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All students have the ability to learn

 

Our mission is to help every student achieve their academic, social, and emotional goals. Through comprehensive evaluations, consultation, and direct interventions, we work with students and families to help all students learn, grow, and thrive. We are committed to helping children of all abilities make meaningful progress and achieve their individual goals. 

 

Identify

The science of learning and behavior is what guides our neuropsychological evaluations. By pinpointing your child’s strengths and weaknesses as a learner and determining diagnostic patterns, we are able to generate meaningful recommendations that can improve your child’s skills at home, in school, and within their community.

Educate

Our feedback sessions ensure that you have a complete understanding of the results. We make sure that you fully understand the information and help you navigate potential next steps so that the results can be applied to other settings, such as your child’s school.

Empower

Our goal is for parents and students to fully recognize their learning profiles and appreciate what they need to be successful. Through deliberate and thoughtful collaboration and consultation, we aim to make parents better advocates for their children, and for students to be the best advocates for themselves.

VDM Psychology

Dr. Alyssa van der Merwe is a school neuropsychologist, licensed psychologist and certified school psychologist in New York State and Connecticut. She earned her diplomate in School Neuropsychology through the American Board of School Neuropsychology and is a board certified neurofeedback therapist through the Biofeedback Certification International Alliance.

 

“Every student can learn, just not on the same day, or in the same way.”

- George Evans