Private Psychoeducational Evaluations in Orange County

Dennis Saller is a California Licensed Educational Psychologist who has worked since 1999 to understand why some students struggle to learn, and what actually helps them move forward. His work has included psychoeducational evaluations, literacy intervention, academic support, case consultation, and direct work with students presenting with a wide range of learning, attention, and developmental challenges.

Early in his career, Dennis worked as a clinician at Lindamood-Bell Learning Processes, where he was introduced to intensive, process-oriented intervention for students with significant learning difficulties. That experience helped shape his early thinking, but it was only the beginning.

Over the years, his work expanded far beyond that foundation. He coordinated and helped lead large literacy and intervention efforts, including summer and after-school programs serving hundreds of students. He also worked directly with students one-on-one in homes, schools, and educational settings, supporting children and adolescents with dyslexia, dysgraphia, ADHD, autism, writing and output difficulties, and other complex learning needs.

Those years of hands-on intervention work gave Dennis something many evaluators do not have: direct experience seeing what recommendations are actually realistic, effective, and worth pursuing. He has seen how students can struggle for very different reasons, how surface symptoms can be misleading, and how important it is to identify not just what is difficult for a student, but why.

Parents have often valued his ability to explain complicated learning issues in a way that is both clear and genuinely useful. Many of his referrals have come by word of mouth from families who felt that his work helped make sense of problems that had previously been misunderstood, especially in cases involving writing, output, literacy, and complex learning profiles.

My undergraduate work in psychology at Biola University helped shape two convictions that still guide my work: people are more complex than labels, and good intentions are not enough without sound evidence. The program's strong APA standards helped build my respect for scientific research, careful interpretation, and practical methods that can genuinely improve outcomes for students.

Today, Dennis brings that same perspective to every evaluation. His goal is not simply to generate scores or produce a report. It is to help families, students, and schools understand the student more accurately, identify the issues that matter most, and develop recommendations that are clear, meaningful, and grounded in real-world educational experience.