• Clinical Psychology Associates of North Central Florida offers a variety of therapeutic services for children, adolescents and parents concerning Attention-defict Hyperactivity Disorder.
  
  We have over twenty years of experience providing specialty assessment and therapy services to assist ADHD children with social skills, anger and conflict management, dealing with teasing and working on communication skills.
  
  See our main website at CPANCF.COM or call (352) 336-2888 to learn more about services we offer in the Gainesville and Ocala Florida areas.
  
  We offer 16-20 session group treatment in small groups of 4-8 which are targeted for specific age ranges. New groups usually start at the beginning of the school year and after the holidays.
  
  Our ADHD/Nonverbal Learning Disability Group Outline is modeled on a chapter by Guvremont in the Russell Barkley textbook on ADHD. It is largely based on principles of Cognitive-Behavioral therapy and is designed to be highly interactive. Skills are role-played in group with therapists and we have developed materials to assist in generalizing the group skills to home and school.
  
  1. Introduction and orientation
  
  2. Introduction to social entry Skills
  Beginning a conversation
  Maintaining a conversation
  Ending a conversation
  
  3. Social Entry Skills, Continued:
  Joining an ongoing activity
  Suggesting an activity to others
  
  4. Social Entry-Group Interactions Skills: Working Cooperatively
  
  5. Introduction to Conversational Skills
  
  6. Videotaped Feedback with emphasis on Verbal Skills
  
  7. Continued Emphasis on Verbal Skills)
  
  8. Introduction to Body Language
  
  9. Evaluating by Feelings
  
  10. Understanding the impact your behavior has on others
  Skills: Understanding other's behavior Empathy
  
  11. Introduction to Conflict Resolution and Problem-Solving
  
  12. What might happen next? Predicting Interpersonal Consequences
  
  13.-14 Introduction to Controlling Anger
  
  14. Controlling Anger-continued (One-on-One teasing role-play)
  
  15. Controlling Anger-continued (Group teasing role-play)
  
  16-19. Children bring own situations
  
  20. Graduation
  
  Group therapy provides a cost-effective means of providing skills in a therapeutic environment.

Visa and Mastercard Accepted. We have Blue Cross PPO, Blue Choice and Blue Options providers. 

• Dr. Regina Melchor-Beupre specializes in pediatric, child, and adolescents.   She has extensive experience in dealing with children and families who are impacted by cancer or other medical conditions.  Visit childpsychotherapist.com to learn more about psychotherapy for children and adolescents.

• Drs. Bordini and Phalin specialize in neuropsychological evaluations of head injury, ADHD and Learning Disability

• Marcie Wiseman Ph.D., Psychology Resident  Dr. Wiseman is interested in adult and relationship therapy for depression, anxiety and adjustment issues.  She has expertise in body image and eating disorders.

• We specialize in comprehensive assessments for ADHD. Far more than an interview or questionnaire, we conduct a thorough review of history, mental status, symptoms and test for other conditions such as processing deficits, psychiatric disorders, learning difficulties.
  
  See our ADHDASSESSMENT.COM site for more information.  See pediatricneuropsychology.com for information about neuropsychological evaluation of pediatric, child and adolecent developmental neurological conditions, head injury, anoxia, and other neurological disorders.  Visit NeuropsychologyCentral.Com for forums and additional information on our collaborative website.