Tony Schmitz, BA

Tony is an educational therapist who supports children, adolescents, and young adults with a wide range of learning challenges, including specific learning disorders in language and mathematics, ADHD, and emotional difficulties that often coincide with these. For more than a decade, he has worked full‑time helping students build confidence and develop strategies tailored to their needs, with organization and time management as core elements of his educational therapy methodology.

Tony earned a B.A. from Creighton University with a double major in biology and journalism, and holds a Certificate in Educational Therapy from UC Riverside. After college, he played professional soccer, a path that brought him to Los Angeles, where he served for four years as Technical Director at SportsWise, a youth soccer camp. That athletic background shapes his approach with students: grit, persistence, and stepwise skill‑building as the route to achievement.

Beyond education, Tony is an accomplished jazz pianist who performs regularly at local venues. His musical practice—rooted in rhythm, pattern recognition, and improvisation—enriches his work with students and offers creative, engaging ways to strengthen cognitive flexibility and problem‑solving.