My son seemed to need extra support to navigate his ADHD and anxiety diagnoses in an academically rigorous school system, I sought Kalyani’s advice and support. She has worked with my son each week over the past academic year and it has been a tremendous success. How do I measure success? There is the obvious academic achievement of course, his grades improved – but what is more gratifying is this: K has re-gained his love to learn. He gained confidence and trusted his intelligence and his emotions. He has learned to advocate for himself to find how to best engage in different subjects, he is no longer defeated by what appeared to be insurmountable tasks of homework, notetaking, tests and projects. All this in one year! He has grown quickly to relish the time he spends with Kalyani and has also learned to look for and ask for help from his educators. The last week of finals were not filled with stress, each day ended with an exclamation of success and satisfaction. Kalyani also spent a fair amount of time on helping our son to grow into himself – to learn what makes him tick, how his brain works, what he enjoys and what challenges him. For his anxiety and ADHD, she has worked with him on mindfulness exercises. She is incredibly supportive and shows such empathy for her students. Her combined roles as a tutor AND a counselor are a beautiful match to provide a nurturing environment. In our family, Kalyani is held in the highest regard and our time with her is an absolute treasure. Engaging her services has been the best decision for us.

-Corrina, Acton

We found Kalyani through our town SEPAC chair when our daughter, “D” started struggling in 5th grade. We did not know at the time that D had learning challenges, only that she had started to struggle with school when 5th grade started. Kalyani was incredibly helpful in supporting D and us, and in guiding us to the necessary resources. She quickly established a partnership with D’s teacher and communicate with her ever week to stay ahead of the curriculum. Kalyani was gentle and compassionate with D, who had started to doubt herself, and quickly zeroed in on D’s problems with reading comprehension. Within a few weeks, D was feeling a lot better, and enjoying her weekly sessions with Kalyani. By the time the school got around to doing the testing, we had a fairly good understanding of what our daughter’s learning needs were. This made the school meeting much more productive, although it was extremely helpful to have Kalyani at the meeting. Overall, we are so grateful we found Kalyani when we did. She is a strong collaborator with the school, extremely helpful to us in understanding our daughter’s struggles, and a fabulous support for D.

-Maura, Concord

Kalyani Krishnan worked with our son when he was in high school. We hired her to help explain our son's neuropsychology evaluation results not only to us but to him so he could better understand his own learning style – strengths and weaknesses and learn to advocate for his own needs. She did a fabulous job articulating this to him in a concrete and realistic yet positive way that boosted his self esteem and awareness. We also had her work with him on executive functioning strategies and organizational methodologies so he could master independent management of homework, scheduling and test taking. She was creative and flexible in her approach and offered a number of potential effective solutions for him to try out She worked with him as he experimented to find solutions that worked well for him and that he was comfortable adopting and using on his own. I have the highest regard for her diagnostic and teaching abilities.

-Nancy, Acton

Kalyani Krishnan is compassionate, highly insightful, and an expert in her field. She has been invaluable in getting my son on track in his post-college job hunt and in his understanding of himself. He graduated from a top-tier college with a BS in business administration and announced his intention to find a job in finance. However, his ADHD impacted his ability to focus on his job search, and more importantly his heart was not in it. Dr. K was referred to our family by a close friend due to her reputation in helping young adults navigate moving forward with their lives in a meaningful and fulfilling way.

After just a couple of sessions, I noticed how my son was eager to get to his weekly appointments with Dr. K, and he expressed how he felt he was understanding himself a lot better. His job search became more disciplined as Dr. K helped with his executive functioning skills, and he started to take pride in seeking a career. With her insights and discussions, he branched out from seeking to work in the finance world to other arenas that better matched his personality, strengths, and interests. He is now happily employed in a completely different field – one that fits his true self. I am immensely grateful for Kalyani’s work with my son and highly recommend her!

-H.B., Sudbury

It is hard to find the words to express the impact that Dr. K had on our family and my daughter’s learning journey. With a diagnosis of ADHD and Dyslexia, I knew my 9 year old had learning issues when the COVID shutdown started but remote learning shined a light on how behind she was. Anything school-related was a struggle and she had also put up a wall to everyone that wanted to help her. From the very first session, Dr. K demonstrated exceptional thoughtfulness and patience. She was compassionate and understanding when my daughter had difficulties, while also gently encouraging her to push through challenges. Dr. K also provided valuable consultation to me as a parent dealing with a struggling child. I learned so much from her and with her guidance was able to homeschool my daughter through middle school. What truly sets Dr. K apart is the way she built a relationship with our family. Her dedication to my daughter's success went far beyond simply teaching academic skills. Her kindness, warmth, and consistent encouragement were a constant source of support on our road to success. My daughter is now in high school and thriving because of her time spent with Dr. K.

-A.Z., Somerville

I am an active 70ish year old woman who has been seeing Dr. K for just over a year with issues of anxiety, non-enjoyment of life, etc. It has turned out to be one of the best decisions of my life. Trying to describe what is so wonderful about my conversations with Dr. K is difficult but I will try – she is extremely warm, compassionate, fun and wise. She is also very easy to talk to. Dr. K has made great suggestions to me and helped me to think outside the box (for probably the first time in my life). I feel like I have discovered parts of myself I was unaware of and she has helped me to see myself in a healthier and happier light.

-L.L., Shirley