Professionals familiar with the Gifted

This is a far-from-comprehensive list of professionals often recommended for gifted children's' services, recommended by parents and other professionals.  These references can help families dealing with various aspects of giftedness, from family and child counselors, to twice exceptional resource specialists, to developmental optometrists.

As with any recommendation, you should consider each individual carefully, consider how they fit with your family beliefs, and consider this listing as you would a yellow pages entry.

For a collection of psychologists experienced with gifted children, many of whom offer the Stanford-Binet form L-M as a supplemental measure for gifted children, and are all recommended for their work with the gifted, visit Psychologists familiar with the Gifted.  Also read Selecting a Mental Health Professional for Your Gifted Child  by SENG (Supporting Emotional Needs of the Gifted).

Audiology

Evergreen Speech & Hearing Clinic

Bellevue (425) 454-1883, Kirkland  (425) 899-5050, Redmond (425) 882-4347, WA
 

Tina Huckabay, C.C.C.-A., Clinical Audiologist The Listen for Life Center at Virginia Mason

Virginia Mason Medical Center, 1100 Ninth Ave., Seattle, WA, 98101 (206) 223-6600, e-mail: lsnforlife@vmmc.org
 

Jay Lucker, CCC-A/SLP, FAAA, Humanistic Consultants

302 Willis Avenue, Mineola, NY 11501, Telephone 516-741-5141, Fax: 516-741-8456
 

Northwest Auditory Processing Clinic

49 Front St N., Issaquah, WA 98027 (425) 392-1161
 

Karen Pollock, C.C.C.-A., Clinical Audiologist The Center for Auditory Processing Disorders

166 West Road, Marlborough, CT 06447  (860) 295-9431. e-mail: KPatCAPD@aol.com
 

Maxine Young, C.C.C.-A/SLP, FAAA

2000 Sproul Road, Suite 300, Broomall, PA 19008, (610) 353-6008. e-mail: maxyoung@sprynet.com

Counselors

In addition to the psychologists listed on Psychologists, these individuals work with gifted individuals on counseling issues:

Lynne Azpeitia, MA, LMFT

Santa Monica, California, phone: (310) 828-7121, email: lynnemazpeitia@yahoo.com  
 

Elinor Bashe, Psy.D.

85 Raritan Avenue, Highland Park, 732-247-4447 ext: 2, email: drelinorbashe@yahoo.com; child psychologist, psychotherapy, consultation with gifted kids, twice exceptional kids, and their parents
 

Sue Cosley, MLHR, MA

Ithaca, NY (607) 339-9103 or (612) 522-8822, email: Sue@CareerAndBusinessServices.com
 

Cynthia Lardner, M.A., LLPC

Troy, MI, e-mail: cindilardner@hotmail.com, phone (313) 613-6233
 

Carla Mino, M.A., C.E.A.T. and Metamorphoziz Consultant

Metamorphoziz, LLC., Tustin, CA. (949)235-9932, email: carla@metamorphoziz.com
 

Patrick O'Connor, Ph.D. College Counselor for Roeper School and in private practice, College is Yours

Birmingham, MI, e-mail: collegeisyours@comcast.net, author of College is Yours in 600 Words or Less: The Roeper School College Handbook
 

Paula Prober, M.S., M.Ed.

Eugene, OR, (541) 683-7167, e-mail: pprober@efn.org
 

Jason S. Wheatley, MSW, LISW, ACSW

Dayton, OH, (937) 254-6700 ext. 6, email: jswheatl2@hotmail.com

Developmental Optometry

Linda Demjek, OD, FCOVD, AB See Vision Therapy

1466 Kenwood Court, Menasha, Wisconsin, (920) 722-2020, e-mail: DrDejmek@abseevision.com 
 

Rebecca Hutchins, OD, PC, Behavioral Optometrist

7916 Niwot Road, Niwot, CO 80503, (303) 652-0505, e-mail: rhvision@aol.com
 

David Jensen, OD, COVD, Jensen Eyecare Center, Vision Learning Center

601 Hollywood Blvd., Iowa City, IA 52240 (319) 338-6700
 

Catherine A. Kennedy, OD, Fellow

65 Pleasant Street, Woburn MA 01801, (781) 935-1025, or
18 Market Street, Newburyport MA 01950-2506, (508) 465-3491
 

Kenneth Lane, OD, FCOVD

Lane Learning Center, 230 W Main Street, Lewisville TX 75057 (972) 221-2564
 

New England College of Optometry Clinic

424 Beacon Street, Boston, MA 02115 (617) 266-2030
 

Liane Rice, OD, FCOVD, Vision Care Clinic

2730 Union Ave. Suite A, San Jose, CA 95124 (408) 377-1150
 

Mitchell Scheiman, OD, FCOVD

Multiple office locations in Philadelphia and suburbs, including Clompus and Reto Vision Associates, 1450 East Boot Road, Suite 700B West Chester, PA 19380 (610) 696-1368
 

Cathy Stern OD, FCOVD

7 Cedar Drive, Canton, MA 02021, (781) 575-0057, fax: (781) 575-9911, e-mail: visiondoc@mediaone.net
 

Nancy Torgerson OD, FCOVD, Alderwood Vision Therapy Centere

16006 Ash Way #101, Lynnwood, WA 98087, 425-787-5200, e-mail: nancyt@nwlink.com
 

The Vision Learning Center

5001 Bissonet St. Suite 107, Bellaire, TX 77401 Phone: 713-664-8087, e-mail: Voss@bfeye.com

Education Consultants

Melanie Hayes, M.Ed., Educational Consultant

website: www.solutions4students.com, 5650 Olinda Road, El Sobrante, CA 94803 510-815-0341, San Francisco Bay Area
 

Kim Oswald, Solutions for Unique Minds

e-mail: kimos@sbcglobal.net, (512) 328-5290, consultation by phone or e-mail available for those not in local area, TX
 

Trevor J. Tebbs, Ph.D. Ed. Psych. Bomoseen

POB 276, Bomoseen VT 05732, phone: (802) 273 3882, e-mail: trevor@tebbspsychology.com
Educational consultant specializing in the social emotional and educational needs of gifted individuals; registered psychotherapist offering testing (WISC-IV, etc.) and counseling to the gifted population...  
 

Meredith Warshaw, M.S.S., M.A., Special Needs Educational Advisor

website: consult.uniquelygifted.org, e-mail: mwarshaw@uniquelygifted.org, (617) 964-2994, fax: (617) 344-5666

Educational Therapists

Aimee Yermish, MS, credentialed teacher, educational therapist, da Vinci Learning Center

website: www.davincilearning.org, e-mail: aimee@davincilearning.org, (978) 461-4815,  Stow, MA
 

Shulamit Widawsky, Counseling the Gifted

E-mail: Gifted@Shulamit.info, (703) 280-1629, counseling the gifted in Northern Virginia. Individual counseling, groups for gifted students, groups for their parents, presentations and workshops available

Lawyers / Advocates

Pamela Berger, J.D.

312 Boulevard of the Allies, Suite 600, Pittsburgh, PA 15222, (412) 281-1110.  Gifted and twice exceptional law
 

Carol Corso, advocate

A retired teacher makes a great Pennsylvania GIEP, IEP and 2e advocate!  Reach her at cacedumom1@aol.com
 

Kinal Law Office

682 Third Street, Beaver, PA 15009, (724) 774-9055.  Gifted and special education law
 

McAndrews Law Offices

30 Cassatt Avenue, Berwyn, PA 19312, (610) 648-9300; Harrisburg, PA, (717) 221-1422; Scranton, PA, (570) 969-1817.  Gifted and twice exceptional law

Neuropsychologists

Paul Beljan, PsyD, ABPdN, pediatric neuro-psychologist, Beljan Psychological Services

4350 E. Camelback Rd. Suite E-250, Phoenix, AZ 85018, phone: (602) 957-7600, fax: (602) 957-7604, e-mail: beljanpsy@qwest.net
 

Fernette Eide M.D. and Brock Eide M.D. M.A., M.D., Neurolearning

6701 139th Place SW Edmonds WA 98026, phone: 425-742-2218, fax: 425-742-8115, e-mail feide@neurolearning.com or feide@u.washington.edu
Interest in helping 'twice exceptional' individuals - gifted children with strong learning differences, learning disabilities, and other disabilities (including sensory integration, dysgraphia, pre-maturity)
 

Nadia Webb, Psy.D., clinical neuro-psychologist, Nadia Webb & Associates, LLC

e-mail: NadiaWebb@aol.com
 

Occupational Therapists

South Shore Therapies, Inc.

163 Libbey Parkway, Weymouth, Massachusetts 02189, phone: (781) 335-6663
 

Susan Richey MS, OTR/L

Occupational Therapist, Sensory Integration Certification, Gurnee, Illinois, e-mail susanrichey@sensorykidsot.org

updated January 20, 2010