Psychologist and Licensed Professional Counselor

Location: Waukesha Stress Management Clinic. Call (262) 544-6486

I work with individuals who have advanced abilities and creative talents. I guide and counsel gifted children, adolescents, and adults on how to balance their intellectual and creative potential with their social and emotional needs. Coaching families on understanding their gifted child and how they can work best with their child’s school and teachers is an area of high interest for me.

Education and Licensure:

B.S. Child & Family Studies, University of Wisconsin-Madison
M.S. & Ph.D. Educational Psychology, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Post-doctoral work University of Wisconsin Department of Counseling Psychology, NAGC & SENG Institutes, and the University of Wisconsin-Madison Laboratory for Affective Neuroscience
Licensed professional counselor, teacher, school administrator

Specialty Areas:

Gifted Education and Talent Development; Creativity
Social and emotional needs of gifted and talented individuals/advanced learners
Underachievement
Cross-categorical counseling for dual diagnoses of gifted children and adults (i.e., Asperger’s, ADHD, OCD, Bipolar, Depression)
Family and individual counseling
Cognitive and mindfulness therapies

 Ages served: Children, adolescents, and young adults

Other professional services offered not reimbursed by insurance:

Comprehensive assessment, diagnostics, and testing (IQ, Creativity, ADHD, Executive Functioning, Career & Talent Assessment, school mediation for 504/IDEA plans, school placement)

 

Background:

Director, Advanced Learning Resources (www.advanced-learning.net)
Classroom teacher, K-12 Gifted & Talented Coordinator, School Administrator
Faculty, Department of Educational Psychology, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Consultant to families, public and private schools
Author of several publications and videos
25 years of combined experience in teaching & school administration, educational psychology, and in providing counseling to gifted and talented children, adolescents and young adults
Married with 2 children

 

Memberships and Affiliations:

Wisconsin Psychological Association (WPA)
Council for Exceptional Children (CEC)
International Creativity Research Group (University of Georgia)
National Association for Gifted Children (NAGC)
American Education Research Association
Supporting Emotional Needs of Gifted (SENG)
National Advisory Board Parent Net
Regional Contactt – Davidson Institute (DITD)

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