About Us
Our highly trained professionals understand the need for individualized solutions focusing on your specific needs. You can overcome many challenges with our holistic approach.
Our Story
Dynamic Learning Services is an organization committed to improving the everyday life of individuals through the facilitation of knowledge, strategies, and resources.
We Celebrate Neurodiversity.
We use methods and assessment tools grounded on research and utilize a problem-solving growth mindset to understand a person’s cognitive processes and uncover underlying causes of behaviors, and their relationship to neurobehavioral functioning.
We strive to provide the highest quality and empathic services to support the unique challenges of the individuals we serve.
Our Mission
Our mission is to assist clients in learning about themselves and how learning occurs. Learning is absolutely essential in order for individuals to evolve and make necessary changes that ultimately lead to a rich and full life.
Our Values
- We respect the rights and dignity of the clients to whom we provide services, including privacy, confidentiality, and self-determination.
- We embrace and respect cultural, individual, and role differences, including those based on age, gender, gender identity, race, ethnicity, culture, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, disability, language, and socioeconomic status, and fully consider these factors in providing quality services.
- We strive to benefit the individuals we serve and take every precaution to safeguard the individual’s welfare.
- We strive to build trusting and positive relationships with our clients.
- We strive to provide honest and accurate information using empowering techniques grounded in evidence-based research.
- We strive to treat every individual with fairness and provide equal quality of services to our clients.
Our Leadership
Dr. Michael Appelgren
Michael Appelgren, PsyD, is the founder of Dynamic Learning Services. He is licensed as a psychologist in New York (NY), New Jersey (NJ), and Pennsylvania (PA) and a certified school psychologist in NJ and NY. He earned his baccalaureate degree in psychology, his master’s degree in psychological studies, and his educational specialist’s degree in school psychology from Seton Hall University.
Dr. Appelgren received his doctoral training in school psychology with a concentration in cognitive-behavioral therapy and neuropsychology from the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine (PCOM).
Our Expertise
NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL EVALUATIONS
A neuropsychological evaluation consists of a series of formal and structured psychological and academic/achievement tests, as well as clinical interviews to help identify one’s emotional, behavioral, learning, and cognitive profile.
Executive Functioning Coaching/Organizational Skills Instruction
If you struggle with daily functioning such as keeping up with assignments and projects, decision-making, difficulty staying focused when required, then you might have vulnerability in your executive functioning.
Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
Numerous research studies suggest that CBT leads to significant improvement in functioning and quality of life. In many studies, CBT has been demonstrated to be as effective as, or more effective than, other forms of psychological therapy or psychiatric medications.
Special Education Law and Individualized Education Program (IEP)
An Individualized Education Plan (or Program) is also known as an IEP. This is a plan or program developed to ensure that a child with an identified disability who is attending an elementary or secondary educational institution receives specialized instruction and related services.
Testing accommodations for school and standardized testing (e.g., MCAT, GMAT, SAT, ACT, LSAT, BAR Exam and GRE)
In the USA, American students begin taking standardized tests in elementary school, also known as primary school. A standardized test is a test that is given to students in a very consistent manner; meaning that the questions on the test are all the same, the time given to each student is the same, and the way in which the test is scored is the same for all students.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Do you accept insurance? Medicaid or Medicare?
We do not accept insurance, Medicaid, or Medicare. We accept cash, all major credit cards, and Zelle. Clients are provided, upon request, a superbill to be submitted to their insurance company for reimbursement. Some or all fees may be covered by health insurance if a plan includes outpatient mental health coverage; however, insurance companies do not reimburse for all conditions that may be the focus of assessment and psychotherapy. Therefore, it is the client’s responsibility to verify their coverage with their insurance company. Please remember our services are provided and charged to the client, not the insurance company, so the client is responsible for payment.
