—Letter from Patients/Parents:
"Thank you so much Dr. Donalds for taking the time to listen to me and for letting me feel safe. I think I have been able identify the areas that need work and am looking forward to continuing our conversations.”
"Thank you so much Dr. Donalds for taking the time to listen to me and for letting me feel safe. I think I have been able identify the areas that need work and am looking forward to continuing our conversations."
—Letter from Patients/Parents:
"Dear Liz, Thank you for all your work with our son this year. You were such an important part of making his second grade experience such a success.”
"Dear Liz, Thank you for all your work with our son this year. You were such an important part of making his second grade experience such a success."
—Letter from Patients/Parents:
"Thank you once again for the support and help you've given to our child. He is making good strides in the area of anger management. We've appreciated the fact that he knew you were there for him to talk to.”
"Thank you once again for the support and help you've given to our child. He is making good strides in the area of anger management. We've appreciated the fact that he knew you were there for him to talk to."
—Special Education Director Early Childhood Program- Public School
"Dr. Donalds has an understanding of how to establish rapport with a child and work efficiently within a testing milieu. But her special talent lies in her composed, understated style. She has handled many stressful situations calmly and competently. she has the ability to deescalate conflict and tension, helping parents, teachers and child feel a sense of safety and trust, thus enabling them to work productively on the issue at hand.”
"Dr. Donalds has an understanding of how to establish rapport with a child and work efficiently within a testing milieu. But her special talent lies in her composed, understated style. She has handled many stressful situations calmly and competently. she has the ability to deescalate conflict and tension, helping parents, teachers and child feel a sense of safety and trust, thus enabling them to work productively on the issue at hand."
—Public School Principal
"In my role as principal, I rely on Liz's expertise daily for guidance in caring for children who present with difficulties. In all instances, Liz's professionalism and expertise shine through. She is an intelligent, caring and dedicated person who is consistently able to offer sound advice in caring for the neediest children in our system."
"In my role as principal, I rely on Liz's expertise daily for guidance in caring for children who present with difficulties. In all instances, Liz's professionalism and expertise shine through. She is an intelligent, caring and dedicated person who is consistently able to offer sound advice in caring for the neediest children in our system."
—Clinical Director Home for Little Wanderers
"Liz shows exquisite sensitivity to issues of trauma, tailoring her work to address the particular challenges faced by each individual. Her strong ability to navigate challenging systems and ethical complexities is evident in her interactions with clients.”
"Liz shows exquisite sensitivity to issues of trauma, tailoring her work to address the particular challenges faced by each individual. Her strong ability to navigate challenging systems and ethical complexities is evident in her interactions with clients”
—Neuropsychologist Bradley Hospital
"Dr. Donalds appreciates the complex range of factors that impact a child's life, and exhibits strong ability to pull these together in coherent formulation. She combines gentle probing with true empathy to create not only a nurturing environment for those with whom she works, but a growing one as well.”
"Dr. Donalds appreciates the complex range of factors that impact a child's life, and exhibits strong ability to pull these together in coherent formulation. She combines gentle probing with true empathy to create not only a nurturing environment for those with whom she works, but a growing one as well."