Colleen B. Shay, Ph.D.

Licensed School Psychologist

Shoreline Educational Assessment Center, LLC

Comprehensive Psychoeducational Assessment of Children and Adolescents

About Shoreline Educational Assessment Center, LLC 

Dr. Shay has extensive experience working with children and their families across school, pediatric, and clinical settings and brings an innovative perspective to assessment.  Her comprehensive, highly personalized, neurodevelopmental evaluations look at the functions of the brain that affect the ways a student learns and performs in school, links the student’s profile of strengths and challenges to academic skills, and provides recommendations for managing learning, behavioral, and social differences.  Dr. Shay works closely with parents, school personnel, students, and other professionals to create meaningful plans for intervention that can address a wide range of family and school concerns.  The ultimate goal is to gain a deeper understanding of your child’s abilities in order to give them the best opportunity to be as successful as possible in school and life.

Areas of Expertise

  • Learning Disabilities
  • Attention Disorders
  • Autism Spectrum Disorders
  • Giftedness
  • Early Childhood and Preschool Concerns
  • Family Support
  • School Consultation

Our Services

All evaluations are personalized based on referral concerns and each student’s unique needs.  The ultimate goal is to develop a highly individualized profile of your child’s strengths and weaknesses in order to provide parents, teachers, and other professionals with a meaningful plan for intervention that will best support your child’s learning and development going forward.  This is accomplished through obtaining a detailed developmental history, parent and teacher reports and questionnaires, and one-on-one testing.  Upon the completion of the assessment, you will receive an extensive report that documents the test results, outlines your child’s assets and challenges, and specifies the recommendations, strategies, and resources that will best support your child’s development.

Comprehensive Assessment

Grades pre-kindergarten through 12

Evaluations address a wide range of learning, behavioral, and social-emotional concerns and are designed specifically to meet the individual needs of each student.

Consultation with Families and Schools

Dr. Shay works closely with parents, students, school personnel, pediatricians, and other child support professionals to understand why a student is having difficulty in school and to help the student become his or her best self.

Other Services

Dr. Shay understands the complex challenges families face in the current educational climate and strives to support the student and family before, during, and after the assessment.

About Me

Colleen Shay, Ph.D. is a licensed school psychologist with over 20 years of experience working with preschool, school-age, and adolescent children and their families in a variety of settings.  Dr. Shay graduated Magna Cum Laude from Duke University with a B.A. in Psychology and Early Childhood Studies.  She earned her Ph.D. in School Psychology at the University of South Carolina, where she was awarded the Bernice C. Blich Graduate School Fellowship and the Department of Psychology Fellowship.  As a part of her doctoral training, Dr. Shay completed an APA-accredited internship at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine in Chapel Hill, NC.  At UNC, she was trained to conduct evaluations for autism spectrum disorders at TEACCH and she gained specialized skills in early childhood (ages birth-6 years) assessment and intervention.

Evaluation Process

Step One

Parent Intake Appointment

Step Two

Testing

Step Three

Feedback Conference

Let's Connect

If you would like to schedule an appointment, please call Dr. Shay at 860-390-6185 or email shorelineassessment@comcast.net.  Dr. Shay will contact you to gather more information about your child and your concerns, answer your questions, and schedule a time and date for an initial intake session.

81 HALLS ROAD | SUITE B | OLD LYME, CONNECTICUT 06371
860-390-6185

Fax: 860-598-9146

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