Forensic Services
Dr. Schroeckenstein has extensive training and experience in forensic matters. Such services can be completed privately or under a Court Appointment Order, dependent on the circumstances surrounding the matter. Dr. Schroeckenstein offers the following services:
- Psychological Evaluation
- A Psychological Evaluation entails a comprehensive evaluation of one party. Such evaluations may entail the following procedures: clinical interviews, collateral consultations, psychological testing, and record/data review.
- Focused Assessment
- A Focused Assessment/Limited Focused Assessment is an appropriate evaluation when there are specific questions that the parties and/or Court would like assessed to aid in a family's matter. These referral questions can address a wide range of issues, such as parental fitness, child abuse/neglect, mental health, substance abuse, parental estrangement, domestic violence etc. Recommendations regarding legal decision-making and parenting time cannot be rendered within a Focused Assessment.
- Comprehensive Family Evaluation
- A Comprehensive Family Evaluation assesses A.R.S. 25.403 factors related to parenting time and decision-making. Such an evaluation entails, but is not limited to, interviews with multiple parties and sources of information, psychological testing, parent-child interaction observations, a review of records, and home studies. Recommendations regarding decision-making and parenting time are rendered as a result of the information obtained throughout the evaluation.
- Expert Consultation
- Expert Consultation is a service used to address specific aspects of a matter based on research, one's expert training and education, and professional experience and specializations. Typically, expert consultations involve a written report and/or testimony. The focus of such work is determined by the attorney/party with the collaboration of the expert.
- Therapeutic Interventionist
- A Therapeutic Interventionist is a provider appointed through the Court to work with a family to help stabilize the family and address any concerning dynamics, such as co-parenting matters, high conflict, parental estrangement etc. Regular updates are provided to the Court throughout the course of Appointment.
- Co-parenting Therapy
- Co-parenting Therapy is an intervention directed to facilitate respectful, positive, and effective communication and problem-solving between co-parents for the benefit of the children.
- Parenting Coaching
- Parenting Coaching is a therapeutic intervention emphasizing psychoeducation regarding child development and effective parenting and co-parenting tools for shaping desired behaviors in a child to encourage his or her successful adjustment.
Clinical services
Dr. Schroeckenstein offers clinical and Court ordered therapeutic services to children (12 years and older), adolescents, adults, couples, and families. She specializes in the following areas of intervention:
- Depression
- Anxiety
- Self-esteem
- Couple's therapy
- Co-parenting therapy
- Family therapy
- Relationship dynamics (couples, parent-child, stepparents, families etc.)
- Parenting coaching
- Domestic violence
- Child abuse and neglect
- Adjustment to life circumstances (divorce, grief, empty nest etc.)
- Body image/Weight loss
- Addictive behaviors