Professional Family Consultants
Special Nannies, Newborn Care, and Respite Services for Families who have Children with Special Needs

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About Us

 

Professional Family Consultants is one of the only domestic staffing agencies specializing in providing customized nanny services to families with children who have special needs.  The idea to create Professional Family Consultants was born out of Laura's extensive experience as a clinical social worker and nanny for children with special needs.  After realizing that many of the children she looked after required her to utilize her clinical skills as well as her child care skills, we discovered a lack of resources in our community that provided nannies and child care providers equipt with specialized training to care for children with specific environmental, behavioral, physical, and developmental needs. Thus, we started PFC to meet those needs and have had a wonderful response from the community.  


Meet Our Staff

 


Todd Robinson, BSW Managing Director  

    • Todd Robinson has extensive experience in managing children and family programs in the United States and the United Kingdom.  Todd has led intensive family programs aimed at increasing family communication, decreasing challenging behavior and improving quality of life.  Todd is an experienced child and family professional who takes pride in getting to know each family PFC works with.  He has a Bachelor of Social Work Degree from the University of Georgia. 

           
           

Laura Robinson, LMSW Senior Placement Specialist

    • Laura Robinson is a Licensed Master Social Worker and has 15 years of nanny/childcare experience, working with children of all ages and with a variety of needs.  She earned a Bachelor of Social Work degree and Bachelor of Arts in Women's Studies from The University of Georgia, and holds a Master of Social Work degree from Georgia State University.  She has worked previously as an adoption social worker and has provided intensive family intervention for families.  Laura provides clinical oversight of all family assessments and matching reports. 

            

Andrew Mahler, BA Family Consultant

    • Andrew Mahler has a Bachelor's degree in Psychology and a Minor in Art from Wheaton College where he focused on early childhood psychological development by investigating social reciprocity in children. Apart from assisting PFC with website design, marketing, and business improvement, Andrew helps with developing creative strategies to engage families and fully explore their childcare and consulting needs.

            

Dr. Jonathan Robinson, PhD Special Needs Consultant  

    •  Dr. Robinson has over 35 years of clinical experience in conducting psychotherapy with individuals, couples, families, and groups. Additionally, he completes extensive clinical assessment and psychological evaluation on referral from family physicians, other clinicians, human service organizations, and the courts. Jon completed his Ph. D. from the University of Virginia, specializing in child-clinical psychology with minors in ED/LD special education and child development. He does directive, problem-solving-oriented play therapy with children and cognitive-behavioral psychotherapy with adults. He sees children who have ADD, ADHD, conduct disorder, autism, Asperger's disorder, learning disorder, and emotional-behavioral problems. He does school consultations with teachers and confers on the placement of children with special education needs. Dr. Robinson's private practice is in Athens, GA. The web address is: www.cprathens.com.

            

              

            Ellen Duke, Placement Coordinator

    • Ellen has been a special education teacher for over 25 years. Originally from Michigan, Ellen began her career working with children with hearing and vision impairment. After moving to Georgia, Ellen worked in the Cobb County public school system teaching children with emotional and behavioral disorders, developmental disabilities, and physical challenges.  She brings a wealth of practical knowledge to the agency and assists with assessing the qualifications of nannies, evaluating appropriate placement matches and following up with families to ensure success.   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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