Testing, Tutoring & Counseling

Overview

TLC’s Testing, Tutoring and Counseling Program has a reputation of excellence in the community. We offer personalized comprehensive evaluations, tailored tutoring, and expert counseling to support success at school, home, work, and in life. We offer individualized, one-on-one tutoring tailored to each learner’s unique needs, building skills, confidence, and academic success.

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Our Philosophy

We focus on people, not disabilities, crafting individualized plans that lead to meaningful, lasting success. Our team uses holistic, strengths-based approaches to promote growth at home, school, work, and in the community.

Our Staff

Our licensed clinicians provide individual, group, and family counseling to support emotional well-being, resilience, and personal growth across all stages of life.

Areas of Expertise

Our comprehensive neuropsychological evaluations help identify learning, attention, emotional, and cognitive strengths and challenges to guide effective support and intervention.

Programs

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Programs

We offer a variety of comprehensive, personalized evaluation options designed to meet the unique needs and goals of each individual and family.

Our assessments are tailored to explore cognitive, emotional, learning, and developmental strengths and challenges, providing a clear understanding that guides effective support and intervention.

Our team works to ensure evaluations are thorough, respectful, and empowering.

We partner with families to create meaningful recommendations and strategies that promote growth and success across school, home, work, and community settings.

Testing is recommended for:

  • Learning disabilities, including dyslexia, dysgraphia, dyscalculia, visual processing difficulties, and auditory/phonological processing difficulties
  • Autistic diagnostic testing, including testing for Asperger’s Disorder 
  • ADHD testing
  • Testing for anxiety and depression or mood regulation disorders
  • Medical conditions that can impact thinking, learning, and behavior (such as premature birth, pediatric stroke, mitochondrial disorders, neurofibromatosis, sickle cell, or exposure to toxins during pregnancy)
  • Testing to assess adaptive and independence skills
  • Children who were adopted after experiencing inadequate care or harmful conditions

Neuropsychological Evaluation

This evaluation is designed for general concerns related to attention, motivation, executive functioning, memory challenges, social-emotional functioning, etc.  It includes assessment of cognitive abilities, executive functioning, memory skills, and social, emotional, and behavioral functioning.  The process begins with a parent or intake meeting, followed by two testing appointments, each lasting approximately 2½-3 hours.

Neuropsychological + Educational Evaluation

This comprehensive evaluation is designed to assess potential learning challenges and how other concerns may impact learning and success in school. It includes the same assessments as the Neuropsychological Evaluation, including cognitive abilities, executive functioning, memory skills, and social, emotional, and behavioral functioning. Additionally, it evaluates academic achievement to provide a more complete picture of you or your child’s learning profile. The process begins with a parent or intake meeting, followed by three testing sessions, each lasting approximately 2½-3 hours. 

Neuropsychological Evaluation for Younger Children (Ages 3 – Preschool)

For our younger clients, we assess cognitive abilities, executive functioning (including attention), learning and memory skills, and social, emotional, and behavioral functioning.  As with the other evaluations, testing begins with a parent meeting, followed by 2–3 sessions of approximately 2½-3  hours each.  

Autism Evaluation Options

If you have concerns about autism or other social communication difficulties, we offer an autism battery that can be added to any neuropsychological evaluation.  We also offer standalone autism evaluations that would include the assessment of cognitive abilities, executive functioning, learning and memory skills, and social, emotional, and behavioral functioning.  Autism evaluation begins at 18 months through adults.

Toddler Autism Evaluation (Please link to flyer and have SLP and OT link to here)

This new interdisciplinary collaboration will allow for a more streamlined autism diagnostic assessment of younger children (18-36 months). With this earlier identification comes customized recommendations to support each child and improve access to early intervention therapy services. TLC’s interdisciplinary team of Psychologists & Speech-Language Pathologists collaboratively conduct evaluations using the ADOS-2, a gold-standard tool for observing behaviors related to autism. Includes occupational therapy screenings to assess sensory and motor needs.

We also provide evaluations geared toward developmental disability funding sources, if applicable.

At TLC, tutoring is personalized to meet each learner’s unique strengths, needs, and goals.

Our experienced tutors hold college degrees and specialized training in working with students who have diverse learning profiles, including those with learning differences and specific learning disabilities.

We collaborate with families and students to create flexible, goal-driven tutoring plans that build skills, confidence, and academic success without requiring testing or long-term commitments.

Our tutors use evidence-based approaches, including Wilson Reading, Orton-Gillingham, Phono-Graphix, Touch Math.

TLC tutors support learners across areas such as executive functioning strategies, reading, writing, math, and organization.

We tailor sessions to empower each student’s growth at their own pace.

Areas addressed in Individual tutoring sessions can include:

  • Phonemic Awareness
  • Phonics 
  • Reading – Decoding
  • Reading comprehension
  • Reading fluency 
  • Vocabulary 
  • Spelling 
  • English Language Arts topics 
  • Writing – sentences, paragraphs, essays, and college applications 
  • Elementary, middle, and high school math 
  • Touch Math 
  • Executive Function Coaching 

Individual Therapy

At TLC, therapy is based on the unique needs of each individual.

Children learn through play, so therapy sessions balance fun and challenge to encourage skill development.

Family education and home programming are an integral part of our therapeutic process and children’s progress.

Individualized treatment plans are created with parent/caregiver input.

We provide supportive, evidence-based therapy for adults navigating stress, anxiety, depression, life transitions, and relationship challenges, empowering them to build insight, coping skills, and emotional well-being.

Our clinic space includes two large sensory motor gyms with suspended equipment, ball pits, a zip line, trampolines and a smaller treatment space with bubble tubes and other sensory equipment.

Areas explored in Individual Counseling sessions can include:

  • Neurodivergent identity (e.g., Autism, ADHD)
  • Social connection and communication
  • Emotional well-being and self-regulation
  • Stress, frustration, anger, anxiety, and mood support
  • Executive functioning and organization
  • Self-awareness and self-advocacy
  • Sensory needs and daily life challenges
  • School refusal and re-integration support 

Group Therapy

Our group therapy sessions offer a safe and inclusive environment where 3-4 individuals can come together to share experiences, build connections, and develop new skills.

Groups honor each person’s unique strengths and differences, and participants benefit from mutual support, diverse perspectives, and collaborative problem-solving.

Groups are designed to match members based on age, skill set, and therapeutic goals.

Groups will build and practice skills in areas such as:

  • social interaction
  • emotional regulation
  • behavior management
  • parenting discussions
  • guided activities
  • role-play, games
  • skill-building exercises

Virtual Services

TLC has secured several platforms so that we can ensure continuity of care.

  • Our online tutoring through Microsoft Teams is a standard service that TLC has offered for the past year. Our tutors have training and experience working in this modality
  • Teletherapy sessions provided by psychologists, social workers and licensed professional counselors are provided through Zoom, a secure, HIPAA compliant online resource. Therapists use traditional therapy techniques augmented in a virtual platform to deliver high-quality services

Please contact Lisa Torvik at 301-424-5200 x306 or ltorvik@ttlc.org to learn more or to set up a tutoring or counseling online session.

If you are a new client and would like to schedule one of our tutoring services or virtual counseling or have questions about tutoring or counseling services at The Treatment and Learning Center, please contact Lisa Torvik at ltorvik@ttlc.org or 301-424-5200 x 306

Meet Our Team

We’re a passionate group dedicated to innovation and excellence. Get to know the individuals who drive our success.

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Christen Fanelli, Ph.D.

Director

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Kristin Olsen, Ph.D.

Senior Psychologist

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Sarah Towne, Psy.D.

Psychologist

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Ji-Young Yoon, Ph.D.

BC-DMT, LCPC-S

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Jairo Diaz, LCPC

Psychology Associate

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Robyn Davy M.A. BC-DMT

BC-DMT, LCPC-S

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Erynne Dixon, LGPC

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Kris Schwarzkopf, LGPC

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Danielle Hollenbach

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Kristina Probst

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Ginny McDonald

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Charlotte Rest

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Judy Taylor

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