Our Mission

NeuroLogic exists to educate and support schools and youth-focused organizations with practical, brain-based approaches to creating sustainable and emotionally safe environments.

We combine a trauma-informed understanding of children with a brain-based approach to education that provides you with countless practical and effective strategies to meet the needs of all learners.

Who We Are

The NeuroLogic team is made up of dedicated individuals with diverse professional backgrounds in the areas of education, social work, and counseling. The combination of their prior academic and vocational experiences with NeuroLogic’s trauma-informed approach results in training, coaching, assessments, and consulting that is unparalleled.

Kat DeVries

Kathryn (Kat) deVries, MBA, MA, PhD, LPC

Director of NeuroLogic by Lakeside
katd@lakeside.net

Kathryn, an Educational Psychologist and Licensed Professional Counselor, leads NeuroLogic by Lakeside’s efforts in providing professional development, educator and school counselor consulting services, and school safety and security assessments. Kathyrn’s experience includes over a decade in private practice supporting clients impacted by trauma. Her training includes certification in Neurosequential Model of Therapeutics (NMT) and her doctoral research examined how trauma impacts students’ ability to learn mathematics. 

Kathy Van Horn, MEd, Licensed Psychologist

Executive Vice President of Lakeside
Founder of NeuroLogic by Lakeside
kathyv@lakeside.net

Kathy is the founder of NeuroLogic by Lakeside and provides oversight for the growth and development of the program. She is a speaker, trainer, and consultant as well as the author of the NeuroLogic curriculum, Realizing Brain Potential.

Victoria Bartynski, MA, LAMFT

NeuroLogic Specialist/Trainer
victoriab@lakesidetraining.org

Elia Boe

Design and Communication Specialist
eliab@lakesidetraining.org

Julie Feinberg, M.Ed.

NeuroLogic Specialist/Trainer
julief@lakesidetraining.org

Elizabeth Poole

Elizabeth Poole

NeuroLogic Specialist/Trainer
elizabethp@lakesidetraining.org

Nadine Rotay

Nadine Rotay, LPC

NeuroLogic Specialist/Trainer
nadiner@lakesidetraining.org

Andre Self

Andre Self

Program Administrator
andres@lakesidetraining.org

Nathan Swanson

Nathan Swanson, LPC, NBCC

NeuroLogic Specialist/Trainer
nathans@lakesidetraining.org