Educational Therapy:
Tailored Support for Learning Differences
The deepest of the four services, and the heart of my practice. For when the struggle goes deeper than any single subject or assignment.
What it is
Educational therapy looks at the whole learner rather than one subject. It works at the root of the challenges that make learning hard in the first place. Learning differences like dyslexia and ADHD, along with the processing, memory, and emotional pieces that are inseparable from real learning. Together, we rebuild the underlying skills that everything else depends on, so progress lasts long after our work together ends.
Who it's for
Students whose struggles have persisted despite real effort, and often despite tutoring, accommodations, or extra help that hasn't fully stuck. If the problems feel deeper than any one assignment, this is usually why.
What it looks like
Regular one-on-one sessions (typically 50 minutes, once or twice a week, with length and pace tailored to fit your family) built around an individualized plan. We start by understanding how your mind works, then use targeted, research-backed strategies that adapt as you grow. When it helps, I also coordinate with parents, teachers, and other professionals so the support stays consistent everywhere, not just in our sessions. We meet in person in Wheat Ridge, nearby, or online.
This might be the right fit if:
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Homework and school feel harder than they should, even with real effort
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There's a diagnosis (or a suspicion of one) but no real plan attached to it
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Tutoring helped the symptom but not the underlying struggle
What Changes with Educational Therapy
Confidence that's earned
When a student finally understands how their own mind works, "I'm not smart enough" turns into "I know how I learn." That shift changes how they show up to everything.
Executive-function skills
Planning, organizing, starting hard tasks, managing time are the skills school assumes but rarely teaches. We build them directly, and they carry into work and adult life.
Progress at the root, not the symptom
Re-covering the same material rarely fixes a struggle that keeps coming back. We work on the underlying skills driving it, so the gains actually stick.
Independence
The goal is to build strategies a student can use on their own, across every subject, every year.
Calmer, less-stressed learner
When a student has tools that genuinely work, the nightly homework standoff eases. Less friction, fewer tears, more peace for the whole family.
Common Questions
Is educational therapy just expensive tutoring?
No. Tutoring addresses subject content. This is helpful when a student knows how to learn and needs more practice. Educational therapy works at the root of why learning is hard, building the underlying skills and self-understanding that make learning possible in the first place.
Do we meet in person or online?
Both. I see students in person, and I also work online with families wherever they are.
What ages do you work with?
Students from elementary school through college and into adulthood. It's never too early or too late to understand how your mind learns best.
Do we need a diagnosis first?
No. A diagnosis can be helpful, but it isn't required. If something's getting in the way, we can start identifying and addressing it now. We don't have to wait for a label.
How often will we meet, and for how long?
Sessions are typically 50 minutes, once or twice a week, with the length and pace tailored to fit your family. Steady, regular sessions are where the biggest gains happen.
Could my child's struggles be ADHD?
Maybe, and you don't need a diagnosis to get support. As an ADHD Certified Educator, I work with attention, focus, and executive function every day, and educational therapy can start supporting those skills right now, whether or not you ever pursue a formal evaluation.
What does it cost?
Reach out and we'll talk it through. My goal isn't to sell you the biggest package. It's to find the level of support that genuinely fits your child's needs. And I don't want cost to be the reason a family doesn't get the support they need, so I'm always willing to talk through all the options before you rule anything out.