Bay Area Resources

Last updated 2/1/2025

Please note! This is not a comprehensive list, but a collection of recommendations by our community. These resources have not been vetted by the REEL team. Everyone will have their own experiences, we urge you to use this list only as a starting point. To request an addition to this list, please email hello@reel2e.org

​School Choices / Private School Consultants

** TIP! Visit REEL's school selection resources and REEL's Private School List

• Melissa Bamberg

• Parent Resource Advisors

• Dr. Lisa White, Summit Center

Psychologists & Evaluators

• Hannah Acevedo

• Dr Kari Berquist

• Dr Lori Bond

• CHC, Evaluations, programs and treatment for ADHD, Learning Differences, Anxiety & Depression and Autism - Dylan Stewart

• Dr. Cyndi Medina (San Mateo)

• Dr. Patricia Mittlestadt

• Morrissey Compton - Diagnosis, treatment, consultations, educational therapy, skills groups, support, executive function coaching, tutoring, and advocacy for dyslexia

• Courtney Murphy, Ph.D., M.S.

• Palo Alto Medical Foundation Developmental Pediatrics

• Dr. Akshay Naresh, Psy.D.

• Dr. Brendan Pratt

• Toni Ratzburg

• Dr. Rupa Robbins (Los Gatos)

• Dr. Jennifer Rosenthal (Redwood City)

• Cassandra Sanchez (Menlo Park)

• Dr. Rebecca Schilling

• Summit Center, Specializing in 2e children - Dr. Michelle Freeman, Amy Feldman

• Sutcliffe Clinic, Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics - Lisa Walton, Dr. Trenna Sutcliffe

• Dr. Renee Wachtel, Child Solutions (Hayward)

• Dr. Natalie Wager

• Mark Westerfield

​ ​Advocates

• Special Education Advocacy Group

• Mosaic Minds Consulting

• Jackie Darrough

​ Occupational Therapists

• InGym, Myron Dang

• Sarah Norris, MS

• Development Is CHILD’S PLAY! - Pediatric Occupational Therapy - Cupertino, California - Cena and Hana Ju

Educational Therapists

• Mandy Arendtsz (math)

• Bryone Autumn (dyslexia)

• Sharon Barkan

• Lisa Barratt  (Danville)

• Desiree Camarda

• Courtney Edman (remote)

• Maayan Glaser-Koren 

• Kerstin Goldsmith ET/P (Albany)

• Hardeep Gosal (Walnut Creek)

• Diana Kennedy BCET (Marin)

• Nancy Kong

• Lisa Krakov (reading)

• Bonnie Massimino BCET

• Stefan Oste ET/P (Math/EF)

• Kara Scanlon BCET

• Heather Sweeney ET/P (reading/writing)

• Kim Tran (remote)

• Claudia Zimmerman

• Mason Tudor (EF)

Writing Tutors and Support

• Jess Durret - EF and writing for younger students

• Shu-Hsien Ho & Royd Hatta - Writing Coaches for Youth & Teens, Beyond the Box Learning (Mountain View)

• Ali Zidel Meyers - writing, EF, and college essays for middle school through college students

• Maria Yoo - writing support for students with learning challenges

• Young Writers Club for 7-12-year-olds

• Teen Writers Club for 13-18-year-olds 

Special Education Lawyers

• Barbara Shufro

• Andrew Komarow (specializes in financial planning to support neurodivergent individuals and their families)

• Lorna Drope

• Urbatsch Law Firm (Pleasant Hill)

• David Tollner and Sarah Fairchild at Tollner &Associates

• Kathryn Dobel

• Natashe Washington (Oakland)

• Adam Wasserman

College Counselors

• College Consulting Collaborative

• Emily Lowe, Big Brain Coaching – Redwood City

• Kristi Ramey and Eric Endlich, Top College Consultants – San Jose (Kristi) and East Coast (Eric)

• Laura Barr, Emerging Educational Consulting – Denver

• Marci Schwartz, Thrive College Counseling – Los Gatos

• Sheri Greenbaum , SBG Educational Consulting

  
  

Other Support Services

• Pediatricians at The Children's Institute in Oakland and Walnut Creek

• The Schwab Learning Center at CHC - helping HS students with diverse learning challenges succed

• Open Doors Therapy - Autism Therapy

• Stacey Howard - Academic Support Services

• Social Thinking - Social skills

• Peninsula Associates - Speech Therapy

• Wheels of Wellness Consulting - Behavioral assessment and consultation, Heather Batalden

More Resources​​​

• Looking for some lower cost options? Check out our blog post on Low Cost Assessment and Support Options.

• Parents Helping Parents - Nonprofit that supports, educates, and inspires families to build bright futures for loved ones with special needs.

• Gifted Support Center - Assessments and advice for gifted kids, school recommendations, Ann Smith

• CAC / SELPA - School advisory committee, supporting families of students with special education needs by providing forums for respectful interaction and communication between parents, the community, and the school district.

• Landmark College Bay Area Success Center - Academic support, executive function coaching, and student life/transition to college skills training.