Award-Winning Psychology Tutors serving Portland, OR

I am a classroom instructor, one-on-one tutor, and academic coach with over a decade of experience working with elementary age students (K-6), undergraduate and graduate students in the Northeast and on the West Coast and across seas. I look forward to working with you to achieve your academic, personal and professional goals.

...a minor in sociology. After graduation, I have been able to work in my field now as an in home family therapist, while also having previous experience in being a youth counselor and interning at schools. While I tutor a broad range of subjects, I am most passionate about psychology and math. Being able to tutor students helps them to be better at something and accomplishing that difficult task and teaching the approach of not...

My goal is to help others learn in order to inspire passion and education in students.

...perform with my band. Let me help you get from the first to the last panel of an expanding brain meme! I have a BA in Psychology with minors in Philosophy and Music Performance from Denison University (in Ohio, my home state). For the last four years I've been teaching statistics, research methodology, writing, and intro psych to college students while I work on my doctorate. I believe teaching is all about enabling personal growth....

Each child has the ability to succeed given the opportunity. Students can grow each and every day as long as their specific learning style is correctly identified and then pursued upon in a proper format. No matter a child's capabilities and setbacks there is always room for improvement.

...or leading practice, I quickly become aware of students academic needs. Every student, regardless of background, can improve his or her ability to listen to and understand vocabulary and sentences in a second language. In lectures, discussions, and assignments, I show that learning a second language responds to various modes of inquiry: analytic, hermeneutic, cultural, and historical; thus, students are led to explore the possibilities of each perspective, and to push beyond their own experience...

I'm a senior at CCSU with a Media Studies major and Creative Writing minor. I love reading, writing, history, psychology, and language in general!

...the best for learning and teaching. I am respectful of all people, and happy to work with all ages. I genuinely care whether someone understands material, I believe in a student-centered approach, and I prefer discussion and positive reinforcement over being a critical authority figure. I have found most students very responsive to me and appreciative of my methods. My hobbies and interests include writing, playing sports and video games, and spending time with friends.

...Computing. I am currently a graduate student at Yale University studying for a PhD in Cognitive Psychology. I have had previous experience mentoring undergraduate students while in Princeton. I tutor a variety of subjects, including Math (ranging from Pre-Algebra to AP Calculus BC), Psychology, Neuroscience, R and Python Programming, and test prep, including the SAT, ACT, and GRE. I am the most passionate about tutoring Math subjects as it forms the foundations for understanding the...

My name is Allison, and I graduated from Yale University. I majored in Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology and am hoping to attend medical school next fall. I am currently working as a postgraduate researcher at Yale School of Medicine and am looking forward to working with students through Varsity Tutors!

I have been tutoring math, science, and English for the past 17 years (+15,000 hours of experience) to elementary, middle school, high school, and college students attending public and private schools. I have also taught students around the world in ESL and standardized exams.

My daily objective is to use my platform as a teacher and coach to encourage the development of my students and athletes as people. I do this by focusing on building authentic relationships and then encouraging curiosity in specific content areas. In regards to pedagogy, I stress the importance of process-driven results to motivate daily progress!

...a veteran nanny, camp counselor, and teacher's assistant, I have a ton of experience working with kids in both an academic and recreational setting. I want to make lessons riveting and engaging, so I will always try to incorporate your passions into the learning process. As someone who adores music, politics, and many sports, I have found that integrating these passions into my studies increases my own desire to learn. It is my priority to...

...Manchester Community College, and I'm interested in tutoring. I love biological sciences, am skilled in writing, and will always work with you to understand and meet your needs. Growing up, I had a lot of difficulties with organization due to my ADD. I have learned ways to manage this that work for me, and because of this I feel that I have a strength in teaching organizational skills, especially to neurodivergent students.

...few years later, I attended LaGuardia Community College and became a licensed veterinary technician, which means I am an animal nurse! My academic interests mostly relate to animals: zoology, evolutionary ecology, paleozoology, social evolution, and phylogenetics. I also love studying history, and will always assert that nothing happens in a historical vacuum. In my free time I do a lot of reading and a lot of writing, on topics ranging from politics to science to...

I am a college graduate from Clarkson University. I graduated with a Bachelors of Science in Biology. While I was at Clarkson I conducted research in conservation biology and animal learning. My primary research was in the population distribution of the endangered golden-winged warbler, a shrubland breeding bird species. My plan is to take a gap before continuing my education in a PhD program.... Students learn better when they experience the material. Work problems out and...

Hello, I'm Christina and I am a current Master's student in Nutritional Sciences. I graduated last year with my B.S. in Molecular and Cell Biology and B.S. in Nutritonal Sciences with Honors. I currently work as a medical scribe and medical assistant and pursuing the medical field. In my free time, I love working out, watching Youtube videos and listen to podcasts.

...the most background in these areas and, thus, am able to better guide my students through the content. While teaching, I like to use individualized approaches to fit the needs of each student. I also believe in an interactive approach based on thorough communication to engage my students as much as possible. With these strategies, I can build a friendly and comfortable environment conducive to learning. Outside of academia, I love being outside, traveling, and...

...find it exciting to show others how some of the most amazing natural phenomena are rooted in basic chemistry concepts. I believe that the most important part of teaching is a malleable understanding of the material. It is not only important to learn one concept, but to be able to think about it in different ways and build off from there. Outside academia, I love to draw, sing, and learn new songs on guitar.