Meet The Team

Erika grew up in St. Louis, Missouri and Encinitas, California. She realized her passion for working with neurodivergent learners from her experience after receiving special education services.

Erika graduated from San Diego State University with a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology. She gained a Master of Arts in Education, a Multiple Subject Teaching Credential, and an Education Specialist Instruction Credential from California State University, San Marcos. She taught at the preschool, elementary, middle, and high school levels. Knowing she could make a more meaningful impact on learners and their families, Erika transitioned from teaching to Educational Therapy. She is an Educational Therapist/Professional certified by the Association for Educational Therapists (AET).

Erika specializes in early reading intervention and written language disabilities such as dyslexia, dysgraphia, developmental reading disorders, related learning needs, and executive functioning skills development. She is highly skilled in developing individual education plans, providing personalized educational therapy, and multisensory structured language education. She has extensive experience supporting the social-emotional well-being and inclusion of all learners, fostering collaborative relationships with families, and cultivating independence and joy for learning. 

Erika is a lifelong learner, avid reader, and knowledge seeker. She enjoys hiking, roller skating, rollerblading, and spending time with family, friends, and her dog Breezy. 

Erika has received training, certifications,  and ongoing professional development in the following;

• Sounds in Syllables Multisensory, Structured, Language Therapy
• Wilson Fundations and Just Words
• Comprehensive Orton-Gillingham Training at the Institute for Multisensory Education
• Lindamood-Bell Seeing Stars
• Lindamood-Bell Visualizing and Verbalizing
• Cognitively Guided Instruction (CGI) Math
• Positive Discipline Classroom Educator Certification      
• Positive Discipline Parent Educator Certification
• Execuative Functioning Skills

Erika is a member of the Association for Educational Therapists (AET), the International Dyslexia Association (IDA), and the Academic Language Therapy Association (ALTA).