Licensed Psychologist providing psychological testing and psychotherapy

Having "treated", or in other words, talked at length, sometimes for dozens of hours, with survivors of Hurricane Michael, I have a notion of what Hurricane Ian survivors might best do now. First, with damaged homes, be careful about unlicensed contractors. Insurance companies can also be trick...

For many people with features of ADHD, either diagnosed, undiagnosed, or subclinical, the most troublese emotions is frustration. Frustration underlies many of the personality traits that develop with ADHD. Such frustration may arise from an impasse in their work, from having to wait in line, or...

A massive stressor to those living in the panhandle have been the hurricanes, including the Category 5 Hurricane Michael in 2018. Not only was the hurricane terrifying to endure, but the land and buildings from Port St. Joe to Panama City beach were flattened. "War Zone" was how many described th...

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I have given multiple psychological evaluations for Department of Defense Consolidated Adjudications Facility in reference to security clearances.

Teletherapy seems to have become entrenched at in the provision of mental health services. Remote therapy had been growing in popularity in recent years, but has mushroomed during the covid outbreak. After providing therapy for some three decades, always face to face, the change has been chall...

Psychological Testing sets psychologists apart from other providers. Much of graduate school training is devoted to learning these psychological tests. As psychology developed in this country, that is what psychologists almost exclusively did. Psychiatrists provided the care, psychologists did t...

The Rorschach Technique has a storied history. These cards are shown to the client, prompting responses that are scored and interpreted by the psychologist. Some may regard the procedure as pseudo-scientific, but some quantitatively oriented analyses has shown them to have some reliability and v...

Schizophrenia is tough and frustrating disease to treat. Its also devastating. Many therapists never have particular training in this most of all destructive psychological conditions. Schizophrenia can obliterate personality, and functioning. Meds are helpful, but so is psychotherapy. The origin...