The Developmental Journey, PLLC evaluates children from birth – 17 years for developmental, behavioral, and learning differences, provides diagnostic clarification as well as individualized recommendations for therapies, appropriate educational settings, and parent coaching to maximize children’s developmental trajectory and lifetime success. The Developmental Journey, is a mobile clinic, operating out of a Recreational Vehicle (RV). The RV will provide consultation services at or near patients’ homes, thus providing personalized and comfortable care.

DEVELOPMENTAL-BEHAVIORAL PEDIATRICIAN

Dr. Noël is a Texas transplant.  She grew up south of Seattle and completed her undergraduate training at Washington State University, where she graduated summa cum laude with a Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology. She went on to pursue her medical training at the University of Washington School of Medicine.  Dr. Noël then completed her Pediatric Residency and Chief Residency at the University of Chicago, followed by practicing as a General Pediatrician and Pediatric Hospitalist for 8 years. During this time time she was an Assistant Pediatric Program Director and then the Pediatric Clerkship Director at The University of Chicago and Inova Children’s Hospital, respectively. When her first child needed to see a Developmental – Behavioral Pediatrician in 2013, the wait list was 18 months long, so she decided to pursue her own training. She and her family moved to the suburbs of Houston, TX to complete an additional three-year training program in Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics at Texas Children’s Hospital and Baylor College of Medicine. After fellowship training, she spent time directing the Pediatric Resident Rotation and was the Fellowship Program Director at Texas Children’s Hospital, where she continues to oversee fellows in clinic.

Noël Mensah-Bonsu, MD, is certified by the American Board of Pediatrics in both General Pediatrics and Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics. She is a member of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), the Section of Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics (SODBP) and the Society for Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics (SDBP), where she is the Education Committee Co-Chair.  In 2022, she felt strongly about customizing care for her patients and founded The Developmental Journey, PLLC.

Dr. Noël is passionate about parenting, understanding childrens’ strengths and weaknesses and working to ensure each child meets their developmental potential. She approaches every patient and family individually, with thoughtful attention to all the factors working to influence a child’s behavior and development, including interpersonal, genetic, sociocultural, and environmental factors. She adores children and enthusiastically encourages families in the care of their exceptional child(ren) to improve her patients’ quality of life, happiness and success.

Outside of this RV adventure, Dr. Noël loves to cook, bake, garden, travel, read post-apocalyptic novels and explore new places with her family. She is God’s girl, and her love language is good food.