Psychotherapy

Licensed therapists play a critical role in supporting the emotional development and well being of our students. They work with classroom teachers to develop proactive Behavioral Support Plans for all students. These plans provide consistency to behavioral interventions, identify appropriate environmental supports, and guide the teaching of self-regulatory strategies to our students. Topic-specific social groups are formed throughout the year to address such issues as peer relationships, hygiene, the vocabulary of emotions, and frustration tolerance. Some students receive individual therapy focusing on relationship issues, social stories, and behavior at home, school, and the community. Our therapists also interface with the community of professionals who work with our students outside the school.

Staff Profile: Cara Frankel, Psy.D., Clinical Psychologist

Cara grew up in Mill Valley and went to Amherst College in Massachusetts where she received a BA in English. After returning to the Bay Area for a few years, she  moved to New York where she received a PsyD in school and clinical psychology at Yeshiva University’s Ferkauf Graduate school of Psychology. Cara received a post-graduate certificate in early childhood interventions at the Jewish Board of Family and Children’s Services’ Institute for Infants, Children and Families in New York. She later taught in this program and also worked at the New York Center for Children doing therapeutic interventions with young children. Most recently, Cara was working as a supervising psychologist in the Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Service at Lincoln Hospital in the South Bronx. Cara returned to the Bay Area 1 month ago. She is currently living in Mill Valley but will soon be moving to San Francisco. She enjoys hiking, art, listening to music and playing with her cat, Ketzie.