Educational Therapist in Santa Monica, CA

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Mara Wiesen, MA, ET/P

Educational Therapy

Location

Santa Monica, CA 90403

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Practice Information

As an educational therapist, I work one-on-one with students of all ages to help them understand and overcome learning disabilities, gain confidence and resiliency, and become independent learners. I see children who struggle with reading, writing, math, study skills, executive function skills, and attention disorders. Many of these children are also highly gifted. My speciality is reading acquisition, helping students who struggle with dyslexia discover the joys of reading, gaining meaning from text and expressing themselves in writing.

Licenses/Certifications

Professional Educational Therapist (ET/P)  Master's Degree

Education

I received my Bachelor’s Degree from Yale University and my Masters in Special Education, Educational Therapy, from California State University, Northridge. I have completed post-graduate course work in College Counseling (UCLA) and certificate level course work in Educational Therapy (CSUN). My teacher training work was completed at Pepperdine University. I have received training from Lindamood-Bell and the Barton Reading & Spelling System and am well acquainted with the Wilson and Orton-Gillingham reading programs. I believe strongly in the importance of research-based intervention methods and stay abreast of new developments through workshops, conferences and independent study.

Bio:

A transplanted New Yorker, I have more than 15 years experience working with students as teacher, tutor, and educational therapist. In addition to my private practice, I work with public school elementary students providing assessment and reading intervention. I am familiar with grade level expectations and comfortable working with teachers, school psychologists, and resource teachers. I am well versed in the RTI, SST, and IEP processes.

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Practice Areas/Issues Treated

Educational Therapy  Attention Deficit Disorder  Dyslexia  Language Processing Problems  Learning Disabilities  Low Academic Self-Esteem  Math Disabilities  Study Skills Development  Reading and Writing Difficulties  School and Test Anxiety  Special Education  Tutoring  Visual Processing Problems

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