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Andy Paulson, Ph.D., is the founder and President of Integrated Development Services, a multi-disciplinary clinic providing direct and consultative services for families and their children with behavioral and developmental challenges. He holds a doctorate in Psychology from New York University and completed his post-doctoral training at the University of Chicago. He is a licensed clinical psychologist who has served on numerous government councils, and published and presented on relationship-based intervention.
Andy’s work has always focused on individualized educational approaches, especially for at-risk children. Before completing his doctorate, he taught school in New York City. Through the years, he has been actively involved in the Head Start, Early Head Start, and Birth to Three programs. From 2003-2005, he founded and served as Board President for Imagine a Child’s Capacity, a non-profit company serving children, families, schools and communities with innovative intervention, outreach and creative solutions to meet the challenges of developmental delays. In 2005, Andy created Kiddo Publishing to develop and publish materials designed to cultivate relationship-based learning at home and in school.
Andy’s work at IDS has always emphasized the power of play and relationships for fostering children’s development. He has dedicated enormous time and resources to empowering families and communities to understand and appreciate their children.
Andy sees clients in the clinic for psychotherapy and diagnostic evaluations, as well as supervising in-home treatment teams. He has been approved by the state of Wisconsin to serve as a Lead Therapist for the state-funded Intensive In-Home Autism Program.
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Colleen Mortell, Ph.D. has worked as a Lead Therapist in Wisconsin’s Intensive In-Home Autism Program since 1996. She holds a doctorate in clinical psychology from the University of Mississippi. She is a licensed psychologist with extensive clinical experience doing assessment, developing behavioral programming, and providing therapy.
Colleen has many years of experience and training in the application of behavioral and relationship-based therapies for children with autism spectrum disorders. She served as a Lead Therapist for the Wisconsin Early Autism Project beginning in 1996, supervising treatment programs following the Lovaas ABA protocol. She also served as Lead Therapist and founder of Families with Autism beginning in 1999, and later served as a Lead Therapist for Integrated Development Services. Since 2006, Dr. Mortell has focused on outpatient psychotherapy, with an emphasis on autism spectrum disorders.
Colleen sees clients in the clinic for psychotherapy and diagnostic evaluations, as well as supervising in-home treatment teams. She has been approved by the state of Wisconsin to serve as a Lead Therapist for the state-funded Intensive In-Home Autism Program.
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Tiffany Palmbach, M.S., LMFT, is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist who has worked with IDS since the program began in 1999. She holds a Masters degree in Marriage and Family Therapy from Edgewood College, and a Bachelor’s degree in Human Development and Psychology from the University of Wisconsin–Green Bay. Tiffany has 13 years of experience working with children with autism and other behavioral and developmental challenges. She specializes in the treatment of children with autism spectrum disorders, anxiety disorders, and communication and social challenges providing individual, family and group therapy services.
In addition to her work in the Intensive In-Home Autism Program, Tiffany provides play based clinic sessions for children and their families. Tiffany co-facilitates social interaction groups providing natural and supportive opportunities for children and adolescents struggling with peer interactions and relationships. Tiffany also spent several years serving as an autism consultant to school districts, providing evaluations, consultation and training to teachers and paraprofessionals, and helping school districts establish their own Autism Support Teams.
Tiffany’s work at IDS has focused on helping families and therapy teams to take a strength-based perspective on each child. Her background in family systems also equips her to work effectively with families, and to help them realize that they are powerful agents in promoting skill development in their children.
Tiffany sees clients in the clinic for individual psychotherapy and social skill groups, as well as supervising in-home treatment teams. She has been approved by the state of Wisconsin to serve as a Lead Therapist for the state-funded Intensive In-Home Autism Program.
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Julia Smith, M.S., LMFT , is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist who has recently returned to IDS. She holds a Master’s degree from Edgewood College. Since 2006, she has served as a Primary In-Home Family Therapist at Foundations Counseling Center working with severely emotionally disturbed youth and their families. As an in-home therapist, Julia has treated children with a wide range of mental health issues including Attention Deficits Disorder (ADD/ADHD), Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD), Asperger’s Syndrome, Bipolar and Mood Disorder, and Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD). She is certified as both a Community Comprehensive Services (CCS) provider and a Children Come First (CCF) provider. Prior to the completion of her Master’s Degree, Julia worked at Integrative Development Services, providing intensive in-home behavior therapy to children on the autism spectrum.
Julia’s therapy style is integrative, including systems work, cognitive behavior therapy, play therapy, and sensory-based treatment strategies. In addition, she is a registered yoga instructor (200 hour level) and looks to incorporate yoga and mindfulness into her mental health practice when appropriate.
Julia sees clients in the clinic for individual psychotherapy and social skill groups, as well as supervising in-home treatment teams.
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Heather D. Hurd, Ph.D., NCSP has worked with IDS since June 2010. She holds a doctorate in School Psychology from the University of Wisconsin-Madison where she was a Project Assistant for the Lifespan Research Group and was a two-year MCH LEND trainee through the UW Waisman Center. She is a Licensed Psychologist and has experience in assessment, diagnostic evaluation, therapy, intervention, and consultation for mental health, behavioral, social, emotional and learning difficulties.
Heather was a Public Policy Fellow at the National Association of School Psychologists from 2008-2009 advocating for children with mental health and learning needs. Heather has worked with children with special needs, specifically Autism for the past 12 years. While she has extensive experience with the younger ages, Heather has focused on middle childhood, teens, and young adults with Autism Spectrum Disorders for the past two years. Heather is especially excited to be developing and implementing teen services at the IDS clinic. She believes that every child learns and grows at his own rate and on his own unique path. She encourages a focus on child strengths and the celebration of small, but important victories.
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Pam Stoika, Ph.D. has worked with IDS since the clinic opened in 1999. She holds a doctorate in Developmental Psychology from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where she was a three-year National Science Foundation Pre-Doctoral Research Fellow. She has served on the Wisconsin Governor’s Council on Autism since its inception in 2005. She is co-author of the nationally-recognized and award-winning book, Play to Talk: Practical Strategies to Help Your Late-Talking Child Join the Conversation. She is also the mother of a teenage son who was diagnosed with autism at age 3.
Much of Pam’s work at IDS has focused on educating the community about autism and empowering parents and therapists to be developmentally effective partners with children. She has provided autism education and training for law enforcement agencies, child care centers, school districts, churches, recreation programs, and parent groups. She has developed and coordinates training seminars for IDS paraprofessional staff, to help them learn how to incorporate fundamental principles of applied behavioral analysis into play-based intervention sessions. She also holds a monthly parent workshop, Play to Talk, introducing families and professionals to principles from her book, so that they can help their children become more social and communicative at home.
Pam has been approved by the state of Wisconsin to serve as a Lead Therapist for the state-funded Intensive In-Home Autism Program.
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Molly Murphy, Ph.D., has worked with IDS since the program began in 1999. She holds a doctorate in Rehabilitation Psychology and Special Education from University of Wisconsin-Madison. She has served as a lead special education teacher at the Waisman Center Early Childhood Program, a model program for inclusive early education for children with developmental disabilities and delays. She spent several years working in the Waisman Center Developmental Disabilities Clinic, providing diagnostic evaluation, assessment, and intervention planning for children with developmental disabilities. She has been a facilitator for the Parents as Leaders leadership training program for parents of children with special needs, and continues to be involved with parent leadership training and statewide training initiatives for Birth to Three service providers. Molly is currently completing certification as a handwriting specialist through the Handwriting Without Tears program.
Molly’s original training was in residential treatment, using an ABA approach. She began working with children with autism and their families in Canada in 1980, traveling to small outlying communities by plane. She taught parent education at kitchen tables, supported child care programs and schools in including children, and helped move young adults with autism out of institutions back to their own communities. Her diverse experience with children also includes operating her own family childcare program and working as a therapeutic horseback riding instructor.
Molly’s work at IDS has focused on developing content and direction for the clinical aspects of the Intensive Autism Program, supervising treatment planning and training Senior Therapists. Molly’s commitment to responsive teaching, the power of play, and a competency-focused approach has guided the development of our curriculum, training and consultation programs.
Molly has been approved by the state of Wisconsin to serve as a Lead Therapist for the state-funded Intensive In-Home Autism Program.
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