About Kaitlyn Ayala, LPC, NCSP
NeuroMind – Schaumburg, IL
Kaitlyn Ayala, MA/SSP, LPC, PEL, NCSP
Kaitlyn Ayala is a licensed professional counselor as well as a nationally certified school psychologist and licensed professional educator.
Kaitlyn conducts all aspects of neuropsychological evaluations at Neuromind:
- Intake
- Testing
- Feedback
- Report writing
Experience
Kaitlyn currently works full-time as an Early Childhood School Psychologist in the St. Charles school district.
She has considerable experience conducting academic assessments for children ages 3-21 in the educational setting.
She also currently teaches the Theories and Assessment of Intellectual Functioning course in the grant-funded Preparing Educators as School Psychologists in Northern Illinois (PESP-NI) graduate program through the Department of Psychology at Northern Illinois University.
Kaitlyn previously worked as a registered behavior technician, providing in-home Applied Behavior Analysis therapy for children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). She also worked as a pediatric neuropsychometrist, performing psychological and neuropsychological assessments for children and adolescents with a wide range of disorders including:
- Autism spectrum disorder (ASD)
- Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder
- Learning disabilities
- Intellectual disabilities
- Mood and anxiety disorders
Her clinical interests include working with children with ASD and conducting psychological assessments.
Credentials
Kaitlyn earned her bachelor of arts degree in psychology and linguistics, with a minor in gender and sexuality studies, from Northwestern University.
She subsequently attended Northern Illinois University, where she earned her master of arts in psychology and specialist in school psychology degrees.
Research and Publications
Katie also enjoys consuming and conducting research. Her work has been published in several peer-reviewed journals, including:
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