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Andrea Chernin

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My name is Andrea Chernin, and I am a Professional Educational Therapist and the Executive Director of Illuminate Educational Therapy Group - a pri..


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Educational Therapist/ Professional Association of Educational Therapists


4768 Park Granada Suite 106
Calabasas , CA 91302

Phone: 747.888.3330

Please call or email my office regarding my availability.

Does provider travel or go to the home/school? - Yes

My name is Andrea Chernin, and I am a Professional Educational Therapist and the Executive Director of Illuminate Educational Therapy Group - a private practice located in Los Angeles with offices in Santa Monica and Calabasas, California. We service several different areas in Los Angeles, including Encino, Tarzana, Sherman Oaks, etc. I grew up in Calabasas, California and graduated from Calabasas High School. I attended college at UCLA (Go Bruins!) and majored in Psychology with a minor in Public Policy. During college, I was an English Composition, English as a Second Language, and Psychology tutor for my peers at the Academic Advancement Program for historically underrepresented students. I enjoyed the rewarding experience of working one-on-one with students so much that I began my own tutoring private practice. It was at that point in my life in which I realized that my true passion lies within the realm of education. Thus, I went on to earn my Multiple-Subject Teaching Credential and my Masters degree in Cross-Cultural Education, enabling me to teach 4th grade at Round Meadow Elementary School (the elementary school that I actually went to!) While teaching, I had several students in my class who seemed to learn differently than the other students. I was intrigued by their self-taught compensatory strategies, yet I felt somewhat frustrated that I did not always have the proper metaphorical “tools” to help these learners. Therefore, even though I was extended an offer to continue teaching within the Las Virgenes Unified School District during the following year, I instead decided to further my education by immersing myself in a subset of special education in a field called Educational Therapy. I finally felt as though I found my ideal niche as I worked toward earning my Post-Masters Certificate in Educational Therapy. In conjunction with my graduation from California State Northridge’s Educational Therapy Certificate Program, I became Bridges Academy’s first Educational Therapy Intern as I worked alongside a well-known educational therapist in the field named Marcy Dann. This invaluable experience combined with my education-rich background primed me to step into a private practice as an Educational Therapist in 2007. Since then, I have been an active Professional Member of the Association of Educational Therapists and have enjoyed continuing to develop professionally alongside my incredible colleagues.  I have experience working with students who have Autism Spectrum Disorder, Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADD/ADHD),  Executive Functioning Disorder, Emotional Disturbance (ED), Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD), Pediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorder (PANS/PANDAS), Dyslexia, visual/spatial/auditory processing delays, anxiety, Other Health Impairments (OHI), and Specific Learning Disabilities. I can honestly say that I love what I do, and I look forward to many more years in the field.

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4768 Park Granada Suite 106
Calabasas , CA 91302

Phone: 747.888.3330

Personal & Professional Background

Please call or email my office regarding my availability.

Does provider travel or go to the home/school? - Yes

About Me

My name is Andrea Chernin, and I am a Professional Educational Therapist and the Executive Director of Illuminate Educational Therapy Group - a private practice located in Los Angeles with offices in Santa Monica and Calabasas, California. We service several different areas in Los Angeles, including Encino, Tarzana, Sherman Oaks, etc. I grew up in Calabasas, California and graduated from Calabasas High School. I attended college at UCLA (Go Bruins!) and majored in Psychology with a minor in Public Policy. During college, I was an English Composition, English as a Second Language, and Psychology tutor for my peers at the Academic Advancement Program for historically underrepresented students. I enjoyed the rewarding experience of working one-on-one with students so much that I began my own tutoring private practice. It was at that point in my life in which I realized that my true passion lies within the realm of education. Thus, I went on to earn my Multiple-Subject Teaching Credential and my Masters degree in Cross-Cultural Education, enabling me to teach 4th grade at Round Meadow Elementary School (the elementary school that I actually went to!) While teaching, I had several students in my class who seemed to learn differently than the other students. I was intrigued by their self-taught compensatory strategies, yet I felt somewhat frustrated that I did not always have the proper metaphorical “tools” to help these learners. Therefore, even though I was extended an offer to continue teaching within the Las Virgenes Unified School District during the following year, I instead decided to further my education by immersing myself in a subset of special education in a field called Educational Therapy. I finally felt as though I found my ideal niche as I worked toward earning my Post-Masters Certificate in Educational Therapy. In conjunction with my graduation from California State Northridge’s Educational Therapy Certificate Program, I became Bridges Academy’s first Educational Therapy Intern as I worked alongside a well-known educational therapist in the field named Marcy Dann. This invaluable experience combined with my education-rich background primed me to step into a private practice as an Educational Therapist in 2007. Since then, I have been an active Professional Member of the Association of Educational Therapists and have enjoyed continuing to develop professionally alongside my incredible colleagues.  I have experience working with students who have Autism Spectrum Disorder, Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADD/ADHD),  Executive Functioning Disorder, Emotional Disturbance (ED), Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD), Pediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorder (PANS/PANDAS), Dyslexia, visual/spatial/auditory processing delays, anxiety, Other Health Impairments (OHI), and Specific Learning Disabilities. I can honestly say that I love what I do, and I look forward to many more years in the field.

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