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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.