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Forensic Team

Overview

Psychological Assessments

Alcohol, Drug, and Sexual Addiction Assessments

Mediators

Pre-divorce Comprehensive Care (Adult Divorcing Parties)

Pre-divorce Comprehensive Care (Children 4–17)

Blended Family Bonding/Adjustment

Biographical Sketches

Team Leaders

Rudolf G. Breitmeyer, Ph.D. — Dr. Breitmeyer has been a Licensed Clinical Psychologist since 1971. He has directed several inpatient psychological programs; which has helped to facilitate his growth and direction of forensic team work. Dr. Breitmeyer has significant experience and a diverse background in assessment/evaluation services, including forensic psychological evaluations.

Steven A. Hamon, Ph.D. — In over 25 years’ clinical experience, Dr. Hamon has attained background with a wide variety of forensic psychological evaluations. A Licensed Clinical Psychologist, Dr. Hamon is board certified by examination at the Diplomate level in The American College of Forensic Examiners.

Forensic Team Members
(alphabetical order)

Samuel D. Aloian, Ph.D. — Dr. Aloian is a licensed clinical psychologist. He has experience in child custody evaluations and evaluations to determine fitness to stand trial. Dr. Aloian is a member of the American College of Forensic Examiners.

Valerie Arnett, LCPC, CMADC, CSAT — Ms. Arnett is certified at the highest level of her addictions specialty. She brings a wealth of experience to Alcohol and Drug Assessment of clients.

Michelle Baker, LCPC, CADC — Ms Baker's experience incluldes working and testifying for the foster care system. She is a Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor who has over twelve years of experience with both treatment and assessments.

Martin Hanson, LCPC — Mr Hanson's experience includes a great deal of marriage and family therapy. He is trained and certified in family mediation. He is especially interested in working with pre- and post-divorce families and in how divorce affects children.

Suzanne Jost, LCSW — With expertise in brief problem-focused methods of therapy (and as a no-nonsense New Yorker), Ms. Jost is an incisive dispute mediator (certified by the Academy of Family Mediators), and a compassionate, effective clinician for pre- and post-divorce care and blended family work.

Jonna L. Tyler, LCPC — Ms. Tyler’s experience has included leadership recognition by colleagues as president of a children’s therapy organization here in Illinois. She is an authority on children’s bonding and bond-development in newly blended families.

Ted Wolgamot, Psy.D., LCPC, CRADC, CSAT — Dr. Wolgamot trained for his specialty at the Betty Ford Center in California. He has special expertise in cases involving sexual addiction, as well as those involving both addiction and potential attention deficit/hyperactivity problems. Dr. Wolgamot is one of the first downstate addictions therapists to receive certification in sexual addiction assessment and treatment.