New Address:  879 Outer Road, Suite A - Baldwin Park Orlando, Florida 32814 407-644-1522 drmary2003@aol.com My name is Dr. Mary Travis and I’m happy to welcome you to this web site. I am a Nationally Certified school psychologist and hold a license to practice in the state of Florida. Academic credentials include a PhD in Human and Organizational Development, an Ed.S. (70 hours beyond the Master’s level) in both gifted Education and School Psychology, and a MA Degree in both Education and Human Development. Academic Credentials click here. File in Acrobat PDF

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I work with issues of learning and motivation across the life-span. School psychologists have specialized training in child development, adult development, and educational assessment and consultation. I work from a systems perspective to address issues with individuals, groups, and organizations. I collaborate with clients to identify their goals and design a program to meet those goals. As an independent service provider in the Central Florida area Travis Psycho-Educational Services, (TPS) Inc. tailors each intervention to the particular needs of the client in each situation. Approaches are unique to individuals, but core services entail:

• Assessment in academic skills, learning strengths, personality, attention, and emotional development to plan educational programs as well as eligibility tests to qualify for special education services.
• Consultation regarding healthy alternatives to strengthen working relationships.
• Intervention planning to optimize learning and social adjustment
• Proactive prevention programs to promote health, mental health, tolerance, and appreciation of varied learning and behavior styles. Programs to empower all members of a school or corporate community and eliminate the need for damaging bullying behavior.
• Counseling to help children and adults deal with ADD/ADHD and / or SLD. These two labels, often misunderstood, can lead to depression, anxiety, low self-concept and insecurity. Adults with learning disabilities and / or ADD may have internalized childhood messages (lazy, unmotivated, never listens) and experience difficulty in jobs or relationships as a result.
• Counseling for Trichotillomania – Trichotillomania (“trich”), the recurrent pulling out of one’s hair resulting in noticeable hair loss. My counseling approach uses Habit Reversal Training combined with strategies to cope with stress, anxiety, negative self-talk, and self-blaming. I also work with related body-focused disorders such as skin picking (Trichaderm). Groups are available. A free support group is available for parents of children with trichotillomania (“Trich”) and adults who have ”trich.” A professionally facilitated group for younger people with “trich” is available for a fee.
• On-site counseling services are available to clients in the Central Florida area. An alternative to on-site services is the therapeutic e-mail exchange. This is neither psychotherapy nor psychological counseling. However, e-mail exchange can help you address issues of concern under the guidance of a professional. There are advantages to e-mail assisted counseling or coaching. Look for these on the E-Assist page of this website.

All assessments are done for information and intervention planning. In some instances an individual may qualify for special services (Gifted, Specific Learning Disability), but the profile of learning strengths and weaknesses that guides cooperative educational plans is infinitely more important than composite scores on an individual test. This is true for assessment of personality, emotionality, and ADD/ADHD as well. Tests are for information and making plans not to put labels and limits on individuals.