
Built by Clinicians Who Saw a Better Way
After decades of working with neurodiverse children, Karen and Sarah founded PEC Group to understand every child's gifts and challenges and give families a clear roadmap for what comes next.

This Practice Exists for Families Like Yours
If you have ever walked away from an evaluation feeling more confused than when you started, you are not alone.
For too many families, the process looks the same: months of waiting, a report filled with scores and jargon, and a meeting that ends without a clear answer for what to do next.
You came looking for understanding. You left with a binder.


We See What's Possible, Not Just What's Hard

Your child will leave with something just as important: the confidence to understand their own brain and advocate for what they need.
Unique Parts of Our Process
Every part of the process is intentional. Here is what that means for your family.
Most evaluations are delivered to parents while children are kept out of the loop.
At PEC Group, your child is part of the process from the start. They are encouraged to ask questions and stay curious. Plus, they receive their own review session, so that they gain a clearer sense of how their brain works and learn how to talk about what they need.
Your evaluation report is a practical roadmap built specifically for your child.
And because even the best plan needs support to put into action, our Family Education Specialist Jamie Komen personally follows up within a month of your evaluation review to make sure the recommendations are working and no question goes unanswered.
Karen and Sarah hold Diplomate status from the American Board of School Neuropsychology. But their understanding goes beyond credentials.
They have worked as school specialists and sought support for their own children. They know this process from every angle, so when you sit down with them, you are getting someone who genuinely gets it.
A report full of clinical language does not automatically translate into Monday morning. We see our job as bridging the gap between what the evaluation finds and what actually works in your home, your schedule, and your child's school day.
Every recommendation is designed to be specific, practical, and achievable for real families managing real lives.
Meet the Team

Diplomate, American Board of School
Neuropsychology (ABSNP)
Karen is a bilingual licensed educational psychologist, American Board Certified School Neuropsychologist, and certified school counselor with over 15 years of experience in public school settings across San Diego, San Francisco, and Boston. She has worked with students across a wide range of ages, needs, disabilities, cultures, and linguistic backgrounds in urban, suburban, public, and private school environments.
As a native Spanish speaker born in Mexico City, Karen brings a rare combination of clinical expertise and cultural fluency to her work. She is uniquely equipped to conduct bilingual school neuropsychological assessments that account for language development, cultural background, immigration history, and acculturation, helping families distinguish between language differences and true learning disabilities.

Diplomate, American Board of School
Neuropsychology (ABSNP)
With over two decades of experience, Sarah has spent her career helping families understand how their child learns, what gets in the way, and what to do about it. As a nationally certified school psychologist, licensed educational psychologist, and American Board Certified School Neuropsychologist, she brings both clinical depth and genuine warmth to every family she works with.
Sarah is skilled at consulting with parents and school teams on comprehensive assessments, educational disabilities, evidence-based interventions, and academic and behavioral accommodations. She has a thorough understanding of the brain-behavior relationships that shape learning, and she is passionate about making sure every child and family leaves with clarity, direction, and the support they need to thrive.

Nationally Certified School Psychologist
Ph.D., Temple University
Dr. Katz specializes in comprehensive neuropsychological and psychoeducational evaluations for individuals from infancy through young adulthood. She has extensive experience evaluating children with complex profiles, including ADHD, Autism Spectrum Disorder, dyslexia and other learning disabilities, anxiety, depression, PTSD, developmental delays, intellectual differences, genetic disorders, Tourette's, and behavioral challenges.
What sets Dr. Katz apart is the depth of her mental health training and experience. She is trained in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and has provided individualized therapy, crisis intervention, and classroom-based social skills instruction. She previously developed and led a district-wide mental health services model outside of Los Angeles, coordinating care across schools, families, residential treatment facilities, and outside agencies. As a working mother of two, she understands the gap between clinical recommendations and the realities of everyday family life, and she works hard to bridge it.

Jayme is a state-licensed elementary school teacher with a Master's in Literacy Education and over two decades of experience in both public and private school settings. Her career has spanned schools across California, New York, and New Jersey, giving her a deep and practical understanding of diverse student needs across urban, suburban, and private environments.
Jayme is passionate about nurturing a love of learning in every child she works with. She brings warmth, experience, and a deep knowledge of literacy development to her work at PEC Group, supporting students who need structured, evidence-based instruction to build the reading skills that will serve them for life.

Jamie is a Family Education Specialist with over 25 years of experience supporting students and collaborating with families across school, clinical, and nonprofit settings. She began her career as a special education teacher at a therapeutic high school and went on to co-found a multidisciplinary private practice with a pediatric neurologist, where she coordinated care across parents, schools, and medical providers. She has also founded a practice specializing in evidence-based multisensory instruction and executive functioning supports, and served as an Education Advocate guiding families through IEPs, 504 plans, and access to school and government-funded services.
At PEC Group, Jamie serves as the bridge between evaluation and action. She connects with every family within a month of their evaluation review to help turn recommendations into real next steps, navigate school systems, and ensure that everyone supporting the child is working from the same plan.
Credentials & Affiliations
Our team holds some of the most rigorous credentials in the field of educational and neuropsychological assessment.
Both Karen and Sarah hold Diplomate status from the American Board of School Neuropsychology, one of the highest levels of specialization available in the field.
- Bilingual and culturally responsive evaluations (Spanish)
- Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder evaluation and assessment
- Evidence-based literacy instruction, including the Wilson Reading System, Lindamood-Bell, and Orton-Gillingham
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to support emotional challenges
Testimonials
Locations & Areas Served
Psycho-Educational Consultants Group is based in Sorrento Valley, San Diego, and serves children, teens, and adults throughout San Diego County and all of California.
Our Office:
5405 Morehouse Dr., Suite 230
San Diego, CA 92121
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