What is Educational Therapy?

Educational Therapy (ET) is the process of identifying learning strengths and weaknesses, investigating learning history, and evaluating responses to learning experiences. Dr. Olvera develops a specialized program with specific goals and strategies that are taught to all involved with the student. Direct collaboration with doctors, teachers, and professionals working with the individual promotes optimal success. Clients may include individuals referred by School Personnel, Physicians or other Educational Professionals, or adults needing life skills support. Individuals with the following challenges as well as gifted and struggling students can benefit from treatment.

Fact Sheet

  • Educational difficulties affect all aspects of life, including social and emotional interactions, personal relationships, vocational aspirations, and academic pursuits.
  • Dr. Dianne Olvera opened The Center for Educational Therapy in 2003 to provide clients of all ages with a new and highly effective way to cope with a wide variety of cognitive, behavioral, and emotional issues.
  • Holding 2 Ph.D.'s - one in Bilingual Special Education and Administration, and the other in Language, Reading and Culture, Dr. Olvera embraced Educational Therapy in response to a life-long interest in the way language influences the way we learn, the way we work, and the way we conduct our relationships.
  • Dr. Olvera has been practicing for 36 years and has helped thousands of people to learn better, work better, and live happier, more fulfilling lives.
  • The Center for Educational Therapy offers parents, teachers, clinicians, businesses, and individual clients - from pre-school age to elderly - leading edge assessment, testing, and evaluation services, diagnoses and individual treatment programs.
  • Dr. Olvera's new book, "Ask, Don't Tell - 6 Easy Steps to Improving Communication, Self- Control, and Interpersonal Relations" is now available at Buy Books on the Web.

    • Who can Benefit from Educational Therapy?

    Clients may include individuals referred by School Personnel, Physicians or other Educational Professionals, or adults needing life skills support. Individuals with the following challenges as well as gifted and struggling students can benefit from treatment.

  • Learning Disabilities: Dyslexia, Non-Verbal Learning Disorder, Reading and Writing Difficulties, Math Disabilities, High Functioning Autism
  • Attention Deficit Disorder
  • Language Processing Problems
  • Developmental Delays
  • Visual Processing Problems Including Scotopic Sensitivity Syndrome
  • Poor Motivation including gifted and talented individuals
  • Low Self-esteem
  • Poor Organizational or Study Skills
  • School and Test Anxiety
  • Poor Social Skills
  • Other Less Common Conditions, such as Asperger's Syndrome, Fragile X, Tourette Syndrome and Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
  • Businesses in need of enhanced interpersonal interactions, organization and professionalism


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