I am currently completing my fellowship at Kuehnel Psychological Services, PLLC. Over the past 12 years, I have worked with children and their families to provide behavioral, social-emotional, and learning supports in a variety of settings. Additionally, I have received extensive training in neuropsychological evaluations over the last few years. I am thrilled to be at KPS and to have the opportunity to learn and grow as a clinician alongside Dr. Kuehnel.
Prior to joining KPS, I received a Master’s degree in applied behavior analysis (ABA). I worked primarily with young children and their families in a variety of settings including schools, homes, and early intervention clinics. I participated in school IEP and team meetings, facilitated parent training sessions, and conducted functional behavior assessments. After working in the field for a few years, I decided to go back to school to receive a Doctorate in Clinical Psychology with a concentration in Neuropsychology. Over the last five years, I have received comprehensive training in neuropsychological evaluations in varied settings including the public school system, memory disorder clinic, concussion clinic, and private practice. Most recently, during my pre-doctoral training at the Beacon Assessment Center, I administered neuropsychological assessments to young children (ages 2-5) with suspected autism spectrum disorder. In addition to my neuropsychology training, I have also facilitated individual therapy sessions with elementary-aged students, run social skills groups, and implemented 1:1 behavioral services and interventions with preschool aged children in a center-based facility.
Through the years, I have learned the importance and value of understanding a child through a holistic lens. Specifically, a child’s cultural background, behavior, feelings, family dynamics, peer relationships, and school functioning all play a crucial role in the evaluation process. In addition, highlighting a child’s strengths along with their areas of weakness is important when identifying appropriate individual recommendations and interventions.
Outside of KPS, I enjoy being outdoors, watching football, and spending time on the beach at my family’s condo in Maine. I live in Northborough with my husband and two sons.
Dr. Kuehnel translates best practices into meaningful strategies for parents and students. Her expertise and deep understanding of complex learning profiles drive the day-to-day interventions that improve overall functioning for families. With the big picture in mind, Dr. Kuehnel can break down the skills your child needs into manageable steps to support lasting change.
Educational Advocate
Dr. Kuehnel attended my daughter’s special education eligibility meeting and everyone at the IEP table remarked how helpful Dr. Kuehnel’s report was in understanding our daughter and how to support her. When I shared the report with our pediatrician, she said it was the best and most thorough one she had ever seen!
Neuropsych Client
The testing is very thorough, and the comprehensive reports Dr. Ballou provided to our family were very detailed and easy to follow. Our behavioral health team at our pediatrician’s office and our IEP teams at school have also commented many times about how professional and helpful the comprehensive reports have been. It has assisted our family in developing appropriate action plans to help our children become the best version of themselves.
Neuropsych Client
Carolyn conducted a school observation as part of my daughter’s assessment, which was so impactful! My child’s presentation is particularly nuanced and Dr. Kuehnel was able to detect and highlight her struggles that were going under the radar. Her carefully synthesized observation report, combined with her very thorough and thoughtful formal report of my child’s presentation, proved critical in helping the public school system see our daughter’s needs.
School Observation Client
The report is a work of art! So beautifully captures our son and I think will be really helpful, most importantly for our understanding of him as a learner, but also over the next year as he prepares for high school. Thank you, thank you, thank you!
Neuropsych Client
I cannot thank you enough for your presentation last evening. It was informative, engaging, and useful for the targeted audience. We had SEPAC members from three different towns represented in our small group last night, so I would definitely call it a success.
SEPAC Board Member
Thank you so much for sharing her neuropsychological report. We are beyond grateful for the time, care, and expertise that went into this evaluation. The report is incredibly comprehensive and provides a deep and thoughtful understanding of her unique learning profile. Your report not only affirms many of the strengths and challenges we have observed, but also offers new insights that will be instrumental as we move forward in planning the most effective supports for her.
Neuropsych Client
I thought you did a great job conveying the testing results combined with direct observations to help us understand what we are dealing with. We sincerely appreciate your diligence and efforts!
Neuropsych Client
I just wanted to tell you that we had the meeting to determine eligibility and the Team agreed that he should get services! We will be putting together the IEP in the next couple of days. We can’t tell you how relieved we are! Your excellent, thorough report had a lot to do with it. Thank you so much!!!
Neuropsych Client