Our Services

Connecting Science, Understanding, and Practical Solutions

At Marlene Sotelo-Dynega Consulting, LLC, we believe that meaningful solutions begin with a deeper understanding of how individuals learn, think, behave, and develop.

Our services bridge scientific research and real-world application, providing families, educators, schools, and organizations with the knowledge, guidance, and practical strategies needed to support diverse learners.

Whether navigating an individual child's needs, strengthening educational practices, or advancing professional knowledge, our approach is collaborative, evidence-based, and grounded in understanding the whole child.

Family Consultation

Expert Guidance for Understanding Your Child's Unique Needs

Every child has a unique developmental, cognitive, and learning profile. When questions arise about learning, attention, behavior, or emotional functioning, understanding the factors contributing to those challenges is essential.

We provide individualized consultation to help families make sense of complex concerns, explore appropriate supports, and make informed decisions about their child's development and education.

Families may seek consultation for:

Learning Difficulties: Concerns about reading, writing, mathematics, academic progress, or suspected learning disabilities.
Attention & Executive Functioning: Difficulties with attention, organization, planning, working memory, self-regulation, or task completion.
Neurodevelopmental Differences: Questions about ADHD, autism spectrum disorder, dyslexia, dysgraphia, dyscalculia, dyspraxia, or related developmental conditions.
Behavioral & Emotional Concerns: Understanding how underlying cognitive, developmental, or learning differences may contribute to anxiety, frustration, emotional dysregulation, or challenging behaviors.
Understanding Evaluation Results: Reviewing existing psychological, neuropsychological, or educational reports and translating findings into meaningful next steps.
Educational Planning & Advocacy: Understanding IEPs, 504 Plans, accommodations, special education services, and available educational supports.
Intervention & Support: Identifying appropriate evidence-based strategies, interventions, and resources for home and school.
Complex or Unclear Presentations: Exploring concerns that do not fit neatly into a single diagnosis or when previous recommendations have not adequately addressed a child's needs.

Our goal is to replace uncertainty with understanding, empowering families to make confident, informed decisions that support their child's growth and success.

Educational & Organizational Consultation

Strengthening Assessment, Understanding, and Educational Decision-Making

We partner with schools, districts, educational agencies, and multidisciplinary teams to address complex student needs and strengthen educational practices through a comprehensive, brain-based understanding of learning, behavior, and development.

Consultation services include:

Complex Student Cases: Understanding challenging learning, developmental, emotional, and behavioral presentations.
Assessment Practices: Integrating neuropsychological principles into school-based evaluation and decision-making.
Differential Diagnosis: Distinguishing and understanding overlapping neurodevelopmental, psychological, and learning conditions.
Non-Discriminatory Assessment: Strengthening culturally and linguistically responsive evaluation practices.
Evaluation Review: Interpreting complex assessment findings and translating results into meaningful recommendations.
Educational Planning: Supporting eligibility considerations, individualized programming, accommodations, and evidence-based interventions.
Multidisciplinary Collaboration: Facilitating effective problem-solving among school psychologists, educators, administrators, and related service providers.
Systems-Level Consultation: Reviewing procedures, strengthening assessment frameworks, and improving educational service delivery.

Our goal is to help educational teams move beyond identifying difficulties toward understanding the factors driving student performance and developing meaningful, individualized solutions.

Professional Development & Training

Advancing Knowledge. Deepening Understanding. Bridging Research and Practice.

We offer engaging, evidence-based workshops, webinars, keynote presentations, and customized professional learning experiences for schools, educational agencies, universities, professional organizations, and multidisciplinary teams.

Drawing on extensive expertise in neurodevelopmental disorders, assessment, and learning, Dr. Sotelo-Dynega helps professionals move beyond surface-level interpretations of student performance to understand the cognitive, developmental, and psychological processes influencing learning and behavior.

Areas of professional development include:

Brain-Based Learning: Integrating neuropsychological principles into educational assessment, instruction, and intervention.
Neurodevelopmental Disorders: Identification, assessment, and intervention for ADHD, autism, dyslexia, dysgraphia, dyscalculia, dyspraxia, and related conditions.
Executive Functioning: Understanding cognitive regulation, attention, organization, planning, and self-regulation across development.
Beyond Behavior: Recognizing how underlying developmental and cognitive differences can contribute to emotional, psychological, and behavioral presentations.
Assessment & Differential Diagnosis: Strengthening comprehensive evaluation, diagnostic reasoning, and educational decision-making.
Non-Discriminatory Assessment: Advancing culturally and linguistically responsive, equitable evaluation practices.
Evidence-Based Intervention: Translating assessment findings and scientific research into meaningful educational strategies.
School-Based Practices: Supporting multidisciplinary collaboration, educational programming, and systems-level improvement.

Customized training opportunities include conference presentations, interactive webinars, half-day and full-day workshops, and multi-session professional development series.

Every presentation is designed to make complex science accessible, relevant, and immediately applicable to professional practice.

Educational Resources & Online Learning

Expanding Knowledge. Empowering Understanding. Making Science Accessible.

We believe that access to high-quality, research-informed education should extend beyond traditional consultations and professional development workshops.

Our online learning opportunities translate complex scientific concepts into accessible, engaging, and practical information for families, educators, and professionals seeking a deeper understanding of learning, behavior, and development.

Educational resources and learning opportunities include:

Self-Paced Online Courses: Flexible learning experiences exploring neurodevelopmental disorders, learning differences, assessment, and evidence-based interventions.
Live & Recorded Webinars: Expert-led presentations addressing common questions and emerging topics in learning, behavior, and child development.
Parent Education: Practical guidance to help families understand their child's unique learning profile, navigate educational challenges, and identify appropriate supports.
Professional Learning Resources: Research-informed materials designed to strengthen knowledge and support evidence-based educational and clinical practices.
Topic-Specific Learning Series: In-depth exploration of ADHD, autism, dyslexia, dysgraphia, dyscalculia, executive functioning, and related neurodevelopmental conditions.
Educational Guides & Tools: Accessible resources that translate scientific research into meaningful strategies for home, school, and professional settings.

Our mission is to make complex science understandable and actionable, empowering families and professionals with the knowledge and confidence to make informed decisions and support meaningful outcomes.

Let's Turn Understanding Into Action.

Whether you're seeking guidance for your child, consultation for your educational team, or professional development for your organization, we're here to help.

Let's explore your needs and develop a thoughtful, individualized approach grounded in research, expertise, and collaboration.