DIR/Floortime Clinicians and Educators

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Barbara Dunbar, Ph.D.
Discipline: Psychology
Contact: Ellen Robinson
Address:
1970 Cliff Valley Way, Suite 107
Atlanta, GA 30329
Phone: 404 325-8060
Email: bardunbar@bellsouth.net
Website: www.floortimeatlanta.com
Geographic area served: Georgia
Services offered:
Assessment; consultation; program coordination; parent training; development; developmental psychotherapy; professional workshops and consultation.

Jackie Bartell, MS Ed
Discipline: Special Educator/Educational Consultant
Address:
336 Pine Brook Drive
Rochester, NY 14616
Phone: 585-723-6491
Email: fbartel1@rochester.rr.com
Geographic area served: Upstate New York

The Astra Foundation Special Needs Center
Contact: Debbie Bauch, Sarah Measures
Address:
524 Main Street
Acton, MA 01720
Phone: 978 266-3700, ext. 237 or 238
Email: debbie@astrafoundation.org, sarah@astrafoundation.org
Geographic area served: Boston area - the center is located in the Northwestern suburban area
Services offered:
DIR/Floortime training for professionals and parents. Introduction to DIR/Floortime is taught at Lesley University in Cambridge and in Action. Parent training classes are held at the Astra Foundation in Action.

Bridges - A Therapeutic Intervention Program of Texas Children's Hospital
Contact: Leslie Baldwin, Administrative Manager
Executive Director Judith Z. Feigin, Ed.D
Address:
4219 Richmond Avenue, Ste. 118
Houston, TX 77027
Phone: 713 621-5137
Email: lkbaldwin@texaschildrenshospital.org
Geographic area served: Houston area

Celebrate the Children
Contact: Monica G. Osgood, Director
Address:
295 Route 46 East
Budd Lake NJ 07828
Phone: 973-691-5553 / 973-448-PLAY
Website: www.celebratethechildren.org and www.ctccenter.com
Services offered:
A comprehensive, NJ state-approved educational program using the DIR/Floortime model for students with autism and related disorders, ODD, OCD, ADHD, Down's Syndrome, expressive language delay or mild physical disabilities. Celebrate the Children focuses on regulation, engagement, abstract thinking, problem solving, independence, self-esteem, emotions, language, and social interactions in a natural and supportive setting. Nine classrooms for students ages 3-17 years old, parent and sibling training and support, related services, extra curricular program and more. The Center also provides assessments; individual, dyad and group therapy; early intervention (0-3); facilitated peer play date; social skills groups; sibling groups; parent training and support, school staff training and consultative services; professional workshops and conferences.

DIR Support Services
Contact: Tim Bleeker, Jake Greenspan, Co-Directors
Address:
4962 Fairmont Ave
Bethesda, MD 20814
Phone: 301 657-1130

The Lionheart School
Contact: Tamara Spafford, Elizabeth Dulin
Address:
180 Academy Street
Alpharetta, GA 30004
Phone: 770.772.4555
Email: tspaff@aol.com
Website: www.thelionheartschool.com
Services offered:
The Lionheart School provides a learning environment for school-age children with autism and related disorders. DIR/Floortime is used as the framework for the school, integrated with appropriate academic curriculums. Staff includes: occupational therapist, speech and language pathologist, DIR/Floortime specialists, and educators. Music, Art and Recreation therapy are part of the integrated program.

Minute Man Early Intervention
Contact: Alex Chatfield, Director
Address:
111 ORNAC, Suite 1004
Concord, MA 01742
Phone: 978.369.3524

Oak Hill School
Contact: Karen Kaplan, Executive Director
Address:
441 Drake Avenue
Marin City, CA 94965
Phone: 415.331.7601
Email: kkaplan@myoakhill.org
Geographic area served: San Francisco area
Services offered:
Education, Speech Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Creative Arts Therapy, Floortime and Psychotherapy through a transdisciplinary therapeuti/education model.

Steven B. Glazier, M.A.
Discipline: Licensed Psychologist
Address:
1007 Prospect Avenue
Melrose Park, PA, 19027
Phone: 215-782-3160
Email: sbglazier@comcast.net
Geographic area served: Pennsylvania

The Treatment and Learning Centers Interactive Groups
Contact: Patricia Ritter Ph.D, CCC-SLP
Address:
9975 Medical Center Dr.
Rockville, MD 20850
Phone: 301.424.5200 ext. 153
Geographic area served: Washington DC - MD suburban area
Services offered:
The Kiwanis Club of Montgomery County Interaction Group is designed for children 2 1/2 - 5 identified with language and sensory processing disorders that interfere with relating and communicating. The interaction group is a therapeutic model with an occupational therapist, speech-language pathologist, and teacher assistants providing intervention. The 2- and 3-day per week programs use the DIR/Floortime model.

Ron Balamuth, Ph.D.
Discipline: Psychology
Address:
393 West End Avenue
New York, NY 10024
Phone: 212 580-8979
Email: rb248@columbia.edu
Geographic area served: New York City
Services offered:
Assessment; Consultant; Treatment planning; Parent coaching; DIR Home programs. DIR training for professionals, schools and agencies

Anita Ellsberry, OTR/L
AE and Associates
Discipline: Pediatric Occupational Therapist
Address:
6900 Hamilton Boulevard
Trexlertown, PA 18087
Phone: 610-402-0162
Email: anita@ellsberry.com
Geographic area served: The Center is located in the Lehigh Valley/Allentown, PA area.
Services offered:
Comprehensive occupational therapy assessment and treatment based on the DIR model for children and families with relating and communicating disorders, sensory motor difficulties and developmental delays. Services include assessment, consultation, treatment planning, DIR home programs, parent coaching, DIR training for staff, schools, and agencies.

Beth Osten, MS OTR/L: Diane Selinger, Ph.D.
Beth Osten & Associates
Discipline: Occupational Therapy, Speech and Language, Physical Therapy, Educational Developmental Therapy, Social Work
Contact: Mindy Aharoni
Address:
5225 Old Orchard Rd. Suite 18
Skokie, IL 60076
Phone: 847 663-1020
Email: bethostenassoc@yahoo.com
Geographic area served: Chicago and Northern Suburbs
Services offered:
We offer individual DIR occupational, developmental, physical, and speech and language therapy as well as parent coaching and psychotherapy for both children and parents. We run a variety of weekly group sessions including social groups, sports groups, and Sensory Integration groups. We hae an intensive therapeutic play group (2 hours, 2-3 times per week) with no more than 4 children and staffed by a certified Special Education teacher, a Social Worker, and developmental therapists. We also provide in-home Floortime sessions with trained developmental therapists.

Gerald Mahoney, Ph.D.
Case Western Reserve University, Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences
Address:
11235 Bellflower Rd.
Cleveland, OH 44106
Phone: 216.368.1824
Email: gjm14@po.cwru.edu
Services offered:
University-based research center is currently recruiting families of children with ASD and related disorders who are under four years of age to participate in federally funded research project that provides parent-child intervention services based on the DIR/Floortime model.

Sherri Cawn, M.A., CCC-SLP
Cawn-Krantz and Associates
Discipline: SLP, OT, DT
Contact: Sherri Cawn
Address:
425 Huehl Rd. Suite 14a
Northbrook, IL 60062
Phone: 847 480-8890
Email: sherrislp@cawn-krantz,com
Website: www.cawn-krantz.com
Geographic area served: Northern suburbs of Chicago
Services offered:
We are a multidisciplinary clinic that offers a wide range of services including speech, occupational and developmental therapy. In addition, we offer in-home Floortime therapy as well as parent coaching and child advocacy.

Richard Solomon MD
Center for Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics
Address:
3135 S. State Street #209
Ann Arbor, MI 48108
Phone: 734-997-9088
Email: office@aacenter.org
Services offered:
Autism Evaluation and Diagnosis, DIR/Floortime Intervention using The PLAY Project methods (www.playproject.org)

Cindy Harrison
Communicare Therapy
Discipline: Speech-Language Pathologist
Contact: Heather Morrison, Office Administrator
Address:
2280 St. Laurent Blvd. Suite 106
Ottawa, Ontario Canada,
Phone: 613-738-2871
Geographic area served: Eastern Ontario (other areas of Canada and US by videotape and telephone consultation following assessment)
Services offered:
Language Pathology, Occupational Therapy, Physiotherapy

Kathleen A. Platzman, Ph.D.
D.I.R. Associates of Atlanta
Discipline: Psychology
Contact: Ellen Robinson
Address:
1970 Cliff Valley Way, Ste 107
Atlanta, GA 30329
Email: kaplatzman@mindspring.com
Website: www.floortimeatlanta.com
Geographic area served: Atlanta area
Services offered:
Psycholgocial Assessment, Consultation, Child and Family Therapy, Parent Training, Parent Group Support and Education, Social Groups, SAMONAS Sound Therapy, Interactive Metronome, Professional Workshops, Professional Consultation Groups

Little City Foundation
Families One Program
Contact: Julie Carey, Program Coordinator
Address:
700 N. Sacramento
Chicago, IL 60612
Phone: 773.265.1539
Email: jcarey@littlecity.org

Milagros Cordero, OTR/L, BCP
ITT’S for Children
Discipline: Pediatric Occupational Therapist
Address:
1150 Hammond Dr. B 2200
Atlanta, GA 30328
Phone: (770) 393-9901
Email: mili@ittsforchildren.com
Geographic area served: Georgia
Services offered:
occupational and physical therapy, speech and language intervention Bilingual Spanish/English occupational therapists available for evaluation and therapy

Institute for Infants, Children & Families
Jewish Board of Family and Children's Services
Contact: Rebecca Shahmoon Shanok, MSW, Ph.D., Director
Address:
120 West 57th St., 11th Floor
New York, NY 10019
Phone: 212 632-4735
Website: www.jbfcs.org
Geographic area served: New York City Metropolitan Area

Karen Kaplan, Executive Director
Oak Hill School
Phone: 415-331-7601
Email: kkaplan@myoakhill.org
Website: Theoakhillschool.org
Services offered:
An integrated educational and therapeutic school program for children with significant, developmental learning challenges. The program is student and family focused. Our goal is to enable children to become curious, flexible learners, able to initiate and express themselves and capable of close relationships. Services are provided by a transdisciplinary intervention team. Special education teachers, speech and language therapists, occupational therapists, creative arts therapists and psychotherapists combine their skills, talents and insights to create the best learning experience for each student.

Kelli Wilms, M.S., CCC-SLP
Playworks Center for Development & Learning
Discipline: Director/Speech-Language Pathologist
Address:
112 Eleventh Street
Redlands, CA 92374
Email: kelli@playworks.cc
Website: www.playworks.cc
Geographic area served: Southern California
Services offered:
Occupational therapy, speech therapy, DIR-based home programs, school consultation, training

Jo Raphael, MSW, LCSW-C, BCD
Private Practice
Address:
7604 York Road, Suite B
Towson, MD 21204
Phone: 443 901-0480
Email: jraphael1@comcast.net
Services offered:
Assessment; consultation; treatment; parent and child coaching; program development; DIR®/Floortime training, supervision and mentorship.

Lorraine Ehlers-Flint, Ph.D.
Private Practice
Discipline: Clinical Psychology
Address:
501 East Boston Post Road
Mamaroneck, NY 10543
Phone: 914-472-2882
Email: lehlersflintphd@gmail.com
Services offered:
Developmental assessment and consultation; treatment planning and team coordination; parent coaching; DIR home programs; DIR consultation for schools and agencies; supervision and professional training.

Lori Jeanne Peloquin, Ph.D.
Private Practice
Discipline: Clinical psychology
Rochester, NY
Email: peloquin@frontiernet.net
Services offered:
Parent group (dir@tedretzlaff.com), school and program consultation, professional training and supervision, coordination of Upstate DIR® peer consultation group, referral to local DIR® programs

Lisa deFaria, MSW, LCSW
Private Practice and Consultation to Individuals and Agencies
Discipline: Clinical Social Worker, Psychotherapist and Child Development Specialist
Address:
9053 Soquel Drive, Suite 203
Aptos, CA 95003
Phone: (831) 684-2281
Email: ldefaria@sbcglobal.net
Geographic area served: West Coast, primarily the California Central Coast, Santa Clara, Los Gatos, Santa Cruz, Monterey
Services offered:
DIR services, assessment and treatment planning "Floortime" parent and child coaching Program Development Clinical Training and Supervision

Michele Ricamato, M.A. CCC-SLP
Ricamato, Hatter and Associates
Discipline: Speech and Language Pathology
Address:
200 Easy Street, Unit H
Carol Stream, IL IL 60188
Phone: 630 939-2470
Email: m.ricamato@comcast.net
Geographic area served: Western Suburbs of Chicago
Services offered:
Specializing in the treatment of children with disorders of relating and communicating. Speech and Language assessment and treatment, Occupational Therapy assessment and treatment, and Developmental Therapy. Individualized assessment and treatment are based on the DIR® model. Peer interaction (dyad groups) also provided.

Ruby Moyé Salazar, L.C.S.W., B.C.D
Salazar Associates
Contact: Cami Kessler, BA
Address:
3900 City Avenue The Madison (of the Presidential Apts.) Suite 105
Philadelphia, PA 19131
Email: Rubysa1@aol.com
Geographic area served: Pennsylvania
Services offered:
Salazar Associates, with two offices in Clarks Summit and Philadelphia, PA, is an interdisciplinary child and family psychotherapy which provides assessments and treatment for children and families who have a full range of challenges and needs. This practice has pediatric, mental health, occupational therapy, speech and language, and educational professionals and services. Clarks Summit Office: 500 School St. Clarks Summit, Pennsylvania 18411 Phone: 570.586.3587 Fax: 570.586.0337

Sharon Lowery, DanaKae Bonahoom
SmartStart
Discipline: Education, Speech and Language, Occupational Therapy
Contact: Sharon Lowery, DanaKae Bonahoom
Address:
2505 Lincoln Avenue
Santa Monica, CA 90405
Phone: 310 452-5437
Email: SharonLowery@smartstart-preschool.com
Website: www.smartstart.cn
Geographic area served: Los Angeles
Services offered:
Infant Stimulation, early intervention and special education for children 18 months to 6 years old (vendored with Regional Center and NPS). For children ages 0-16 years old: Individual DIR therapy; speech therapy; occupational therapy; inclusion support as well as parent and staff training.

Molly Romer Witten, Ph.D. Angela Gaudschaal, OTR, Elizabeth Morgan, OTR, Sara Shields Cole, CCC SLP
The Play Group
Discipline: , Occupational Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Speech and Language Therapy, Developmental Therapy
Contact: Molly Romer Witten, Ph.D.
Address:
55 E Washington Blvd. Suite 3301
Chicago, IL 60602
Email: beso1948@sbcglobal.net
Geographic area served: Greater Chicago
Services offered:
Psychology, occupational therapy, speech therapy, developmental therapy for children 0-5 yrs. of age