Psychology Staff

Laura Bauhof, Ph.D. (Loyola University of Chicago, 2002) is a Post-Doctoral Psychology Fellow. She is involved in psychological assessments and coordinates the group therapy program. She has experience in community mental health and university counseling center settings. Her theoretical orientation is based in interpersonal and systems theory with an emphasis on cognitive-behavioral and solution-focused interventions. Dr. Bauhof’s interests include cultural diversity, psychological assessment, and identity development. She provides supervision for the group therapy rotation under umbrella supervision.

 

 

Robert Brian Denton, Psy.D. (Wright State University - School of Professional Psychology, 2007) is the Director of the Psychology Internship Program. He is responsible for conducting psychological assessments for children and adolescents, in-service training, group intervention, and consults with other departments of the agency. His theoretical orientation is integrative with a foundation in contemporary psychodynamic theories. Dr. Denton’s interests include working with children and adolescents, trauma, multicultural awareness, personal empowerment, and incorporation of mindfulness-based principles in clinical work. He provides supervision for psychological assessment and leads the Professional Conduct and Ethics Didactic.

 

Julie Janco-Gidley, Ph.D. (The University of Akron, 2006) s a Supervising Psychologist. She is involved in psychological assessments and provides supervision for post-internship psychology fellows. She also serves as adjunct faculty at Lakeland Community College and conducts psychology assessments in private practice. Her theoretical orientation is primarily cognitive-behavioral. Dr. Janco-Gidley’s professional interests include working with children and families, parenting, women’s issues, brief therapy, nontraditional therapy, stress and coping, and social support and other protective factors.

 

Courtney A. Gotschall, M.A. (Illinois School of Professional Psychology) is an Early Childhood Mental Health Psychology Fellow. She is involved in providing services to children and their families ages birth to six to help promote healthy development and mental health. Her theoretical orientation is integrative with an emphasis on family systems theory. Ms. Townsend’s professional interests are in the area of trauma, attachment, and play therapy techniques. She serves as a mentor for interns.

 

Benjamin W. Kearney, Ph.D. (Cleveland State University, 2000) is the Vice President and Chief Clinical Officer. He also serves as an adjunct professor at Cleveland State and has a private practice. His theoretical orientation is primarily cognitive behavioral influenced by attachment theory, family systems theory, and neurodevelopmental information. Dr. Kearney’s areas of interest include program evaluation, mental health system development, mental health organization management, and early childhood mental health.

 

Evan S. McBroom, M.A. (University of Toledo) is a School Services Psychology Fellow. He is involved in providing services to children and their families from kindergarten through eighth grade. His theoretical orientation is integrative with an emphasis on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. Mr. McBroom’s professional interests are in the area of media violence and video game addiction. He serves as a mentor for interns.

 

Laura Moncrief, Psy.D. (Illinois School of Professional Psychology, 2002) is a Supervising Psychologist. She is involved in psychological assessments, school based mental health services, in-service training, and group therapy. Her theoretical orientation is integrative with an emphasis on cognitive and interpersonal theory. Dr. Moncrief’s main interests are in the area of trauma, particularly sexual abuse from both the perspective of the victim and the aggressor. She is also interested in working with youth in out-of-home placements, transitions from youth to young adulthood, relationship issues, and women’s issues. She provides supervision for the school services and Lorain County programs.

 


Amie Paradine, Psy.D. (Illinois School of Professional Psychology, 2010) is a Supervising Psychologist. She is involved in providing services to children and their families both within the schools and in their homes. Her theoretical orientation is primarily family systems theory but is also influenced by emotionally-focused and cognitive- behavioral theories. Dr. Paradine’s professional interests are in the areas of family systems, couples therapy, sex therapy, and relationship issues. She provides supervision for the school services program.


Kathleen Quintus, Ph.D. (Fielding Graduate University, 2004) is a Supervising Psychologist. She is involved in psychological assessments, school based mental health services, and in-service training. Dr. Quintus has over thirty years of experience in the schools. Her theoretical orientation is a combination of Gestalt and cognitivebehavioral with additional training in Redecision therapy. Her interests include psychological assessment, individual and group therapy, and school consultation. She provides supervision for the school services program.


Laura L. Shortridge, M.A. (Illinois School of Professional Psychology) is an In- Home Psychology Fellow. She works with individuals of all ages but particularly focuses on work with young individuals ages five through adolescence and their families. Ms. Shortridge’s theoretical orientation is eclectic with a cognitive-behavioral and family systems focus. Her current interests include domestic violence, developmental trauma, personality and coping with work-family conflict, and school support of working parents. She serves as a mentor for interns.


Martha A. Webb, Ph.D. (Fielding Graduate University, 2003) is a Supervising Psychologist and works primarily in private practice. Dr. Webb is the 2010 APPIC Excellence in Diversity Training award winner. Dr. Webb is also a Licensed Independent Chemical Dependent Counselor and has worked in the addictions and mental health fields for over thirty years in a variety of prevention and treatment settings with both adolescents and adults. Her theoretical orientation is humanistic with Gestalt training. Her areas of interest include cultural diversity, sexual identity development, and relationship issues. She leads the Diversity Didactic.