Brandi Tanner, Ph.D.
Dr. Tanner has over fifteen years of experience working with children and adolescents with learning, emotional, and behavioral problems. Her unique combination of experience as a special education teacher and psychologist allow her not only to conduct evaluations, but also to recommend and provide interventions that are effective and feasible. Having spent several years working for school districts, Dr. Tanner is well-versed in special education procedures, Response to Intervention (RtI), and 504 accommodation plans, making her uniquely qualified to provide consultation for educational programming.
Dr. Tanner conducts comprehensive assessments for a variety of purposes. The evaluations can be used for diagnostic clarification for learning disabilities or dyslexia, ADHD, anxiety, depression, developmental disorders, and intellectual disabilities diagnosis. The evaluation reports can be used for private school admission and program planning, diagnostic clarification for treatment planning, special education eligibility determination, Independent Education Evaluations (IEE), and Katie Beckett Deeming Waiver eligibility.
Dr. Tanner received specific training in autism spectrum disorders while completing her doctoral level internship in an autism clinic. She has provided services in an autism clinic, residential centers, public schools, and in private practice. Her specialized expertise includes administration of the Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule – Second Edition (ADOS-2) which is considered to be the gold standard in autism diagnosis.
Dr. Tanner received degrees in elementary and special education from West Virginia University. She was awarded her Ph.D. in School Psychology from University of South Florida. She completed her APA-approved doctoral internship at the Hope Institute for Children and Families and The Autism Program of Illinois (TAP). Dr. Tanner’s postdoctoral training was completed in a private practice where she focused on assessment of autism spectrum disorders, learning disabilities, ADHD, anxiety, depression, and behavioral problems in children and adolsecents.