My professional career began over thirty years ago as a teacher of children with emotional disturbance and learning disabilities. I became a school psychologist in 1987, and have conducted comprehensive psychoeducational evaluations and the treatment of children since that time. I contributed to the standardization of the Weschler Adult Intelligence Scales-III and the Weschler Memory Scales-III. A two year clinical internship in neuropsychology at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania complimented my expertise in evaluating a broad range of neurobehavioral problems. I achieved a doctorate in clinical psychology from the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine, where my research included a specialty in the symptoms, diagnosis and treatment of bipolar disorder. I believe that thorough evaluations are the cornerstone to remediating learning or emotional difficulties in children or adults. My orientation is cognitive-behavioral therapy.