Psychological evaluation and assessment of children, adolescents, and young adults define his professional work, supported by over 40 years of experience in clinical, school, and forensic psychology. His expertise includes evaluation of ADHD, learning disabilities, developmental delays, academic performance issues, and behavioral, personality, and emotional disorders, as well as assessment of risk for anger and violence. His work also involves determining needs related to academic accommodations and special education programming, including 504 Plans and Individualized Education Programs, along with evaluation of autism spectrum and other pervasive developmental disorders affecting learning and functioning.

His professional background includes decades of clinical practice as a licensed clinical psychologist providing comprehensive psychological testing, counseling, and consultation services to children, adolescents, and adults. His experience encompasses marriage and family counseling, vocational evaluations, and consultation with educational systems, law enforcement agencies, and community organizations, as well as serving as a vocational expert conducting disability evaluations and providing testimony in Social Security proceedings. He has also held academic and instructional roles as an assistant professor and instructor across multiple institutions and medical settings, and has served on state-level boards including the Illinois Clinical Psychologist Licensing and Disciplinary Board and the Illinois Sex Offender Evaluation and Treatment Board, reflecting leadership in professional standards and regulatory oversight.

Forensic psychology experience includes more than 35 years as an expert witness, providing consultation, deposition testimony, and courtroom testimony in matters involving child custody and visitation, competency to stand trial, mental state evaluations, and sex offender risk assessments. His work also includes evaluation of post-traumatic stress disorder related to accidents and trauma, as well as analysis of psychological functioning in both civil and criminal contexts. He holds a doctoral degree in educational psychology, a master’s degree in school psychology, and a bachelor’s degree in education with a focus on psychology, and is licensed as a clinical psychologist, certified as a school psychologist, and designated as a licensed sex offender evaluator, with additional specialized training in forensic and sex offender evaluation.