Meet Your Psychologist

Dr. Jessica Savaiano, PsyD, NCSP, BCBA, LBS

Your child's evaluation will be conducted by Dr. Jessica Savaiano, a Licensed Psychologist, Certified School Psychologist, Board Certified Behavior Analyst, and Licensed Behavior Specialist who is passionate about assessment.

Dr. Savaiano's background uniquely spans clinical psychology, school psychology, and applied behavior analysis, allowing her to understand a child's functioning from multiple perspectives rather than through the lens of a single discipline. Her experience across school, home, hospital, and community settings provides an understanding of how neurodevelopmental differences affect children in everyday life—not simply how they perform during testing. This background is particularly valuable when translating evaluation findings into practical recommendations for home, treatment, and school, including IEP and 504 Plan supports.

Dr. Savaiano is deeply passionate about accurate, thoughtful diagnosis and truly comprehensive evaluation. She believes that understanding the whole child—not simply identifying a diagnosis—is essential because evaluation findings often become the foundation for decisions about treatment, school supports, and intervention. Her goal is to bring together each child's strengths, challenges, history, environment, and individual way of functioning into a clear and meaningful picture that helps families understand not only what is happening, but why and what to do next. Dr. Savaiano especially values continuity of care and the opportunity to remain a resource for families after the evaluation is complete, supporting them as they implement recommendations, encounter new challenges, and continue learning how to best support their child as they grow and navigate the world.