Pre-doctoral Internship in Clinical Psychology, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington School of Medicine. Dr. Jane Curtis has specialized in the assessment and treatment of adults and seniors presenting with a wide variety of emotional, family, medical, and neuropsychological difficulties. But during her career, she has worked with the young and old alike. During the past 20 years, Dr. Curtis has worked with children and adults in a variety of medical and academic settings. She has been in private practice on Bainbridge Island since 1999 and provides psychotherapy and assessment services to individuals, couples, and families. Her current focus is the experience of anxiety and depression throughout the life span. Dr. Curtis completed her doctoral training in 1992 in Professional-Scientific Psychology at Utah State University in Logan, Utah. This program is approved by the American Psychological Association in Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychology.
Pre-doctoral Internship in Child Clinical Psychology, Post-doctoral Fellowship in Child Clinical Psychology, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington School of Medicine. Dr. Steve Curtis has specialized in the assessment and treatment of children presenting with emotional, behavioral, developmental, and learning difficulties throughout his training and work experience. He is both a Licensed Child Clinical Psychologist and Nationally Certified School Psychologist. Dr. Curtis has worked in a variety of medical, school, and university settings for the past 25+ years. In his private practice, he provides psychotherapy and assessment services to children and families. His specialty is in working with elementary-aged children who are struggling with behavioral and learning difficulties at home or school. Dr. Curtis completed his doctoral training in 1992 in Professional-Scientific Psychology at Utah State University in Logan, Utah. This program is approved by the American Psychological Association in Clinical Psychology, as well as Counseling and School Psychology. Recently, Dr. Curtis was appointed as an advisory board member of SENG. SENG is a non-profit national organization dedicated to the social and emotional needs of gifted children (www.sengifted.org). Dr. Curtis is also the author of Understanding Your Child's Puzzling Behavior. For more information about Dr. Curtis' background, please review his curriculm vitae.
Diana Potter is a professional tutor at Lifespan who has extensive experience working with children. She is a trained special education teacher and has worked in both private and public educational settings for 25+ years. She worked most recently for 10 years at the ASSETS school in Honolulu, Hawaii. ASSETS is a private school in Honolulu for dyslexic, gifted, and gifted/dyslexic students. Ms. Potter has a B.A. in English, with a special education teacher certification from the University of Utah. She also completed graduate level course work in special education at the University of Hawaii. She is trained in Orton-Gillingham, Slingerland, Mortensen Math, Project Read, Differentiated Integration, and classroom management techniques. Her expertise is in teaching reading, writing, and math to elementary-age children with learning challenges.
Mrs. Haelsig obtained her M.S. in Speech and Language Pathology from Washington State University 1983. She received her Clinical Certificate in Clinical Competence from American Speech-Language Hearing Association in 1985. Pat Haelsig, a Nationally Certified Speech-Language Pathologist, conducts speech therapy in a caring and child-friendly environment. Using a variety of methods, an accurate assessment is provided. Therapy is based on a literature approach to language development, including visual strategies to enhance language acquisition. Over her 20 years of experience as a public school therapist, Mrs. Haelsig has knowledge and experience with such speech disorders as articulations and phonology, receptive and expressive language, fluency, language processing and autism, and she specializes in verbal apraxia. Assessment and therapy are adjusted to meet the needs of each child.
Jennifer Gerlach holds an Educational Specialist (Ed.S.) degree in School Psychology, with a pending Nationally Certified School Psychologist credential. She is currently completing final requirements for a Master of Education degree in Mental Health Counseling. She is formally trained and experienced in administering and interpreting cognitive, academic, behavioral, as well as social, personality, and emotional development assessment tools. During her graduate training, she completed a year-long school psychology internship in the Seattle Public Schools and is currently finishing a 12-month counseling internship at Kitsap Mental Health, Child and Family Services. Jennifer's additional experience has included: extensive training and implementation of Applied Behavioral Analysis (ABA) therapy with children with Autism Spectrum Disorders, as well as teaching and supervision in a self-contained school for children with Autism Spectrum Disorders and severe emotional/behavioral challenges. Her expertise is in promoting self-awareness and self-confidence in children and adolescents, by helping them succeed socially, emotionally, and academically. Ms. Gerlach is qualified to provide psychotherapy services under the supervision of a licensed psychologist.
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Steven E. Curtis, Ph.D., NCSP 
Diana Potter, B.A. 
Patricia Haelsig M.S. CCC-SCP 
Jennifer Gerlach, Ed.S. 
April Donahoe
Carla Olson
