Guest Experts
Each week, we feature an expert who has a perspective on complex kids, coming from the fields of Parenting, Coaching, ADHD, mental health, learning issues and related issues. Our wide range of trusted experts help you to focus on children's challenges and how to best support them. When you stay current on the issues and pay attention to your role -- whether as a parent or a professional -- the children in your care will benefit.
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Joy Lunt, RN
Working as an RN, over the course of 15 years, Joy Lunt developed a belief in the importance of whole health management. Encouraged by the…
Rob Tudisco, Esq
Rob Tudisco is the Executive Director of the Edge Foundation and a national advocate for the rights of people with ADHD. With a JD from…
Judith Bass, CEP
Judith S. Bass Certified Educational Planner Judith S. Bass, Certified Educational Planner, is the founder of Bass Educational Services, LLC, an educational consulting firm in…
Roxanne Fouché, CIPP
Roxanne Fouché has extensive experience working with, and on behalf of, students and adults with learning disabilities, ADHD and related challenges. Roxanne has graduate training…
Melissa Orlov, Marriage Consultant
Melissa Orlov is part of an ADHD-impacted couple and mother to a daughter with ADHD. A marriage consultant specializing in working with couples impacted by…
Eugene Bell, Camp Director
Gene Bell joined Summit Camp in 1999 after 19 years as the founding director of a similar program. With a Master's degree in Special Education…
Sarah Ferman, PhD & Robert Wilford, MD
Dr. Sarah Ferman and Dr. Robert Wilford are the co-founders of ADHD Couples Success. Licensed Psychotherapists and ADHD Couples Experts, their work includes 20 years…
Beth Ardell, MPT
Beth Ardell holds a Master of Physical Therapy degree and worked as a physical therapist at the Atlanta VA Medical Center for many years. To…
Laura Ladefian, LPC, NCC, RPT
Laura Ladefian, LPC, NCC, RPT is a therapist specializing in play therapy and parent-child relationships. Throughout her career, Laura has helped children and parents in…
Penny Williams, Author
Warrior Mom. A self-described "veteran" parent of a son with ADHD, Penny Williams is the author of the Amazon best-seller about her parenthood in the…
Edward Hallowell, MD, EdD
Edward Hallowell, MD, EdD, is a board-certified child and adult psychiatrist, NY Times bestselling author, world-renowned speaker, host of Distraction, and a leading authority in…
Patricia Quinn, MD
Patricia O. Quinn, MD is a developmental pediatrician and a well-known international expert and speaker on the topic of ADHD. For two decades, she has…
Judith Kolberg, Author
Judith Kolberg is credited with launching an entire field of professional organizing specifically dedicated to addressing the needs of individuals who are chronically disorganized (CD).…
Andrea Sharb, ACC, CPO-CD, COC, CPO
Andrea Sharb, ACC, CPO-CD, COC, and CPO is the owner of S.O.S., Sharb Organizing Solutions, LLC. Since 2006, Andrea has specialized in helping others overcome…
Anne Keeton, CPCC, GRS
Anne Keeton is a Certified Grief Recovery Specialist and Life Coach whose mission is to help her clients feel better and face the future with…
Dr. Karin Varblow, MD, FAAP
Dr. Karin Forman Varblow, MD, FAAP, is a board-certified pediatrician with expertise in Behavioral Pediatrics and treating children with Attention Deficit Disorder. After serving individuals…
Tracey Powell, MS, LPC
Tracey D. Powell, MS, LPC is a licensed professional counselor and parenting coach in Ashburn, VA. She works with clients wrestling with issues related to…
Katherine Ellison, Author
Katherine Ellison is a former foreign correspondent and author and co-author of ten non-fiction books. Her latest is Mothers & Murderers, a True Story of…
Beth McGaw, MEd
As an outspoken advocate for children with learning differences, Beth has become an innovative leader in the learning differences community. After her son was diagnosed…
Karen Collacutt, CFP, TNLP, MCHt
Karen works with ambitious people who are making good money but are wondering where it all went at the end of the month. They have…
Lisa Kaplin, PsyD, CPC
Lisa Kaplin has a master's and doctorate degree in psychology. She is a certified professional life coach and an energy leadership master practitioner. Lisa is…
Jodie Dawson, PsyD, CPCC
Dr. Jodie Thorz Dawson, PsyD, CPCC, supports and empowers high school and college students with ADHD, as well as women and parents. As a trained…
Beth Seidel, Psy. D
Dr. Beth Seidel has been working in the mental health field since 1985. She is a partner at the Behavioral Institute, a licensed psychologist, and…
Michael Banov, MD
Michael Banov MD, a triple board-certified Adult, Adolescent, and Addiction Psychiatrist, is the medical director of PsychAtlanta and PsychAtlanta Research Center, an outpatient behavioral health…
Andrea Bilbow, OBE
Andrea Bilbow, Executive Director, ADDISS, Attention Deficit Disorder Information Services and Support, was recognized by the Queen of England to become an Officer of the…
Joan Teach, PhD
Joan K. Teach, PhD has been a special educator working with the ADHD population for over 50 years. As Director of Lullwater School, a center…
Cindy Lea, LMFT
Cindy Lea is warm, funny, and passionate about helping others create lives that are joyful and fulfilling. She is known for her irreverent humor, accessible…
Matthew Weneta, MEd
Matthew D. Weneta, MEd is the owner and director of Aerie Experiences, an experiential, adventure and wilderness therapy program serving children and families navigating neurobiological…
Jodi Sleeper-Triplett, BA, MCC, BCC
Jodi Sleeper-Triplett, BA, MCC, BCC, is a trainer, mentor, coach and speaker. She is the author of Empowering Youth With ADHD and contributing author of…
Cathi Cohen, LCSW, CGP
Cathi Cohen, a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and Certified Group Psychotherapist, has worked with children, adolescents, and adults in a clinical setting since 1984. Cathi's…