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Benson Psychological Services, PC
Stacey Benson, PsyD, LP
Lynne M. Flanders, MSW, LICSW, ACSW
Dion X. Darveaux, PhD, LP
Eileen Stone, PsyD
Kelly C.F. Smith, PsyD
Sara Quam, PsyD, LP
Dan Cramer, PsyD, LP
Jay Phillippi, PhD
Usha Singh, LPCC, NCC, LMFT
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Benson Psychological Services, PC
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Stacey Benson, PsyD, LP
Dr. Stacey Benson is a licensed clinical and forensic psychologist with over 15 years experience working with sexual offenders and sexual disorders. She specializes in conducting risk assessments on individuals charged or convicted of a sexual crime. Dr. Benson also provides expert testimony and clinical consultation to attorneys on a wide variety of forensic cases, but with specific expertise in working with individuals charged with a sexual crimes, and has testified in numerous Civil Commitment hearings of Sexually Dangerous Individuals. Dr. Benson is a member of the Association for the Treatment of Sexual Abusers (ATSA), the Minnesota Associate of Sexual Abusers (Mn-ATSA) and is a board member of the newly forming ND chapter. She is President of the North Dakota Psychological Association (NDPA).
She has spoken at the University of North Dakota Medical School's Grand Rounds, at the University of North Dakota, North Dakota State University, Minnesota State University-Moorhead, Merit Care, Prairie St. John's, the North Dakota Psychological Association and on local radio stations regarding the assessment of sexual offenders. She has taught Human Sexuality at North Dakota State University since 2000. Dr. Benson has testified in state, federal and military court.
Dr. Benson graduated from the Minnesota School of Professional Psychology, did her internship in a federal prison (FCI-Tallahassee), and her residency at Southeast Human Service Center in Fargo, ND. Dr. Benson was the chief psychologist at a community mental health center in Fargo for 10 years, prior to resigning to focus full time at her private practice. |
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Lynne M. Flanders, MSW, LICSW, ACSW
Lynne Flanders is a master’s level, Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker. Lynne respects the unique strengths, courage and personhood that each individual brings to the therapy process.
She has 25 years of post graduate experience working with adults with depression, anxiety, grief, work, relationship and life transition issues.
Lynne has direct clinical experience in legal, educational, business, hospital, clinic, adoption, employee assistance and private practice settings.
She earned her undergraduate degree from the University of Minnesota and Masters Degree form the University of Arkansas, Graduate School of Social Work. |
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Dion X. Darveaux, PhD, LP
Dr. Darveaux is a licensed psychologist with over 20 years of experience. He provides comprehensive psychological evaluation and treatment of children, adolescents (including their families), and adults.
He has special interests in ADHD, childhood depression/anxiety, autistic spectrum disorders, learning disorders, and the disruptive behaviors that frequently accompany these conditions.
Dr. Darveaux received his Ph.D. from the University of Nebraska - Lincoln, specializing in school psychology. His clinical experience includes work as a consulting psychologist for Dakota Boys and Girls Ranch, various special education cooperatives, and juvenile court services.
He has taught undergraduate and graduate courses and has presented at local, regional, and state conferences.
Dr. Darveaux is an Independent Contractor.
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Eileen Stone, PsyD
Dr. Eileen Stone is a licensed clinical psychologist who has experience working with people of all ages. She specializes in the treatment of children, adolescents and their families who present with a variety of emotional, behavioral and social needs. Areas of expertise include treatment of children and adolescents with anxiety, depression, ADHD, oppositional behaviors, adjustment to life stressors, grief and self-harm. Dr. Stone has a special interest in working with individuals who are coping with long term or traumatic medical conditions.
In therapy, Dr. Stone uses a variety of therapeutic techniques to tailor treatment for each individual. She strives to understand the many pieces that contribute to well-being and mental health and works in a strength-based and positive mindset.
Dr. Stone earned her undergraduate degree at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island and her master and doctorate degrees from Nova Southeastern University in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. She did her internship sub-specializing in primary care at VA Gulf Coast Veterans Healthcare System in Biloxi, Mississippi. Dr. Stone completed a two year post-doctoral fellowship in child psychology at Marshfield Clinic in Marshfield, Wisconsin.
Dr. Stone has been working with children and adolescents in the Fargo area for the last nine years both on an outpatient basis and with those in the medical hospital. She has given a variety of community presentations on a variety of topics related to the well-being of children, adolescents, and adults in our community. |
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Kelly C.F. Smith, PsyD, LP
Dr. Kelly Smith is a licensed clinical psychologist who completes evaluations related to adult and juvenile sexual and/or violent reoffense risk, parental capacity, adoption qualification, sensitive employment, learning disabilities, chronic pain, and diagnostic clarification. She also provides evidence-based individual and group treatment for a wide variety of mental health conditions.
Dr. Smith completed her undergraduate education at Colorado State University. She obtained her master’s and doctoral degrees in Clinical Psychology from Pacific University’s School of Professional Psychology. She completed an APA-accredited internship at Southeast Human Service Center and a psychology residency at Benson Psychological Services.
Her experience includes provision of clinical services in community mental health clinics, state prisons, an academic health science center, residential settings, and mobile crisis settings.
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Sara Quam, PsyD, LP
Dr. Sara Quam is a licensed clinical psychologist who provides psychological evaluations on parents whose children are currently in foster care, to help assess their parenting strengths and areas for needed growth in order to facilitate reunification with their children.
In addition, she provides evaluations on adolescents charged or convicted of a sexual crime.
Dr. Quam graduated from the Minnesota School of Professional Psychology in 2005, and did her internship and residency at Southeast Human Service Center in Fargo, ND.
Dr. Quam's other interests include individual and group therapy, parent training, consultation, and behavioral interventions.
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Dan Cramer, PsyD, LP
Dr. Dan Cramer is a licensed clinical psychologist based out of Jamestown, ND. Dr. Cramer graduated from Indiana University in 2007 and completed his internship at Southeast Human Service Center in Fargo, ND and residency at South Central Human Service Center in Jamestown, ND.
Dr. Cramer is a contributing author to a number of articles related to the prevention of school violence and is interested in the assessment of risk for adolescents to engage in violent acts within the school.
In addition to violence/risk assessments, Dr. Cramer provides anger management evaluations, and parenting evaluations.
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Jay Phillippi, PhD
Dr. Jay Phillippi received his Ph.D. in counseling psychology from the University of North Dakota and his Master’s degree in clinical psychology from North Dakota State University. He completed his APA accredited pre-doctoral internship at the Federal Bureau of Prisons, Federal Medical Center in Rochester, MN. Dr. Phillippi worked for 19 years in Law Enforcement prior to receiving his doctorate.
Dr. Phillippi works with individuals, couples, and groups. He provides therapy for children, adolescents, and adults with a variety of mental health concerns. He uses evidence-based, positive, individual strengths interventions. He utilizes a wide range of standardized assessments in his practice. He provides forensic services for the courts (competency, criminal responsibility, risk, civil commitment), cognitive, personality, and neuropsychological screening assessments. Dr. Phillippi also does pre-employment, promotional, and fitness-for-duty assessments for criminal justice and public safety organizations, following the International Chiefs of Police guidelines.
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Shannon Alexander, PhD
Shannon Alexander, Ph.D. graduated with a doctoral degree in clinical psychology from the University of Arkansas. During the course of her training, she completed a pre-doctoral internship at Atascadero State Hospital, a maximum-security forensic state hospital. She was named the unit director for the mental health unit with the North Dakota Department of Corrections.
Following the completion of her degree, she pursued advanced training in forensic psychology by completing a post-doctoral fellowship in this specialty at Lubbock Regional Mental Health/Mental Retardation in Lubbock, Texas. During the course of her fellowship, she attended courses at Texas Tech University School of Law. She was appointed as an adjunct faculty member and taught a course on forensic psychology at Texas Tech University.
She has provided Texas State Bar accredited trainings on working with defendants with mental illness to attorneys and judges. Dr. Alexander is dually licensed in North Dakota and Minnesota as a psychologist and is pursuing advanced certification in forensic psychology. She is on the Minnesota state forensic examiner roster.
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Usha Singh, LPCC, NCC, LMFT
Usha Singh is a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor, National Certified Counselor, and Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist.
She has over 9 years of experience in providing counseling to individuals (children, adolescents, and adults), couples, families and groups. She graduated from North Dakota State University and did her internship at Southeast Human Service Center and Wahpeton State College of Science.
Usha has clinical experience in providing Sleep Therapy, using Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Treatment Program developed at Harvard Medical School.
In addition she has extensive clinical experience in Internet Addiction Therapy, Therapy for Anxiety, Depression, Relationship, Self-esteem, Personal-growth, Anger-management, Stress-management, Trauma, Change of Life Stage, and Loss and Grief. She incorporates strength based holistic approach.
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