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Pamela Mazza © 2017. All rights reserved.
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Certified Bilingual School Counselor
Telephone: +1 (212) 466-6432
Se Habla Español
Pronouns: she/her/ella
Licensed Mental Health Counselor
Mazza Counseling & Consulting
Pamela Mazza, LMHC, EdM, MA, CSC
Family Therapy and Psychoeducation/Interpretation of Evaluations
If your child struggles with just some of the items on this list, she or he could have a misdiagnosis or a missed diagnosis. You may be working with a treatment plan inappropriate for your child's needs. Difficulties with one family member affects everyone, just as family dynamics affect each individual family member. In addition to treating processing issues, I comprehensively address problems with emotional regulation, learning, social issues, using a family-systems approach. When parents have tried various therapies and assessments, but still cannot find the answers they need to help their child, I can help. I specialize in the interpretation of neuropsychological and psychoeducational evaluations, family psychoeducation, educational and therapeutic planning, and consultation with schools, so that all resources can be used effectively. I identify the child's individual processing style and emotional needs, assist parents and children in understanding how those are intertwined with family functioning, and create a plan tailored to the child and the rest of the family.
Solutions for parents who have tried everything and are still struggling with their children:
"Why haven’t all those tests, evaluations, counselors, and books helped?"
Common Concerns
● Most education and mental health professionals are not trained to recognize the signs of certain developmental differences, and use incomplete or inappropriate intervention and treatment plans.
●Neuropsychological and psychoeducational evaluations are often expensive, but are delivered to parents without guidance for how to isolate and practically apply the most useful information.
● Much of what people learn about parenting at home or from mainstream parenting literature does not translate for many neurological profiles; the best approach is often counter-intuitive and requires learning and training to understand what methods will work best for a child.
Indicators
Does your child experience difficulty with any of the following:
● Transitioning from one activity to another
● Being flexible when plans change
● Toggling back and forth between tasks
● Focus and concentration
● Gets frustrated and overwhelmed quickly, "melts down" easily or frequently
● Has trouble in social situations and/or large groups
●Is intelligent but inexplicably has dificulty with certain tasks
●Often called "lazy," "oppositional" or "just not trying hard enough?"
● Has trouble starting, organizing, or finishing tasks and assignments
● Perseverates/obsesses on particular details and has trouble seeing the “big picture”
● Sensitive to tags in clothing, lumps in socks, shoes too tight, irritated by elastic or scratchy fabric
● Trouble learning to tolerate physical tasks like showering or brushing teeth
● Very picky eater
