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About Dr. Danika Maddocks

As a consultant and therapist, I am collaborative, creative, and relational. I partner with families, educators, and other providers to understand their goals, build their confidence, and find a better fit between their needs and their supports. I create a unique relationship with each client. 

 

People often seek out consultation or therapy because of stress and difficulties. I attend to these experiences and provide concrete strategies.  At the same time, I am playful, humorous, and down-to-earth.  With curiosity and compassion, I help clients re-connect with their strengths, resilience, and hope.

I am particularly passionate about helping parents and educators understand their gifted and twice-exceptional kids and students.

Education & training

I earned my PhD in school psychology from the University of Texas at Austin with an emphasis in child therapy, and I earned an MA in developmental psychology from San Francisco State University.  I have additional training in giftedness and twice-exceptionality, evidence-based treatments for anxiety, collaborative/therapeutic assessment, and psychodynamic therapy with youth and families. Before graduate school, I was a K-12 teacher and educational trainer for over 10 years.

About Better Fit Psychology & Consulting, LLC

Kids and teens thrive when there is a good fit between their needs, strengths, characteristics, and their environment.  I chose the name Better Fit Psychology & Consulting to highlight how healing it can be when kids and teens feel a better fit between themselves and their families, schools, and communities. 

 

Finding a better fit sometimes requires more creativity and support for children with less-common needs -- for example, those who are gifted, twice exceptional, or anxious. I strive to help my clients find a better fit in every aspect of their lives -- a better fit between their intellect and their education; a better fit between their personality and their parenting; a better fit between their emotions and their coping strategies; a better fit between their social life and their strengths. 

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Contact

All services are provided virtually.

Phone: 612.712.3309

Fax: 612.500.4654

Email: drdanikamaddocks[at]betterfitpsychology[dot]com

Please note that I am not accepting new clients at this time and I do not maintain a waitlist.

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