How We Can Help
There is no greater joy or responsibility than to raise a child. As parents, you have the privilege of accompanying your child through the challenges and opportunities that shape them into adulthood. Each of us is unique and our children are no different. We all possess countless strengths—in how we learn, make friends, and communicate. The same is true for how we process stress, manage anxiety, and demonstrate behaviors.
At Cognitive Connections we recognize you are an expert on your child. You know what they like to eat, how they sleep, and what makes them happy. You also can see when they struggle or when something just doesn’t feel right – even when you can’t put your finger on it. That’s where Cognitive Connections can partner with you. We specialize in helping children and teens identify their unique strengths and needs and build their skills to decrease the struggles and allow them to shine.
For more than a decade, Cognitive Connections founder, Alison Kane has worked as a school psychologist to provide comprehensive services to countless families. Tailored to each family’s goals and objectives, Alison has completed assessments for children as young as 3 months through adulthood. Assessments can provide insight into possible learning disabilities, gifted and talented skills, developmental delays, autism spectrum disorder, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, anxiety, depression, and more. With appropriate diagnoses and data about a child’s strengths and needs, families can then get support with navigating the various resources for support, including school-based services (such as 504 plans or IEPs) or community supports (such as support groups or tutoring). We also offer evidence-based counseling services rooted in cognitive behavioral and solution-focused psychology. By working collaboratively, we can identify ineffective patterns and build skills to help your child be able to tackle challenges that arise – from struggling with significant life transition, to making friends, to coping with stress or perfectionism, to controlling anger. To explore if our assessment or counseling services may fit your needs—contact us today.
About Me
My name is Alison Kane, and I am a licensed school psychologist with more than 13 years experience working with youth and their families. After graduating from the University of Denver with my graduate degree in Child, Family, and School Psychology with an additional specialization in Early Childhood School Psychology. I worked outside of Washington, DC for several years before moving to Florida. Throughout my career, I have served children of all ages and their families, collaborated with school-based staff to support students from diverse backgrounds and with a wide range of abilities, supervised and led fellow psychologists and graduate students, served as a crisis responder/grief counselor, and provided instructional trainings to educators and families. As a private practitioner, my goals are to help families better understand their children’s unique strengths and challenges, to help children develop skills to be a healthy, happy, and well-rounded individuals, and to assist families as they navigate various support systems.
Location
Our new office is on Bearss Ave near Dale Mabry. The address is:
3337 W Bearss Ave
Tampa, FL 33618
We also have the flexibility to meet at your home or local libraries for some testing circumstances. Ask me for more information!
Contact
Call or text 813-501-2211 or email alison@cognitiveconnectionstampa.com to schedule today!
Resources for Families
Our resource page is constantly updating! Check out books, websites, blog posts, and local/national organizations that may be of assistance to you and your family.