Therapeutic and educational strategies for diverse learners. Certified Educational Therapists (ETs) assess, create personalized treatment plans using social, emotional, psychoeducational, and neuropsychological data

What is Educational Therapy?

Educational Therapy combines therapeutic and educational strategies for the benefit of all types of learners.

Educational Therapists (ETs) have met rigorous educational training requirements verified by the National Association of Educational Therapy.

ETs assess and generate an individualized treatment plan that incorporates data from social, emotional, psychoeducational, and neuropsychological resources.

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How do I know that Educational Therapy is a good fit
for me or my child?

Beneficiaries of Educational Therapists: Individuals of all ages with learning differences, executive function challenges, lost hope to learn, unfulfilled bright students, supportive parents, allied professionals seeking learner's perspective

Who benefits from the

support of an

Educational Therapist?

Adults, adolescents, and children with learning differences

Students and employees with executive function challenges who need assistance to take control of their time management, thinking strategies, memory, and organization.

Learners who have given up the hope to learn.

Bright students who are not thriving at school.

Parents who want to learn how to support their children.

Allied Professionals who need to understand the learner’s perspective.

Medical Professionals who need a better understanding of learning differences.

Learners showing signs such as delayed language development, attention difficulties, learning and memory challenges, low self-esteem, school resistance, excessive time and parental support for homework, test anxiety, lack of self-advocacy skills, etc

Signs Educational Therapy may be needed

Learners of all ages displaying:

  • Early ear infections which could delay language development

  • Difficulty paying attention and sustaining concentration

  • Difficulty with learning and memory

  • Loss of self-esteem regarding school performance

  • Resistance going to school and lack of progress

  • Extreme amount of time and parent support to get homework done

  • Test anxiety resulting in poor scores even after studying for hours

  • Lack of self-advocacy skills

  • Difficulty organizing tasks and managing time efficiently

  • Difficulty with prioritizing, planning, and follow-through

  • A Referral from professional resources

Tutors focus on specific content while educational therapists have a broader approach, seeking underlying reasons for a student's struggles

What is the difference between a Tutor and an ET?

While a tutor generally focuses on teaching specific content matter, an educational therapist’s focus is broader.

Educational Therapists work to find why a student is struggling, looking for underlying reasons for the struggle.