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Dr. Jaime Long
Clinical Psychologist
""Tell me your story. You are the expert of your experience or your child's experience and I want to know how life is for you. and help reduce overwhelm and burnout."
Dr. Jaime Long is a licensed clinical psychologist and nationally certified school psychologist who works primarily with older children, adolescents and adults. She is well-trained in neurodiversity-affirming evaluations and takes a gentle approach to assessment in which your story and experiences are appreciated and valued while still using scientifically validated instruments. Dr. Long identifies is neurodivergent and that facilitates communication between her and her many of her clients. Also--she is kind and loves dogs!
Experience
I've worked with all ages of folks from preschool to college and older. I have been a school psychologist for 10 years and worked in public and private schools in the Chicagoland area before entering private practice in 2020. I have done over 300 assessments for adult autism and ADHD, in addition to countless evaluations with children and adolescents for a range of concerns. I have worked in therapeutic day schools and community mental health clinics. I also worked for 5 years in a community college in California where I assessed adults for learning disabilities. I have being doing assessments in one form or another for the last 20 years and that's where my passion lies! I am an expert evaluator and we will figure out what's going on and get you a path forward.
Education
University of Montana, PhD, 2016, School Psychology
**This program is accredited by the American Psychological Association, the highest accreditation given to doctoral psychology programs.
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University of Montana, MA, 2012, School Psychology
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University of California, Santa Barbara, BA, 2002, English
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**Being a school psychologist gives me particular expertise in assessing lifetime neurodevelopmental disorders like autism, ADHD, and learning disabilities, which led to my focus in private practice. In addition, as the knowledge base of the field expands and more interest is paid to autism and ADHD, I am dedicated to continuing education and keeping current in the field. I understand autism in women and and determiental effects of high masking
The fun stuff
I love animals...a lot. You will see both dogs and cats in my office with me. I have a mini forest preserve with a marsh behind my house. See above. There's usually more leaves. I've identified more than 90 species of birds and I love being in nature. I like doing crafts such as painting rocks and I'm obsessed with painting, decorating and wallpapering in an effort to reduce the re-sale value of my house as much as possible. I enjoy quiet introverted hobbies like reading and cuddling with my dogs and watching movies but I also like hiking and have camped in the snow near a geyser! I am originally from California and now I live in Illinois outside Chicago.
Hear Dr. Long talk about how being neurodivergent helps her when conducting autism/ADHD evaluations with adults