About

Dr. Michelle May

Licensed Educational Psychologist

Thank you for visiting my website! I’m a licensed California educational psychologist (LEP) with more than 24 years of professional experience in the fields of psychology and education.

Throughout my career I have collaborated with families and school teams to advocate for the best interests of children and youth (ages 3-22). I have extensive experience conducting comprehensive psychoeducational and academic evaluations in order to determine whether students meet special education eligibility criteria for specific learning disability (SLD), other health impairment (OHI), Autism, emotional disturbance (ED), intellectual disability (ID) &/or traumatic brain injury (TBI).

Similarly, I am skilled in crafting legally defensible psychoeducational evaluation reports, independent education evaluations (IEEs), functional behavioral assessments (FBAs), educationally related mental health services (ERMHS) evaluations, 504 plans, individualized education plans (IEPs), IEP goals, testing accommodations, etc.

School districts

I am available to conduct independent education evaluations (IEEs), out-of-state residential treatment center placements, as well as standard psychoeducational assessments (in the case of staffing shortages or excessive caseloads). I am also available to train your special education and/or general education staff in:

  • Special education law
  • Learning disabilities
  • Dyslexia
  • Autism
  • ADHD
  • Conducting legally defensible psychoeducation evaluations
  • ERMHS evaluations

Families

I am available to assess and advocate for the best interests of your child/teenager in obtaining the special education services needed to access the general education curriculum at school. Specifically, I can:

  • Evaluate your child, using a full battery of cognitive, academic, processing and social-emotional measures – culminating in a legally defensive comprehensive psychoeducational evaluation report
  • Act as an official advocate in IEP meetings and throughout the IEP process
  • Consult on issues pertaining to your child/teen’s academics, as well as special education law and IEP procedures

While I have spent the majority of my career working in the California public schools, I also regulary complete assessments of children residing in out of state treatment centers. I have also assisted in establishing special needs programs in international schools in Argentina and Germany; and have also authored government education policies and programs on behalf of United Nations agencies in Azerbaijan, Maldives and Gaza.

In regard to my education, I completed my MS in Psychology at San Francisco State University in 2001, an MA in International Affairs at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy (Tufts University) in 2015, and a PsyD in Educational Psychology at Alliant University in 2025. In addition to my LEP (License# 3856), I hold valid California Pupil Personnel Services credentials in school psychology and school counseling.

School districts and families, please feel free to contact me with any questions about my services.

Kind regards,
Dr. Michelle May
License: LEP3856

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