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While our training is similar, Gretchen's years at the Lancaster County Child Guidance Center left her particularly well trained to deal with the problems of children and adolescents. She is broadly experienced, having done this work for over thirty years. Many times a year we are pleasantly surprised to have a parent bring in a child for evaluation or treatment, only to find that Gretchen had also treated the parent when he or she was a child! Gretchen handles the whole range of problems that children and adolescents typically experience, from family and sibling issues, to learning problems, hyperactivity and/or attention deficit. She does what ever it takes, being a familiar figure at school conferences, consulting with teachers, or other social agencies. Bob received a lot of his training courtesy of the Veteran's Administration hospitals. There he worked primarily with adults, covering the full range of problems that would be found in a hospital setting. These problems ranged from serious mental illness, substance abuse, sexual dysfunctions, to issues involving evaluation of psychological problems related to physical disabilities. He also did considerable work with families of veterans both individually and in group therapy settings. Bob was constantly involved in providing both direct clinical service, and consultation with faculty and student development counselors while working in college settings for seven years. These experiences, plus the clinical supervision provided as Director of Community Mental Health in Lenawee County prepared him particularly well to work with older adolescents, adults, and families. While the above outlines our general interests, based on past experience, in private practice we both take a variety of different kinds of cases. Bob will occasionally take a child who particularly needs a male psychologist, and Gretchen sees a number of adults as well as adolescents and children. |
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