SDC's Team of Consultants
SDC has a team of consultants available for you to schedule a consultation call with. Consultation calls are scheduled using each consultants scheduling link.
Our Directors
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Director of Social-Emotional Learning
Stephanie Kaufman, LMFT
Consult with me about:
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Behavior challenges in the classroom
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Challenges with social dynamics or relationships
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Separation anxiety or general anxiety
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Hitting, biting, pushing, scratching, or any aggressive behaviors
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If a child has experienced a trauma in the past or recently
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Any topics related to social-emotional learning that you would like to discuss in general or applied to a specific situation
Director of Sensory and Motor Development
Lia Colen, OTD,
Consult with me about:
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Children with sensory differences
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Director of Speech-Language Development
Shivani Patel, PhD
Consult with me about:
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Children with speech delays
Our Occupational Therapists
Pediatric Occupational Therapist
Kelly Van Clief, M.S., OTR/L
Consult with me about:
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Expanding opportunities for multi-sensory play,
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Expanding types of indoor vs outdoor activities
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Classroom design and set-up
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Challenges with accessing and using materials within the classroom
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Challenges with body awareness (personal space, control/coordination moving with the room, modulating force)
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Supports for self-regulation
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Issues with eating or toileting
Our Occupational Therapists
Our Mental Health Clinicians and
SEL Specialists
Early Childhood Mental Health Clinician and Education Consultant
Gianna Drocco
Consult with me about:
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Implementing Reggio Emilia in the classroom
Mental Health Clinician
Liora Brosbe
Consult with me about:
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Children in your class who have experienced trauma, loss/grief
Social-Emotional Learning Specialist
Julie Johnson, M.Ed.
Consult with me about:
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Trauma-Informed Classrooms
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Understanding the Brain, Behavior & Healing
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Reducing Challenging Behaviors in the Classroom Through Connection-Based Strategies
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Supporting Children with Big Emotions to Improve Regulation and Cooperation
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Strategies that Reduce Anxiety and Power Struggles
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Helping Children Navigate Peer Conflict and Build Social-Emotional Skills
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Culturally Responsive Self-Care for Educators: Preventing Burnout & Compassion Fatigue
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Building Strong Relationships with Families to Support Child Well-Being
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Practical Trauma-Informed Strategies for a Calmer, More Supportive Classroom
Our Speech-Language Pathologists
Speech-Language Pathologist
Molly Ramassini, M.S., CCC-SLP
Consult with me about:
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Supporting autistic children in the classroom
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Child who uses echolalia to communicate
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Child who needs support with peer interactions
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Child having a hard time understanding directions
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Child having a hard time expressing themselves through language
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Questions about language enrichment strategies for the classroom
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Questions about shared book reading
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Gestalt Language Processing (GLP)
Speech-Language Pathologist
Shivani Bhakta
Consult with me about:
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Receptive/expressive/pragmatic language
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Articulation/phonology
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Fluency, AAC
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Cognitive skills.
Speech-Language Pathologist
Supreet Kaur, M.A. CCC-SLP
Consult with me about:
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Speech Sound Development: Articulation errors (e.g., /r/, /l/, lisps, etc.)
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Phonological processes and speech intelligibility concerns
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Language Development: Expressive language (vocabulary, sentence formulation) and Receptive language (following directions, comprehension)
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Social Communication & Pragmatics: Peer interactions, conversation skills, perspective-taking, Understanding social cues, humor, and classroom communication expectations
Our Licensed Psychologists
Licensed Educational Psychologist
Rachel Holowicki, EdS, LEP
Consult with me about:
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ADHD
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Autism
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Learning disabilities
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Anxiety
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Behavior challenges in the classroom
Pediatric/AYA Psychologist Consultant
Dina Hankin, PhD
Consult with me about:
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Child and family presenting with a child with a life limiting medical condition
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Regressive behaviors resulting from medical diagnosis and/or treatment
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Negative attention seeking behaviors (aggression, tantrums, attn/concentration, interruptions, inability to sit still, change in ability to make transitions, etc)
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Coping with a child who's parent suffers from a life-limiting or life-altering medical condition
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Ways to keep connected to a child or family that is isolated from social connection due to medical care