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Judith A. Tindall, Ph.D. is
President of Psychological Network, Inc. She is a Licensed Psychologist,
professional counselor, certified teacher, National Association
of Peer Programs trainer/consultant, C.P.P.E., MBTI Certified
Trainer and custody evaluator. She has been in private practice
in St. Charles since the late 1970's. She has been a consultant
at the local, state and national level for both public and private
organizations, associations, hospitals, schools, social service
agencies and the faith community. She has assisted those organizations
on a wide variety of topics including peer programs, positive
youth development, asset building in youth, safety, strategic
planning, teambuilding, leadership development, executive coaching,
communication skills, care for the care giver, T.Q.M., stress
management, violence prevention, sexual harassment, diversity
and MBTI, community building, HIV-AIDS, testing, and compulsive
gambling. She has conducted evaluations for individuals, organizations,
businesses and grants. She spends part of her time providing
direct service through counseling, evaluation and forensic evaluation
to individuals and families in the St. Charles Community. She
has written professional journal articles, and articles that
have appeared in the St. Louis Business Journal and St. Charles
Business Magazine. She has written the following books: Peer Program: An In-Depth look
at Peer Helping; Peer Power, Book 1: Becoming an Effective Peer
Helper and Conflict Mediator; Peer Power, Book 2, Applying Peer
Helping Skills; Peers Helping Peers; Professional Leaders Manual
for all workbooks.
Ralph Caraffa, Ph.D., Licensed Psychologist has been in
private practice for over 25 years. Prior to private practice,
Dr. Caraffa was a school psychologist at the Ferguson Florissant
School District. He served as Executive Director of Child Center
Our Lady of Grace. He is a certified EMDR therapist. Dr. Caraffa
has extensive experience in evaluation of individuals for psycho-educational
purposes, fitness for duty, forensic, and corporate evaluations.
He has done extensive work with men's issues, at-risk populations,
and couples counseling. He also provides consulting and training
to a variety of agencies and organizations.
Robert Harris, Ph.D.
Licensed Psychologist
Licensed Psychologist, counseling
of individuals, children, youth, evaluation for education, psychological,
forensic issues, training and speaking to groups.
Linda Sharpe-Taylor, Ph.D., Licensed
Psychologist. Dr. Linda Sharpe-Taylor
is President of Urban Behavioral Healthcare Institute specializing
in assisting youth find permanent placement through effective
case management. She has received post doctoral training in family
therapy and systemic approaches to community problems. She has
expertise in working with families experiencing legal battles
regarding custody and visitation. Dr. Sharpe-Taylor serves as
a consultant to government agencies, community-based prevention
programs and services. She has developed programs and services
that address a variety of issues that include adolescent wellness,
school violence, gender-specific programming, community building
and risk reduction. She has worked in public and private agencies
in the greater St. Louis Region. Courts, community-based agencies.
Religious affiliated groups have sought Dr. Sharpe-Taylor's expertise
and guidance
Lori Tagger, Ph.D., Licensed Psychologist.
Dr. Tagger has received extensive
training working with women's issues and eating disorders. Additionally,
she has experience working with relationship issues, sexual assault/abuse,
depression, anxiety, career education and academic coaching.
Prior to receiving her Ph.D., Dr. Tagger was a special education
teacher, specializing in teaching children with emotional and
behavioral impairments. She has done extensive work in working
with educators about child development and managing the behavior
of children. She has had extensive teaching experience on topics
such as eating disorders, sexual assault prevention, and career
decisions.
Melissa Strachan Kinser,
Psy.D., Licensed Psychologist. Dr. Kinser specializes in eating disorders and
body image including anorexia, bulimia, compulsive overeating
as well as weight obsession and body dissatisfaction. She has
lectured nationally on the nature and treatment of body image.
She provides psychological intervention to children, adolescents
and their families and consults with the legal system on a variety
of forensic topics.
Margaret Wehrenberg, Psy.D., a Licensed
Psychologist in Illinois and Missouri, is the author of The
Anxious Brain. An expert on the treatment of anxiety and depression,
she also has extensive training and expertise in the neurobiology
of psychological disorders. She is co-founder of the Reflex Delay
Syndrome (RDS) Research and Training Institutes, a non-for profit
institute founded to promote research and treatment for this
disorder affecting academic, social and emotional functioning
in children. She earned her M.A. specializing in psychodrama
and play therapy with children, and has years of experience as
a drug and alcoholism counselor, working with the U.S. Army in
Germany and Lutheran Social Services in Illinois before beginning
a private psychotherapy practice. As a consultant, she is a sought-after
speaker for continuing education seminars, consistently getting
the highest ratings from participants for her dynamic style and
high quality content. In addition to clinical work, she has written
articles for The Psychotherapy Networker magazine, is
the author of Stress Solutions: Ten Effective Strategies to
Eliminate Your Stress, and has produced Relaxation
for Tension and Worry, a CD for breathing, muscle
relaxation and imagery to use with anxious clients. Her new
book (2007) is published by W.W. Norton, The Anxious Brain:
The Neurobiological Basis of Anxiety Disorders and How to
Effectively Treat Them.
Gayle Horn, LPC: Ms.
Horn has been in private practice in St. Charles for over 17
years. Prior to that, she was a high school counselor at St.
Charles High School for 20 years. She specializes in teenagers
and their families. She has had training in working with the
geriatric population and assisting individuals and families with
grief and loss. She spends part of her time with delivering training
on peer helping, peer mediation, communication skills and other
specialized training.
Judy M. Wylie, LPC: Ms. Wylie received her Masters Degree from the
University of Missouri-St. Louis with an emphasis on Marriage
and Family Counseling. She has been in private practice since
1995. She specializes in counseling women and adolescents in
the areas of sexual and physical abuse, and chemical dependency
and addiction. Her work involves assisting couples to learn to
build intimate relationships and for families to practice positive
interactions. She has also helped people with issues including
depression, anxiety, anger management, and parenting.
Rob Cracchiola, LPC:
Mr. Cracchiola received his Masters in Psychology
from Southern Illinois University in Edwardsville and is practicing
as a Licensed Professional Counselor. He works with clients of
all ages with developmental disabilities. He has served as a
member and President of St. Charles Coalition of Service Providers,
a network of agencies that promote improved services for individuals
with developmental disabilities. He has worked with school districts
to assist in early childhood special education programs.
Dr. Dianna Moses-Nunley
is a psychologist. She received her
doctorate in clinical psychology from the University of Missouri-St.
Louis. As a generalist, Dr. Moses-Nunley has training and
experience treating a variety of psychological disorders and
adults and in helping clients facing various life stressors.
Her particular areas of interest and expertise are treatment
of stress and anxiety conditions as well as behavioral health
issues such as coping with chronic illnesses, overweight and
obesity, and headache. Dr. Moses-Nunley also provides psychological
assessments for all ages. As a prior military service member,
Dr. Moses-Nunley has insight and experience treating the unique
issues facing military members, retirees, and their families;
including post traumatic stress disorder, coping with deployment,
and re-integration into civilian life following separation and
retirement.
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