The Testing Psychologist Podcast

Would you rather read the transcript? Click here. 2019 was an amazing year for the Testing Psychologist podcast. The listening audience continued growing at a rapid pace, and I continue to be lucky enough to talk with a variety of incredible people. This episode is a recap of the most-downloaded episodes of 2019. A couple of these were expected, but a couple were totally UNEXPECTED. Listen to find out which shows the audience loved the most from this year! Cool Things Mentioned Episode 81: Dr. Maggie Sibley – Differential Diagnosis and Assessment of Adult ADHDEpisode 80: Kellie Henkel – Dyslexia from a Parent’s PerspectiveEpisode 84: Dr. Stephanie Nelson – Neuropsychology in Private PracticeEpisode 87: Dr. Robin McEvoy – Integrative Pediatric AssessmentEpisode 93: Dr. Aimee Kotrba – All About Selective MutismThe Testing Psychologist Beginner Practice Mastermind – now taking members for spring 2020! The Testing Psychologist Advanced Practice Mastermind – now taking members for spring 2020! The Testing Psychologist podcast is now approved for CEU’s! I’m excited to announce that I’ve partnered with At Health to offer CE credits for podcast episodes! Visit this link to access current and past episodes available for CE credit. You can use code “TTP10” for a discount on ALL the course credits you purchase from At Health! About Dr. Jeremy Sharp I’m a licensed psychologist and Clinical Director at the Colorado Center for Assessment & Counseling, a private practice that I founded in 2009 and grew to include nine licensed clinicians, three clinicians in training, and a full administrative staff. I earned my undergraduate degree in Experimental Psychology from the University of South Carolina before getting my Master’s and PhD in Counseling Psychology from Colorado State University. These days, I specialize in psychological and neuropsychological evaluation with kids and adolescents. As the host of the Testing Psychologist Podcast, I provide private practice consulting for psychologists and other mental health professionals who want to start or grow psychological testing services in their practices. I live in Fort Collins, Colorado with my wife (also a therapist) and two young kids. Ready to grow your testing services? Click below to schedule a complimentary 30-minute pre-consulting call! Schedule Your Call

Would you rather read the transcript? Click here. “I have every printout of your Instagram posts from the school resource officer.” Dr. Leite, from our interview Threat assessment & management is something that few of us specialize in, yet it is incredibly important these days in the context of school violence. Dr. Stephanie Leite is here to talk about her practice and specialty in threat assessment and management, primarily with adolescents. Here are just a few things we touch on: What is threat assessment & management? The difference between targeted and reactive violenceTypical measures in a threat assessmentRisk factors for school violence Cool Things Mentioned Stephanie provided an awesome handout with tons of resources from the show. You can download it here.Stephanie also provided an article on the seven myths of mass murderStephanie’s website The Testing Psychologist podcast is now approved for CEU’s! I’m excited to announce that I’ve partnered with At Health to offer CE credits for podcast episodes! Visit this link to access current and past episodes available for CE credit. You can use code “TTP10” for a discount on ALL the course credits you purchase from At Health! About Dr. Stephanie Leite Dr. Leite received her Psy.D. from the University of Hartford, having previously achieved a Masters from Boston University and a B.A. from Carleton College. She currently practices in the state of Connecticut as a forensic psychologist and in the arena of threat assessment and management.  Dr. Leite’s practice has been devoted to forensic evaluations since 2003. In that time she has evaluated hundreds of people in risk, competency, custody, criminal and threat assessment cases. She is a licensed psychologist in the state of Connecticut, a member of the American Psychological Association, the Association of Family and Conciliation Courts and the Association of Threat Management Professionals, where she serves as the vice president of the New England chapter. She is a founding member and recent past president of the Connecticut Psychological Association’s Forensic Division and was awarded the 2014 President’s award from the CPA. Dr. Leite held pre-doctoral training positions at Long Lane School and the NW Center for Families and Children, completed her internship at The Village for Families and Children and her postdoctoral studies at the Institute of Living. As an educator, Dr. Leite has been an adjunct professor at the University of Hartford’s doctoral program in psychology since 2015 where she has taught integrated psychological assessment, forensic psychology, and introduction to neuropsychology. She has taught ethics at the American International College as well as seminars for lawyers and Guardian Ad Leitems (GALs) through CT’s GAL Academy. She has led seminars at the Connecticut Psychological Association’s annual conference (2012, 2014, 2107) and the FBI’s TarGet and InfraGard programs (2014, 2015). She has spoken numerous times to the Connecticut Psychological Association’s Forensic Division as part of the State of the Science training series and to the New England and D.C. chapters of ATAP as well as at the joint Threat Assessment Training in 2018. About Dr. Jeremy Sharp I’m a licensed psychologist and Clinical Director at the Colorado Center for Assessment & Counseling, a private practice that I founded in 2009 and grew to include 12 licensed clinicians, three clinicians in training, and a full administrative staff. I earned my undergraduate degree in Experimental Psychology from the University of South Carolina before getting my Master’s and PhD in Counseling Psychology from Colorado State University. These days, I specialize in psychological and neuropsychological evaluation with kids and adolescents. As the host of the Testing Psychologist Podcast, I provide private practice consulting for psychologists and other mental health professionals who want to start or grow psychological testing services in their practices. I live in Fort Collins, Colorado with my wife (also a therapist) and two young kids. Ready to grow your testing services? Click below to schedule a complimentary 30-minute pre-consulting call! Schedule Your Call

Would you rather read the transcript? Click here. Dr. Brenna Tindall is back to talk with me about her work on assessing and treating intimate partner violence and sexual violence. We dive deep into how these concepts overlap and discuss the relatively small amount of research in this area. For those of you in the forensic arena, and anyone else interested in violent behavior within relationships, this is a must-listen. Here are just a few topics we cover in the episode… How to assess intimate partner violence and sexual violenceWhy it’s important to separate the twoStatistics on incidence and co-occurrence of intimate partner violence and sexual violenceRecommendations for offenders/perpetrators of intimate partner violence and sexual violence Cool Things Mentioned Merv DaviesMark Olver’s Violent Risk Scale Sex Offense VersionColorado DVOMBColorado SOMBHare Psychopathy ChecklistSexually Violent Predator AssessmentATSA in Atlanta conferenceDVRNA domestic violence risk assessment The Testing Psychologist podcast is now approved for CEU’s! I’m excited to announce that I’ve partnered with At Health to offer CE credits for podcast episodes! Visit this link to access current and past episodes available for CE credit. You can use code “TTP10” for a discount on ALL the course credits you purchase from At Health! About Dr. Brenna Tindall Brenna Tindall, Psy.D., CAC III is a Licensed Psychologist and Certified Addiction Counselor III. She has extensive experience evaluating and treating adult and adolescent clients who are involved with the criminal justice system. She is a Full Operating Sex Offender Offender Management Board (SOMB)-approved Adult and Juvenile Evaluator and Therapist.  She is also a Full Operating Evaluator for Offender’s with Intellectual Disabilities. Dr. Tindall is a Certified Trainer for the SOTIPS and VASOR-2 adult sex offender risk assessments as well as a Certified Trainer of the J-SOAP-II for juvenile sex offenders. She is also a Certified Child Contact Assessment (CCA) Evaluator. Dr. Tindall is a full operating evaluator for the Colorado Domestic Violence Offender Management Board (DVOMB). She was recently appointed by the Attorney General in Colorado to a four year position on the Domestic Violence Fatality Review Board.  Dr. Tindall specializes in forensic evaluations of individuals in the criminal justice system to include psychological evaluations, insanity evaluations, competency evaluations, sex offense specific evaluations, domestic violence evaluations, dual diagnosis evaluations, substance abuse evaluations, cognitive evaluations, and Child Contact Assessments. Of particular importance to Dr. Tindall is the application of the Risk Need Responsivity Principle as it applies to the assessment and identification of needs of offenders. Dr. Tindall has presented at conferences and trainings for the past nine years on topics including adults sex offender risk assessments; juvenile sex offender risk assessment instruments; cumulative career traumatic stress/vicarious trauma; the “ins-and-outs of psychosexual evaluations;” juvenile and adult SOMB Standards; and psychological evaluations as possible mitigation in criminal cases. Dr. Tindall presented at the ATSA conference in 2017 and 2018; at the 2018 MASOC conference in Massachusetts; the 2018 ATSA/Alliance Conference in New York in 2018; and presents annually at the Colorado SOMB conference. She was recently accepted to present her research at the International Conference for Research in Social Sciences in Rome, Italy ini February 2020. About Dr. Jeremy Sharp I’m a licensed psychologist and Clinical Director at the Colorado Center for Assessment & Counseling, a private practice that I founded in 2009 and grew to include nine licensed clinicians, three clinicians in training, and a full administrative staff. I earned my undergraduate degree in Experimental Psychology from the University of South Carolina before getting my Master’s and PhD in Counseling Psychology from Colorado State University. These days, I specialize in psychological and neuropsychological evaluation with kids and adolescents. As the host of the Testing Psychologist Podcast, I provide private practice consulting for psychologists and other mental health professionals who want to start or grow psychological testing services in their practices. I live in Fort Collins, Colorado with my wife (also a therapist) and two young kids. Ready to grow your testing services? Click below to schedule a complimentary 30-minute pre-consulting call! Schedule Your Call

Would you rather read the transcript? Click here. Rachel Kapp and Steph Pitts, co-hosts of the Learn Smarter podcast, really brought the fire to today’s interview! Their collective energy made this a dynamic, fun conversation about educational therapy and executive functioning intervention for kids. We covered a lot of ground. Here are just a few things that came up in our conversation… What is educational therapyThe first step in teaching executive functioning skillsHow to work with rigidity in learningTips for keeping our reports useful for educational therapists and parents Cool Things Mentioned Association of Educational TherapistsCal State Northridge Educational Therapy programKapp Educational Therapy GroupMy Ed TherapistLearn Smarter – the Educational Therapy PodcastDavid Allen and Getting Things DoneLearn Smarter Facebook page & groupPomodoro TechniqueLearn Smarter Podcast InstagramMy Biz Bestie The Testing Psychologist podcast is now approved for CEU’s! I’m excited to announce that I’ve partnered with At Health to offer CE credits for podcast episodes! Visit this link to access current and past episodes available for CE credit. You can use code “TTP10” for a discount on ALL the course credits you purchase from At Health! About Rachel Kapp & Steph Pitts Rachel grew up in sunny Los Angeles, California. After having a wonderful public school experience in LAUSD–yes, it exists!–Rachel went on to attend UC Berkeley. She studied abroad in Rome, Italy, which allowed her to combine a love of art and travel with nightly gelato. She found educational therapy after teaching preschool for 7 years in Los Angeles and is obsessed with helping struggling learners thrive in school. Rachel loves the path of least resistance and her absolute favorite thing is to get things done quickly (Steph tolerates this passion). When she is not working you’ll find Rachel at spin or baking. Game and tech guru, Stephanie Pitts also grew up in Los Angeles and attended both public and private schools. Even though she went to USC, Rachel still loves and adores Steph. Steph’s dogs are EVERYTHING and you can follow their adventures at @andytucker_thedoxies on social media. After teaching elementary school, Steph’s executive functioning skills were commandeered by a family with seven children. For 9 years, Steph made things happen for the kids and the family before moving on to educational therapy. She loves to travel, her dogs, and living by the beach. About Dr. Jeremy Sharp I’m a licensed psychologist and Clinical Director at the Colorado Center for Assessment & Counseling, a private practice that I founded in 2009 and grew to include nine licensed clinicians, three clinicians in training, and a full administrative staff. I earned my undergraduate degree in Experimental Psychology from the University of South Carolina before getting my Master’s and PhD in Counseling Psychology from Colorado State University. These days, I specialize in psychological and neuropsychological evaluation with kids and adolescents. As the host of the Testing Psychologist Podcast, I provide private practice consulting for psychologists and other mental health professionals who want to start or grow psychological testing services in their practices. I live in Fort Collins, Colorado with my wife (also a therapist) and two young kids. Ready to grow your testing services? Click below to schedule a complimentary 30-minute pre-consulting call! Schedule Your Call

Would you rather read the transcript? Click here. In my beginner practice mastermind the other day, we got to talking about how to train a VA or in-office assistant to “sell” testing services on the initial client phone call. I shared my 4-part script, breaking down each of the components that have proved helpful in booking clients for testing appointments during that phone call. Today, I’m talking all about that script and each of the parts involved. Here are the key elements in writing a phone script for your testing services: Define testing for clientsKnow what testing you do and don’t doCommunicate the testing process very clearlySell the outcome and address client pain points Cool Things Mentioned Uber suggest keyword tool The Testing Psychologist podcast is now approved for CEU’s! I’m excited to announce that I’ve partnered with At Health to offer CE credits for podcast episodes! Visit this link to access current and past episodes available for CE credit. You can use code “TTP10” for a discount on ALL the course credits you purchase from At Health! About Dr. Jeremy Sharp I’m a licensed psychologist and Clinical Director at the Colorado Center for Assessment & Counseling, a private practice that I founded in 2009 and grew to include nine licensed clinicians, three clinicians in training, and a full administrative staff. I earned my undergraduate degree in Experimental Psychology from the University of South Carolina before getting my Master’s and PhD in Counseling Psychology from Colorado State University. These days, I specialize in psychological and neuropsychological evaluation with kids and adolescents. As the host of the Testing Psychologist Podcast, I provide private practice consulting for psychologists and other mental health professionals who want to start or grow psychological testing services in their practices. I live in Fort Collins, Colorado with my wife (also a therapist) and two young kids. Ready to grow your testing services? Click below to schedule a complimentary 30-minute pre-consulting call! Schedule Your Call

Would you rather read the transcript? Click here. Today is the 100th episode! Anyone who’s been listening over the years knows that I like to take milestones like this as a signal to reflect on the past and plan for the future. Today’s episode is all about gratitude – to the listeners and to those who’ve supported me in this podcast and consulting journey. Here are just a few folks who’ve played a huge role in getting to 100 episodes: My wonderful wife (obviously) and family, who stuck through the startup phase and kept encouraging me over the yearsMy business coach and friend, Joe Sanok, for urging me to start the podcast in the first placeKat, my incredible assistant and podcast editorJohn Clarke and Kelly Higdon, my dear friends who’ve provided support and advice over the last few yearsMy amazing guests – too many to name individuallyLaura, Toni, and Claudia – my fellow co-moderators of the Testing Psychologist Community on FacebookYou! All of the listeners and Facebook group members who’ve been so supportive and shared the podcast with your friends and colleaguesMy coaching clients, who’ve put their trust in me to help grow their practices Cool Things Mentioned Practice of the PracticeKelly Higdon Coaching and ZynnyMePrivate Practice WorkshopThe Art of Groups The Testing Psychologist podcast is now approved for CEU’s! I’m excited to announce that I’ve partnered with At Health to offer CE credits for podcast episodes! Visit this link to access current and past episodes available for CE credit. You can use code “TTP10” for a discount on ALL the course credits you purchase from At Health! About Dr. Jeremy Sharp I’m a licensed psychologist and Clinical Director at the Colorado Center for Assessment & Counseling, a private practice that I founded in 2009 and grew to include nine licensed clinicians, three clinicians in training, and a full administrative staff. I earned my undergraduate degree in Experimental Psychology from the University of South Carolina before getting my Master’s and PhD in Counseling Psychology from Colorado State University. These days, I specialize in psychological and neuropsychological evaluation with kids and adolescents. As the host of the Testing Psychologist Podcast, I provide private practice consulting for psychologists and other mental health professionals who want to start or grow psychological testing services in their practices. I live in Fort Collins, Colorado with my wife (also a therapist) and two young kids. Ready to grow your testing services? Click below to schedule a complimentary 30-minute pre-consulting call! Schedule Your Call

In this episode, Rob Reinhardt, a licensed professional counselor and CEO of Tame Your Practice, shares his expertise in selecting the perfect Electronic Health Record (EHR) system. He emphasizes a structured five-step process to help clinicians identify their unique needs. The discussion reveals the evolution of EHR technology, from installable software to cloud-based solutions, and the crucial role of customer support in the selection process. Rob also highlights the importance of careful data migration and adapting EHRs for solo practitioners.

Would you rather read the transcript? Click here. For those of us who work with kids, coordinating with schools is a must. Zhanna Shekhtmeyster is an expert on school intervention, 504 plans, and special education support. She is here today talking with me about a wide variety of topics related to school-based intervention and how we, as private practitioners, can integrate with a child’s school. Here are just a few things we cover: The different tiers of intervention in RTI/MTSSHow to navigate a 504 vs. an IEPAccommodations students can receive without a formal “plan”How to advocate for kids and help parents do the same  Cool Things Mentioned Understood.orgWrightslawBehaviormadeeasy.comZhanna’s website The Testing Psychologist podcast is now approved for CEU’s! I’m excited to announce that I’ve partnered with At Health to offer CE credits for podcast episodes! Visit this link to access current and past episodes available for CE credit. You can use code “TTP10” for a discount on ALL the course credits you purchase from At Health! About Zhanna Shekhtmeyster My name is Zhanna Shekhtmeyster and I am a school psychologist in Santa Monica, California. I received my Masters of Education Degree in Counseling, Clinical, & School Psychology from the University of California, Santa Barbara in 2010. I am a Licensed Educational Psychologist, Nationally Certified School Psychologist, and carry a Pupil Personnel Services Credential in School Psychology. I have been a practicing school psychologist in a middle school setting for the last 8 years. My main areas of focus include psycho-educational evaluations, delivery of psychological services, and behavior support. I collaborate with many community mental health service providers and I am also the creator of the Behavior Observation Made Easy app. My goal in creating the app was to simplify the data collection process, improve data analysis efficiency, and to save time for myself and my colleagues. About Dr. Jeremy Sharp I’m a licensed psychologist and Clinical Director at the Colorado Center for Assessment & Counseling, a private practice that I founded in 2009 and grew to include nine licensed clinicians, three clinicians in training, and a full administrative staff. I earned my undergraduate degree in Experimental Psychology from the University of South Carolina before getting my Master’s and PhD in Counseling Psychology from Colorado State University. These days, I specialize in psychological and neuropsychological evaluation with kids and adolescents. As the host of the Testing Psychologist Podcast, I provide private practice consulting for psychologists and other mental health professionals who want to start or grow psychological testing services in their practices. I live in Fort Collins, Colorado with my wife (also a therapist) and two young kids. Ready to grow your testing services? Click below to schedule a complimentary 30-minute pre-consulting call! Schedule Your Call

Would you rather read the transcript? Click here. I met Kat Love this summer at the Group Practice Owner’s Summit and found them to be one of the most endearing, delightful individuals I’ve ever spoken with. It’s just good fortune that they’re also one of the top website designers and copywriters for therapists right now. Kat talks with me today about how to dial in your website so that it communicates a clear, compelling message that reflects who you are as a clinician. Here are just a few things we get into: Is blogging really important?What pages do you actually need on your site?How can your photo reflect your personality? Cool Things Mentioned EmpathysitesEmpathycopyKat’s websiteKat’s post on 4 pages needed for your website The Testing Psychologist podcast is now approved for CEU’s! I’m excited to announce that I’ve partnered with At Health to offer CE credits for podcast episodes! Visit this link to access current and past episodes available for CE credit. You can use code “TTP10” for a discount on ALL the course credits you purchase from At Health! About Kat Love Therapists helped Kat Love heal from childhood sexual abuse so now, they choose to specialize in helping therapists with their websites. Kat founded Empathycopy, a website writing tool as well as Empathysites, a website design solution to help therapists create an online presence that truly reflects who they are so they can attract their best fit clients. As therapist website expert, Kat has appeared on the The Therapist Clubhouse podcast, Selling The Couch podcast, PsychCentral Pro, Thriving Therapy Practice Podcast, the Australia Counselling Directory, Private Practice Startup Podcast, and more. About Dr. Jeremy Sharp I’m a licensed psychologist and Clinical Director at the Colorado Center for Assessment & Counseling, a private practice that I founded in 2009 and grew to include nine licensed clinicians, three clinicians in training, and a full administrative staff. I earned my undergraduate degree in Experimental Psychology from the University of South Carolina before getting my Master’s and PhD in Counseling Psychology from Colorado State University. These days, I specialize in psychological and neuropsychological evaluation with kids and adolescents. As the host of the Testing Psychologist Podcast, I provide private practice consulting for psychologists and other mental health professionals who want to start or grow psychological testing services in their practices. I live in Fort Collins, Colorado with my wife (also a therapist) and two young kids. Ready to grow your testing services? Click below to schedule a complimentary 30-minute pre-consulting call! Schedule Your Call

Would you rather read the transcript? Click here. How many times have you run into challenging or ambiguous ethical situations and looked around your office, wishing an attorney would appear to answer all of your questions? For me, it’s countless. Dr. Amanda Zelechoski doesn’t answer ALL the questions that have ever come up, but she came really close on today’s episode! As a dual attorney-psychologist and risk management consultant for The Trust, Dr. Zelechoski has a unique, insider’s perspective on legal and ethical concerns for psychologists. Here are just a few topics we cover today: Court orders vs. subpoenasTest data vs. test materials – what should we release?How to respond to negative online reviewsWhat client information should we share in an online forum? Cool Things Mentioned The Trust’s resource centerThe Trust’s risk management consultation serviceAmanda’s staff page at Valparaiso The Testing Psychologist podcast is now approved for CEU’s! I’m excited to announce that I’ve partnered with At Health to offer CE credits for podcast episodes! Visit this link to access current and past episodes available for CE credit. You can use code “TTP10” for a discount on ALL the course credits you purchase from At Health! About Dr. Amanda Zelechoski Dr. Amanda Zelechoski, J.D., Ph.D., ABPP is a licensed clinical and forensic psychologist and attorney. She is board certified in Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology and specializes in trauma. She has worked clinically with adults, children, and families in inpatient, outpatient, and forensic settings. Currently, Dr. Zelechoski is an Associate Professor of Psychology at Valparaiso University, where she teaches a wide variety of psychology and counseling courses. As the director of the Psychology, Law, and Trauma Lab, her primary research interests include trauma in at-risk and delinquent youth and forensic mental health assessment. She is the co-author of Activities for Teaching Psychology and Law: A Guide for Instructors. In addition, Dr. Zelechoski is a Risk Management Consultant for The Trust and provides training and consultation to numerous mental health, law enforcement, and correctional agencies. About Dr. Jeremy Sharp I’m a licensed psychologist and Clinical Director at the Colorado Center for Assessment & Counseling, a private practice that I founded in 2009 and grew to include nine licensed clinicians, three clinicians in training, and a full administrative staff. I earned my undergraduate degree in Experimental Psychology from the University of South Carolina before getting my Master’s and PhD in Counseling Psychology from Colorado State University. These days, I specialize in psychological and neuropsychological evaluation with kids and adolescents. As the host of the Testing Psychologist Podcast, I provide private practice consulting for psychologists and other mental health professionals who want to start or grow psychological testing services in their practices. I live in Fort Collins, Colorado with my wife (also a therapist) and two young kids. Ready to grow your testing services? Click below to schedule a complimentary 30-minute pre-consulting call! Schedule Your Call