Comprehensive Assessment Services

Neuropsychological - Psychological - Psychoeducational - Autism

Children, Adolescents, & Young Adults

Clinical & Forensic - English & Spanish

Dr. Guendelman is a Stanford, UC Berkeley, UCLA, and UCSF-trained pediatric neuropsychologist. She works closely with clients to ensure thorough, personalized, and evidence-based care that empowers children, adolescents, and young adults to reach their optimal cognitive, behavioral, and social-emotional potential.

Specialized assessments for academic/learning difficulties and special needs within the classroom and on tests.
Expertise in evaluating children with learning disorders (e.g., dyslexia), or for whom attentional or behavioral challenges make learning difficult.
Dr. Guendelman conducts IEEs, accommodation assessments for standardized exams (ACT, SAT, GRE, MCAT, LSAT), and consultation for IEP meetings.

Offering cognitive testing (e.g., IQ/intellectual functioning, attention, executive functioning, learning/memory, language).
Expertise in assessment of children with complex medical/neurological histories, genetic/chromosomal disorders, and neurodevelopmental conditions.
Dr. Guendelman has specialty training in neuropsychological assessment of ADHD and sports concussion.
Integration of established brain science and cutting-edge research with each client's unique developmental and medical history.

Diagnostic assessments for youth experiencing a wide range of psychological, emotional, and behavioral challenges.
Emphasis on diagnostic clarification and impact of mood on thinking and learning.
Dr. Guendelman has experience working with youth struggling with questions about their identity (e.g., gender, sexuality, immigration or acculturation status), family issues (e.g., adoption, divorce), and trauma.

Office in Berkeley, CA

Philosophy and Approach

Holistic. Practical. Evidence-Based.

Dr. Guendelman's approach to the neuropsychological assessment process involves:

working closely, collaboratively, and ethically with clients, parents, and referral sources;
creating a caring environment in which clients and parents feel supported, understood, and empowered;
using applied science and evidence-based methods to provide a clear, comprehensive, and personalized "roadmap" of each client's cognitive, behavioral, and social-emotional functioning;
clarifying diagnoses, when indicated, in order to facilitate appropriate treatment;
providing thoughtful, practical, and actionable recommendations for treatment and intervention;
emphasizing and leveraging each client's strengths while addressing areas of difficulty in order to maximize their growth and success across settings;
delivering consistently high-quality care in a timely and sensitive manner.