Creative and Friendly Educational Psychologist for K12 Students

Katy P.

Hi, I'm Katy! I have a master's degree in School Psychology, a license in educational psychology, a teaching credential, and a bachelor's degree in English education. You can probably tell that I love helping students learn!

In my first year as a high school English teacher, I found myself always drawn to helping students with unique learning needs. I discovered a passion for supporting neurodiverse learners on an individual level. I left the classroom to become an educational therapist, which is a teacher who provides personalized academic and behavior support for K-12 students who need extra help with school. This work was so interesting and fulfilling to me that I decided to go back to college to study school psychology. It was the right choice! I learned to collect academic and behavioral data, recognize and describe learning disabilities, and problem-solve with students and adults to find solutions for kids at school. Today, I proudly work in schools as a school psychologist and with students at home as a licensed educational psychologist providing tutoring support that equips students with skills they will use for life.

With over ten years of experience, I'm an expert when it comes to helping students build their reading, writing, math, and executive functioning skills. I use a student-centered, neurodiversity-affirming approach to help students take ownership of their school performance by recognizing their own strengths and weaknesses. This means that I take time to build positive relationships with students and to understand their interests and abilities. I develop appropriate goals for my students and track progress toward those goals through careful data collection. Parents of my students always know what we're working on and how it is going because I document goals and progress reports for them, always making myself available to answer questions and give recommendations.