also puts me in a strong position to be of help in other very important areas. In situations where we agree it will be valuable, I will:
- Personally recommend and expertly interpret selective psycho-educational testing where we feel it will yield valuable results.
- Offer specific and very concrete guidance designed to empower you to optimally parent and/or advocate for your child in all situations.
- Help coordinate the efforts of other involved professionals – meeting with pediatricians, nannies, coaches and others, as needed.
- Organize and lead school conferences with the goal of refining/enhancing the school's understanding of your child and his or her needs – and coordinate implementation and follow up on results.
- Offer recommendations as to what educational settings might best suit your child. I frequently visit most local schools and am in a position to help you make a good match.
- Help you choose the most beneficial summer experiences and extra-curricular activities.
- Share your concerns and offer advice regarding constructive friendships and social experience.
