Educational Therapist for ADHD
Parent Q&A
For a dyslexic child you should be looking for an ET (Educational Therapist). ET's have extensive, specialized training in supporting kids with LD's and can help your student far better than a 'tutor' who may or may not have special training in remediating dyslexia. I don't have any to recommend in your area, but you can check this website for a licensed professional: https://www.aetonline.org/parents-community/find-an-et
Archived Q&A and Reviews
Therapist for Adult ADD/ADHD
August 2010
Can anyone please give me a recommendation for a therapist who can help me with procrastination and organization? I have diagnoses of and take medication for ADHD (inattentive type) and depression/anxiety. Would especially appreciate someone with an understanding of the particular problems of academic careers and parenting--special bonus if they can do medication management along with therapy/coaching. Appreciative
Alena Hutchinson, LMFT, is fabulous: (415) 397-8300. I've been seeing her for half a year for ADD coaching and have also appreciated her deep compassion, concrete tools for daily living, and personal experiences with ADD and raising a family. Her website: http://therapists.psychologytoday.com/rms/name/Alena_Hutchinson_LMFT_Oakland_California_41869 I can't recommend her enough. I only wish my health benefits would allow me to see her more frequently! Adult Happily Adjusting to ADD, Now
I am adult diagnosed with inattentive ADHD. I can highly recommend Linda Lawton ET/P for whom you can find other references on BPN Linda has been instrumental in helping me establish sound, workable solutions to my procrastination, lack of organization and lack of time management. I believe she also has experience in education and ADHD parenting which may address your other concerns. Working with Linda has been an important part of my overall ADHD therapy which, in addition to her coaching, has included counseling, diet, exercise and is soon to include medication. You can reach Linda at (510) 559-3110 or easy4you [at] sbcglobal.net.
Have you also looked into CHADD (Children and Adult with ADHD)? It is a wonderful resource for discussions, literature, professional references, local support groups etc. (www.chadd.org) Anon
Educational Therapist for 6th grader w/dyslexia & ADHD
July 2010
Looking for Educational Therapist for sixth grader with dyslexia and inattentive type ADHD in the Berkeley Albany area. There are not many recommendations in the archives, so if you have a great ET that can help our son with reading and writing, organization and self esteem around school, we would appreciate having the reference. Thank you
If you need an Educational Therapist, I highly recommend Richard Sugerman (http://www.richardsugerman.com/). He is an experienced teacher, with an MA in Developmental Psychology, and 30 years of experience working with kids. Been there
Try Jamie Keller (www.learnwithme.com). She is wonderful! Rosie
Lou is awesome. He really understands kids and loves helping them, plus he gives so much support. https://www.connectsuccesseducationaltherapy.net
Regina Hartmann is amazing. She is the learning specialist at East Bay Montessori, but pretty sure she still has private clients as well.