Contact: [email protected] I will try to get back to you within 3 business days. For medical/psychological emergencies see the procedures and numbers at the Himawari or the TELL websites.
Services
Tokyo Neuropsychologist provides comprehensive neuropsychological and neuropsycho-educational evaluations and consultations. I focus on children and adolescents with a diverse range of issues (medical or developmental) that may impact thinking, learning, emotional functioning and behavior. I also evaluate adults with developmental issues (such as ADHD) or other disorders that affect cognitive functioning (such as schizophrenia).
I work with children attending an international school (English or French speaking) in Japan. I do not provide familytherapy, neither psychotherapeutic interventions for, among others, mood disorders, eating disorders, self-harm, aggression etc., but families will be referred on to colleagues if they need such support. I can however be consulted for children and adults who have organisational issues, cognitive problems (memory, attention, visual spatial problems) and/or social difficulties.
Neuro-psychoeducational consultations?
As a neuropsychologist I try to understand why a child is struggling at school. With specific tests I can find out how a child processes information. For example, a child with a weak attention in the classroom can have this for many reasons. Not all inattentiveness is due to poor motivation or ADHD, but there may be for example sensory issues, or subtle issues in language processing or in reasoning, or emotional issues. Only by understanding these can a school adjust the instruction and provide accommodations for the child. Another example of children I frequently assess are students who struggle to read, despite being very articulate and showing excellent reasoning skills. Although "a diagnostic label" such as a reading disorder may be relatively easily given, it still does not explain what the underlying processing issue is for this specific child. Is the child having problems in visually processing words? (in forming a mental word image or in visually attending to the words in a line?); or in breaking up words in sounds?; is there a problem in comprehension despite good reading?; is the child able to keep the information that it is reading online in his/her mind? etc. The possible underlying processing issues are numerous, but with (neuro)psycho-educational assessment tools I develop a profile of the child's learning strengths and weaknesses with the aim of coming up with recommendations for school and parents to assist in finding and implementing evidence-based strategies to support struggling learners. I provide neuropsychological consultations for children with ADHD, Autism Spectrum Disorders and the whole range of Learning issues (in math, writing, reading, visual-spatial processing, memory problems, etc.).
The assessment process explained for parents and school.
Some assessments require a few hours of testing (e.g. dyslexia assessment), while others are a more lengthy process. All assessments start with an intake interview with preferably both parents, without the child. I try to understand the issues of your child and the background of these, both in developmental and medical sense and in terms of environmental background (family, school environment etc.). It is of course also an opportunity for parents to ask questions.
Prior to scheduling an intake appointment, a form is sent out which includes two questionnaires about the child's developmental, medical, social and academic history. I will review the information before the intake. This intake is usually by Doxy.me or Framatalk.org. I will send you a link to connect and you do not need to install software for this.
Teachers and relevant others (doctor, learning support teachers, counselor etc.) may be interviewed (if parents have given written consent for this).
Testing: Most tests can be administered online, but for some I need a face to face meeting. For online assessments the child needs to have a space at home or school where it has privacy. Parents can be present at the beginning, but not during actual test administration. An internet connection, a tablet computer (with screen size of an iPad Mini or larger), laptop/PC are needed. Testing cannot be done by FaceTime/Whatsapp call etc. and not when using a mobile phone. The length of testing will of depend on the age and stamina of the child, and testing will be mixed with breaks. I do not plan assessment sessions after school, because the child will be fatigued and not perform optimally. After the first testing another testing session may be scheduled.
After the test sessions I invite parents again for a meeting to get additional information. I will then integrate test data, information from the interviews, behavioral observations, and available medical evidence into a comprehensive report with recommendations. The report will be discussed with parents and usually also with the school. Parents will get a copy of the report that is sent to them electronically in a secured, encrypted way. I only provide reports directly to the school or other health professions after parents have requested me to do so (in writing or by email).
The above process is a description of a full assessment package. Briefer assessments without reports are also possible, depending on the questions that the parents / school have. Be aware though that some schools request a written report, so please check with them beforehand.
Fees
An assessment is usually not done in a few hours and is thus a costly process. There is a sliding scale for families with very limited revenues. This service can however only be sustainable if you provide me with a proof of income.
Consultations, interventions, and assessments are charged by the session hour (50 min.) so that you have full insight in the hours spent. I do thus not work with "assessment packages" that may overcharge you when not that many hours are needed. Also, a full assessment with report is capped so that you will always know beforehand what the maximum fee will be if the assessment of your child appears to be much more extensive than thought beforehand. Reports will only be send out after the bill has been settled.
Services are unfortunately not covered by the Japanese health insurance.
Languages
Assessments can be done in English or French.
For more information please contact me at [email protected]
For a printable brochure see:
I work with children attending an international school (English or French speaking) in Japan. I do not provide familytherapy, neither psychotherapeutic interventions for, among others, mood disorders, eating disorders, self-harm, aggression etc., but families will be referred on to colleagues if they need such support. I can however be consulted for children and adults who have organisational issues, cognitive problems (memory, attention, visual spatial problems) and/or social difficulties.
Neuro-psychoeducational consultations?
As a neuropsychologist I try to understand why a child is struggling at school. With specific tests I can find out how a child processes information. For example, a child with a weak attention in the classroom can have this for many reasons. Not all inattentiveness is due to poor motivation or ADHD, but there may be for example sensory issues, or subtle issues in language processing or in reasoning, or emotional issues. Only by understanding these can a school adjust the instruction and provide accommodations for the child. Another example of children I frequently assess are students who struggle to read, despite being very articulate and showing excellent reasoning skills. Although "a diagnostic label" such as a reading disorder may be relatively easily given, it still does not explain what the underlying processing issue is for this specific child. Is the child having problems in visually processing words? (in forming a mental word image or in visually attending to the words in a line?); or in breaking up words in sounds?; is there a problem in comprehension despite good reading?; is the child able to keep the information that it is reading online in his/her mind? etc. The possible underlying processing issues are numerous, but with (neuro)psycho-educational assessment tools I develop a profile of the child's learning strengths and weaknesses with the aim of coming up with recommendations for school and parents to assist in finding and implementing evidence-based strategies to support struggling learners. I provide neuropsychological consultations for children with ADHD, Autism Spectrum Disorders and the whole range of Learning issues (in math, writing, reading, visual-spatial processing, memory problems, etc.).
The assessment process explained for parents and school.
Some assessments require a few hours of testing (e.g. dyslexia assessment), while others are a more lengthy process. All assessments start with an intake interview with preferably both parents, without the child. I try to understand the issues of your child and the background of these, both in developmental and medical sense and in terms of environmental background (family, school environment etc.). It is of course also an opportunity for parents to ask questions.
Prior to scheduling an intake appointment, a form is sent out which includes two questionnaires about the child's developmental, medical, social and academic history. I will review the information before the intake. This intake is usually by Doxy.me or Framatalk.org. I will send you a link to connect and you do not need to install software for this.
Teachers and relevant others (doctor, learning support teachers, counselor etc.) may be interviewed (if parents have given written consent for this).
Testing: Most tests can be administered online, but for some I need a face to face meeting. For online assessments the child needs to have a space at home or school where it has privacy. Parents can be present at the beginning, but not during actual test administration. An internet connection, a tablet computer (with screen size of an iPad Mini or larger), laptop/PC are needed. Testing cannot be done by FaceTime/Whatsapp call etc. and not when using a mobile phone. The length of testing will of depend on the age and stamina of the child, and testing will be mixed with breaks. I do not plan assessment sessions after school, because the child will be fatigued and not perform optimally. After the first testing another testing session may be scheduled.
After the test sessions I invite parents again for a meeting to get additional information. I will then integrate test data, information from the interviews, behavioral observations, and available medical evidence into a comprehensive report with recommendations. The report will be discussed with parents and usually also with the school. Parents will get a copy of the report that is sent to them electronically in a secured, encrypted way. I only provide reports directly to the school or other health professions after parents have requested me to do so (in writing or by email).
The above process is a description of a full assessment package. Briefer assessments without reports are also possible, depending on the questions that the parents / school have. Be aware though that some schools request a written report, so please check with them beforehand.
Fees
An assessment is usually not done in a few hours and is thus a costly process. There is a sliding scale for families with very limited revenues. This service can however only be sustainable if you provide me with a proof of income.
Consultations, interventions, and assessments are charged by the session hour (50 min.) so that you have full insight in the hours spent. I do thus not work with "assessment packages" that may overcharge you when not that many hours are needed. Also, a full assessment with report is capped so that you will always know beforehand what the maximum fee will be if the assessment of your child appears to be much more extensive than thought beforehand. Reports will only be send out after the bill has been settled.
Services are unfortunately not covered by the Japanese health insurance.
Languages
Assessments can be done in English or French.
For more information please contact me at [email protected]
For a printable brochure see:
| apa_brochure_pediatric_neuropsychology.pdf |
