My goal is to support families in understanding their children’s unique needs and strengths and to use that information to develop solutions to help children be their best at school, in their communities, and at home.

Understanding what treatment options are available to children and families at school and through the medical system can feel challenging and overwhelming. I want to help guide and coach families in accessing appropriate treatments and activities to help their children thrive. 

I am a Licensed Educational Psychologist, Licensed Clinical Psychologist, and Nationally Certified School Psychologist. I have over ten years of experience working in public education, including five years in management. In addition, I spent over three years working in a medical/hospital setting. I completed a Pediatric Post-Doctoral Fellowship with an Associate Professor from Northwestern University at Shriners Hospitals for Children, Chicago. My post-doctoral training included participation in National Institutes of Health (NIH) research projects examining early correlates of reading disabilities and and school neuropsychological correlates of craniofacial conditions. I also provided family psychological services, psychotherapy, and comprehensive psychological/school neuropsychological evaluations to individuals ages 0 to 22 served by Shriners. 

I attended the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, for my undergraduate studies and completed a master’s degree at Queensland University of Technology in Brisbane, Australia, where I was awarded the Dean’s Award for Academic Excellence. I also graduated “with distinction” from a top 10 American Psychological Association (APA) accredited school psychology doctoral program at Loyola University Chicago. At Loyola, I also worked as an Adjunct Professor teaching classes on disabilities, special education legislation, and behavioral management. My dissertation was published in a top-tier school psychology journal, School Psychology Quarterly, and I have also co-authored/published several journal articles, delivered trainings to parent and professional groups, and presented at numerous conferences such as the APA Pediatric Psychology Conference. I also hold specialized credentials in autism assessment, bilingual assessment, and behavioral management/interventions. I am fluently bilingual in Polish.  

In addition to my role at Minds by Design, I also work as a Diagnostic Clinical Psychologist specializing in autism assessment at the Center for Social Dynamics and for the Sunnyvale School District, completing psychoeducational evaluations for private school students.