Clinical Psychologist Specializing in Evaluations & Advocacy for Children & Adults.
What I Can Do For You:
Psychoeducational evaluations
Individual and conjoint psychotherapy
Specific individualized evaluations including monitoring progress in reading, math, and written expression
School advocacy, including IEP meetings
Consultation
Document review
What I Specialize In:
I work with children and adults who have learning disorders. I specialize in treating dyslexia, dysgraphia, dyscalculia, and executive functioning disorders, which inhibit an individual’s ability to receive, process, store, respond to, and communicate information.
Most people with learning disorders have average to above-average intelligence, but often process information differently than others, leading to issues in the classroom and workplace.
Attentional difficulties manifest in a variety of academic, social, and occupational presentations. They can overlap with other language processing and mood difficulties, including anxiety.
I work compassionately with individuals in these categories, offering evaluation, lending clarity, and serving as an advocate in order to make their lives better.
My Background
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I am a licensed psychologist practicing for more than 21 years. I focus on advocating for children and have extensive experience testing students and providing a variety of therapies to students and their families. I hold two master’s degrees and a Doctorate of Clinical Psychology from Wheaton College (1999). I worked as a psychologist and was the Director of Research and Professional Partnerships for 15 years at the Lab School of Washington, Baltimore Division, an independent school for children grades 1-12 with language-based learning disabilities, attentional and executive functioning needs, and social challenges. Prior to that, I worked as a school psychologist in Baltimore City, and in a hospital-based therapeutic day school in Chicago.
I serve as the Lead Psychologist at the Dyslexia Tutoring Program in Baltimore City. I have presented and been a reviewer for the International Dyslexia Association Conference. I have taught at both The Johns Hopkins University and the University of Baltimore. In 2003, the Governor appointed me to the Maryland Advisory Council on Mental Hygiene. I was also appointed to the Special Education State Advisory Committee in 2007 by the Maryland Secretary of Education. I am a founding member of Right to Read Maryland. I am also an accepted "Known Approver" for accommodations for the Secondary Schools Admission Test (SSAT). I am a member of the American Association of Pediatric Neuropsychology, and a Trustee and Board Secretary of the Radcliffe Creek School in Chestertown, MD.
Dr. Oliver has evaluated and served as an advocate for people from an array of schools.
Independent Schools
American School Dhahran
Archbishop Spalding High School
The Berkshire School (NY)
Beth Tfiloh Dahan Community School
The Boy’s Latin School of Maryland
The Bryn Mawr School
Buxton School
Calvert Hall College High School
The Calvert School
The Cambridge School
The Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School
Concordia Preparatory School
The Country School (Easton)
Crestwood School (Toronto, ON)
Emma Willard School
Friends Community School (College Park)
The Gilman School
Garrison Forest School
Gerstell Academy
Glenelg Country School
The GreenMount School
Harford Day School
Hawaii Preparatory Academy
Immaculate Heart of Mary School
The International School of Kenya
The Jefferson School (Georgetown, Delaware)
The Jemicy School
The John Carroll School
Krieger Schechter Jewish Day School
The Lab School of Washington
Loyola Blakefield
Maplebrook School (NY)
The Marvelwood School
Maryvale Preparatory School
McLean School
McDonogh School
The Millbrook School
Mount De Sales Academy
Mount Saint Joseph High School
Notre Dame Preparatory School
The Odyssey School
Oldfields School
Our Lady of Perpetual Help School
The Park School of Baltimore
The Putney School (Vermont)
Radcliffe Creek School
Roland Park Country School
Sacred Heart School (Glyndon)
Severn School
St. Andrew’s School (Delaware)
St. Casimir School
St. James Academy
St. Joseph School (Cockeysville)
St. John’s Parish Day School
Sts. Peter and Paul School (Easton)
The St. Paul’s Schools
Tabor Academy
St. Timothy’s School
St. Ursula School
Thuringia International School (Weimar, Germany)
Trinity School
Waldorf School of Maryland
West Nottingham Academy
Higher Education
The Catholic University of America, School of Social Work
The College of Charleston
Cornell University
Dartmouth College
Goucher College
James Madison University
Johns Hopkins University
Pennsylvania State University
Salisbury University
Tampa University
Towson University
University of Baltimore School of Law
University of Chicago
University of Maryland, Baltimore County
University of Maryland, College Park
University of Maryland Medical School
University of Maryland School of Law
University of Miami
University of Pittsburgh
The Washington and Lee University
Carnegie Mellon University
Harvard University Medical School
County School Systems
Anne Arundel County
Baltimore City
Baltimore County
Fairfax County, VA
Harford County
Howard County
Montgomery County
Area Elementary Schools
Chevy Chase Elementary School
Fifth District Elementary School
Jacksonville Elementary School
Kensington-Parkwood Elementary School
Sparks Elementary School
Riderwood Elementary School
Roland Park Elementary and Middle School
Specialized Nonpublic Schools
Baltimore Lab School
The Harbour School
St. Elizabeth School
*Testing also available in Chicago, IL, and New York, NY.
