Psychological Services in Cincinnati, Ohio

I have specialized in assessment and evaluation throughout my training and career. My work in both criminal and civil evaluations also involves providing expert testimony and routine and specialized consultation with the courts, other legal entities, other agencies, and other psychologists.

My assessment and evaluation specialties for both adults and children include:

Assessment specialties include:

• General Mental Health Assessment and Evaluation
• Intellectual, cognitive, and personality testing
• Psychoeducational Evaluations (e.g., learning disability, ADHD)
• Police, Corrections, and Public Safety Pre-Employment
• Adoption
• Risk Assessment
• Independent Examinations for Guardianship and Civil Commitment
• Competence to Stand Trial
• Mental Condition at the Time of Offense Charged (NGRI)
• Treatment in Lieu of Conviction
• Amenability to Treatment
• Department of Disability Services/Social Security
• Workers’ Compensation

I have earned a reputation as a highly effective therapist. I developed and led the implementation of an evidence-based trauma-focused treatment package for the Montgomery County Specialty Court dockets during my internship and post-doctoral fellowship. My carefully measured blend of cognitive-behavioral and interpersonal process interventions continues to quickly and effectively help a diverse population with a wide variety of life circumstances and problems. My approach to treatment is targeted and rapid to address specific issues and help a patient quickly improve his/her/their situation and life. I presently work with individual adult patients and would consider a referral for a patient as young as 16. Group therapy referrals are also presently being accepted for adults. My clinical treatment specialties include:

Clinical treatment specialties include:

• Life transitions
• General life stressors
• Depression
• Anxiety disorders
• Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
• Personality disorders
• Group therapy (process groups, DBT, CBT)

I have conducted seminars and workshops for the lay public, police departments, court staff, citizens returning from incarceration, and clinical providers and consumers from around the world on topics that include:

• Trauma-informed care (TIC)
• Assessment and treatment of PTSD and complex trauma
• Stress management
• Self-care
• Ethics
• Major mental illnesses
• Treatment of substance use disorders
• Mental health and addiction
• Medical illnesses that mimic mental illness
• Personality disorders
• Motivational interviewing
• Professional development