During her externship at Dixon Correctional Center, she completed psycho-diagnostic testing for clarification of diagnosis, emotional distress, and personality characteristics. Shalayska has a strong interest and training in psychological assessment. However, based on the patient’s needs, she will integrate other therapeutic approaches that better help patients achieve their goals. Shalayska’s therapeutic framework is predominantly cognitive behavioral and dialectical behavioral therapy. Her training and work experiences have prepared her to work with patients who struggle with substance abuse, trauma, anxiety, depression, mood disorders, and changes in cognitive and/or memory functioning.ĭr. She also believes it is important to work with families to reduce anxiety, stress, fear, or depression which can come with having a loved one with mental health needs. However, her specific interests are in adult and geriatric clients that struggle with comorbid mood disorders and medical conditions. Shalayska has worked with individuals of all ages and mental health needs. Shalayska added a certification as a DBT (Dialectical Behavior Therapy) therapist.
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Olesia Shalayska earned her M.A and Doctoral degree at Illinois School of Professional Psychology. D., CDP, C-DBT, Director of Psychological Testing, Licensed Clinical Psychologist & Certified Dementia Practitionerĭr.
Pica enjoys exercise, hiking, travel, creative writing, watching Italian soccer, playing with his therapy dog, Chomsky, listening to 70’s rock music, and over-indulging in cologne. Pica provides couples, marital, and family therapy as well as ongoing clinical supervision to staff who provide therapy services to adolescents and adults. Pica works primarily with adolescent and adult patients who struggle with anxiety, depression, anger management issues, conduct disorder, bipolar/mood disorder, schizoaffective disorder, substance use, borderline and narcissistic personality disorder. He has published extensively on dissociative disorders, psychological assessment, clinical training, anger management, and assessed danger to others. Pica worked in various outpatient, residential, forensic, and inpatient settings, including serving as clinical director of a child and adolescent psychiatric unit.
Prior to establishing Pica & Associates in 2011, Dr. He earned his doctorate in clinical psychology in 1999 from Central Michigan University, bringing to the practice over 20 years of clinical experience. Michael Pica serves as Vice President at Pica & Associates Psychological Services. D., VICE President, Licensed Clinical Psychologistĭr. She also has a keen interest in developing recipes for people who have alternative or restrictive food lifestyles including gluten free, low carb, and vegan. Gluzerman likes to exercise, hike, travel, and play with & train her German Shepherd therapy dog, Chomsky.
Gluzerman functions as primary clinical supervisor for staff working primarily with children and adolescents. She has a particular interest in family therapy and working with individuals transitioning into young adulthood, especially those who are struggling to find their voice. Her particular areas of interest include anxiety, depression, autism spectrum disorder, ADHD, sensory integration, eating disorders, mood disorders, trauma, and personality disorders. Gluzerman has over a decade worth of experience with children, adolescents, adults and families in inpatient, residential, forensic, outpatient, and school-based settings. Upon completion of her post-doc, she partnered to establish Pica & Associates in 2011. She earned her doctorate in clinical psychology in 2010 from Midwestern University and subsequently completed a postdoctoral fellowship at New Connections Academy where she was trained to work with children and adolescents diagnosed primarily with an Autism Spectrum Disorder. Tanya Gluzerman is a bilingual psychologist fluent in English and Polish who serves as President & Director of Training at Pica & Associates Psychological Services. D., President & Director of training, Licensed Clinical Psychologistĭr.
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