Studio City and the Valley, with telehealth across California.
A whole-systems approach.
Therapy, executive function coaching, and IEP/504 consultation for kids, teens, and adults with ADHD, autism, anxiety, and school refusal.
20+ years
in public education
17+ years as a Nationally Certified School Psychologist
LEP #4428 · ADHD-CCSP
CCTAP · SPACE-trained
Studio City + telehealth
across California
You know something’s off.
School says they'll handle it. Work says it'll settle down. Neither is true.
Maybe homework battles end every night the same way. Maybe your kid won't get out of the car at drop-off.
Maybe the IEP meeting left you with more questions than answers.
Or maybe it's you. Maybe the ADHD or autism diagnosis came as an adult, and you're realizing the systems that got you through school don't exist at your job. Maybe the job search has stalled somewhere around the interview. Maybe a career change feels impossible to plan around a brain that doesn't work the way the job description assumes it does.
Either way, you've been holding it together alone: tracking accommodations, translating what other people mean by "communication style," advocating in rooms full of people who weren't listening.
It's exhausting. And it shouldn't be your job alone.
Most therapists treat the person in front of them. I work the whole system.
I’m a Licensed Educational Psychologist (LEP), which means I’m a school psychologist licensed to work in private practice. That hyphenated identity matters. It’s why I can do all of this under one roof:
Therapy with the student, client, or young adult, in language that actually works for them
Coaching for parents and partners, so the work continues at home
Direct consultation with the school: IEPs, 504s, teacher meetings, evaluations
Executive function support that connects the classroom, the workplace, and the kitchen table
Career-focused work for adults navigating a job search, an interview process, or a career change
You don't need three providers, three intakes, and three different opinions. You need one person who sees how it all fits together, whether the system in question is a school or a workplace.
What We Do
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Therapy
Anxiety, ADHD, autism, and the everyday
Individual therapy for kids, teens, and adults. CBT, DBT, DBT-A, ACT, ERP, IFS, and play therapy, chosen for the client, not the brand.
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Executive Function Coaching
For anyone who can, but can't start, finish, or follow through
Skills coaching for focus, organization, time management, and emotional regulation, for students and working adults alike.
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IEP & 504 Consultation
Independent. Plain-English. On your side.
Interpretation of school evaluations. Strategy for IEP meetings. Direct consultation with school staff with your written permission.
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School Refusal Support
When mornings have stopped working
Intensive support for families navigating school avoidance. Individual sessions, parent training, school-side coordination.
Why this works when other approaches haven’t
Three reasons families come to me after trying other therapists, tutors, or school-based supports first:
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I've worked inside public schools across California, Florida, and Washington for nearly two decades. I know how IEPs are actually written, what teachers can and can't do, and how to ask for accommodations in words a school district will say yes to. That same translation skill applies to workplaces that were never built with a different kind of brain in mind.
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Sessions extend to parents, to teachers, to coaches, and to the people adults answer to at work. With your written permission, I'll show up at your IEP meeting, email the resource specialist, or coordinate with your child's outside tutor. The therapy doesn't end when the hour does.
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You've been watching your child, or living in your own head, longer than any clinician will. The strategies we build use your observations, not a clipboard checklist.
How to get started
A simple, low-pressure path from "we should probably call someone" to a working plan.
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Free 20-minute consultation
We get on the phone or video. You tell me what’s going on. I tell you whether I’m the right fit, and if not, who is.
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Intake and first session
A longer intake to map the full picture: academic or work history, current diagnosis, school or workplace context, and family or personal dynamics. Then we build the plan together.
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Ongoing work + system coordination
Weekly sessions for the client. Parent check-ins as needed for kids and teens. Coordination with the school, or with a workplace when it's indicated and you've given consent.
Hi, I’m Meredith Alt.
Licensed Educational Psychologist (LEP #4428), Ed.S., NCSP, ADHD-CCSP, CCTAP, SPACE-trained.
I'm a school psychologist who works in private practice. I've spent nearly 20 years inside California, Florida, and Washington schools watching kids fall through cracks the system doesn't have time to catch. My private practice exists to fill those cracks, for kids, teens, and adults alike, through therapy, coaching, and advocacy under one roof, so families don't have to assemble a team from scratch.
Not sure where to start?
That’s exactly what the free call is for.
Twenty minutes, no commitment. We figure out together whether I’m the right person, and if not, you walk away with a referral.