What is gifted testing? 

Many schools offfer gifted or advanced program that require a child to qualify for admission with a test given by a psychologist.

Testing may be offered at your public school, but the school system often takes a long time to get around to testing your child. This can be valuable time wasted in you rchild's education. This is one reason why many people have the tesing done privately. 

Private testing gives your child every opportunity to do their best on the evaluation. 

How to know if your child should be tested for the gifted program:

• Your child's school or teacher is recommending an evaluation
• Your child is excelling in their classes
• Your child seems bored in their clsses or is having behavior problems
• Your child need additional academic challenges

• Psychotherapy
  

• Psychological Testing for problems in learning, attention, processing, and emotions  
  

• Psycho-educational testing  
  

• Gifted Testing

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• Career Guidance Testing

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What is therapy for teens?

Here are some typical parent’s concerns:

• Your child seems mad, sad, scared or nervous too often
• Your child is easily distracted or impulsive
• Your child does not seem to be happy and thriving
• School attitude and performance is poor
• Your child is having behavior problems in the classroom
• Your child is not getting along well with your family or peers

What is Career Guidance Testing?

Teenagers and young adults that are unclear about their career direction or desired major in college may benefit from testing that looks at their abilities and interests. This can begin to give them some ideas about what direction may be best for them.   

Skilled in Treating: Depression, Anxiety, Emotional and psychological issues, Adjustment to divorce, life challenges, conflicted home life, ADHD and Learning Disabilities. OCD (repetitive thoughts and actions) and fears, High Functioning Autism, Asperger's, Impulsivity, Excessive video game use, School performance and adjustment problems: academic failure, bullying, social struggles, isolation, family and sibling conflicts.   

Therapy for teens involves creating a safe place for your child to work through any problems that they may be having. A teen will usually be seen individually, but sometime it is important to also meet with members of the family. I have found that a family session, a session with a parent and a teen, or a session with siblings can have a very positive impact.     

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What is psychological or psycho-educational testing for children and teens?

Testing helps to clarify why a child is having problems that parents and teachers may observe in them. When a child is struggling in school, testing can help to determine if the cause is a learning disability, ADD/ADHD, processing issues or due to emotional difficulties. Testing allows for an assessment to be done in a short period of time and the report can be taken directly to the school. This testing is often used by the schools to determine if a child needs additional assistance or classroom placement.

Your child deserves the best care possible! 

We bring our unique strength-based approach to their treatment of depression, anxiety, fears, behavior, and attention.