ABOUT DR. CUSTER
Dr. Deborah Custer, PhD, LLC
Dr. Custer holds an M.S. and Ph.D. in Educational Psychology from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Her undergraduate degree is in Elementary Education from the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point. She is a nationally certified School Psychologist.
She has worked in both clinical and educational settings. Clinical settings include Johns Hopkins Hospital, and Children’s National Medical Center. Public schools in Montgomery County, Maryland, Lake Forest, Illinois, and Bothell, Washington. She has held faculty appointments in the School of Medicine at Johns Hopkins University and The George Washington University.
In the clinical setting she provided developmental interventions and behavior interventions to infants and children with developmental delays and genetic disorders. In the public schools she conducted psychoeducational evaluations, and provided interventions to promote behavior and social-emotional development of elementary students.
Dr. Custer recently retired from her school psychologist position in the Northshore School District. She is a current member of National Association of School Psychologists, Washington Association of School Psychologists, Learning Disabilities Association of America, and International Dyslexia Association.
Dr. Custer has worked with parents and their infants and young children for her entire career. The relationship built with parents, guidance offered, and deep consideration and respect for their experiences and hopes for their child is what has led her to build a private practice.
Parenting is filled with great joy and fear. Everyone’s story is different. But the similarities are that you want your child to be happy and successful in life.
If you have a child aged 3 to 12 years for whom you have considered consulting with a professional about their pre-academic skills or academic skills, now may be the time.