OUR SERVICES NOW INCLUDE PSYCHOEDUCATIONAL TESTING.
Pathways For Change now offers testing and assessment for ADD/ADHD, learning difficulties and disabilities, IQ achievement, behavioral concerns and more. If your child is struggling in school with low focus ability, low academic achievement, or an inability to grasp core concepts, contact our office to set up an initial consultation to determine if testing is needed. Children who have an undiagnosed learning disability struggle daily in school to keep up with their peers. This can lead to an oppositional attitude, low self-esteem, social problems, and behavior problems both in school and at home.
We will work with you and your child as a team to provide comprehensive evaluations, clear and easy to understand reports, and thorough consultation and advocacy to facilitate the implementation of assessment recommendations.
Our reports put your child, rather than the diagnosis, at teh center of our treatment plans and goals. We will provide realistic recommendations which are consistent with your child and your family's actual resources.
Our assessments can pinpoint attentional problems with or without co-existing learning disabilities. Our results will get you and your child going on the path to success.
We identify and treat for the following:
*Childhood depression and anxiety disorders
*Pervasive developmental delays
*Learning disabilities
Psychological assessment and consultation at Pathways For Change can help parents and guardians to:
*Develop a parenting style which matches how your cihld learns best
*Understand why your child is not performing at his/her full potential at school.
*Access educational and social supports which your child may be entitled to such as special education, in-home services, IEP's, etc.
*We can be a second opinion for you and your family when other psychological assessments did not meet your child's needs.
Call our office today to set up your appointment.
We Care About Kids!!!!!!
Pathways For Change, LLC
Jodi Merrill is the Director of Pathways for Change, LLC located in Emmaus at 308 Main Street. She holds a Master of Arts Degree in Counseling Psychology with a concentrated focus on Marriage, Family and Children.
Jodi specializes in the use of play therapy, filial therapy, parent consultation, behavior management, and other interventions with children and families experiencing difficulty. She has many years experience working with school problems, anxiety, depression, divorce-related difficulties, oppositional behavior, and other behavior problems and AD/HD. She has worked extensively with children who have experienced medical problems, trauma, abuse and attachment difficulties. She works closely with parents throughout the therapy process, and coordinates her work with schools, medical and other mental health professionals (when indicated and approved by parents).
In addition, Jodi provides training for child related community organizations and schools. Jodi is an internationally recognized speaker. Most recently Jodi lectured on the topic of Relational Aggression among adolescent girls at Shue Yan University, in Hong Kong, China.