Ben Merkling Psyd, Lp, Cmpc Email & Phone Number

• Supervise all clinical staff• Direct and oversee day to day clinical activities• Inform and implement clinical policies and procedures• Assist in management of company culture, growth, and development• Develop and facilitate staff trainings• Oversee clinical training program• Provide clinical supervision toward licensure for staff at the doctoral and master’s level• Direct and provide comprehensive clinical/sport psychology services at universities as a consultant, including individual mental health care and/or mental performance enhancement, team mental performance workshops, department programming, crisis response, and consultation to Student Health Services, Athletic Medicine, and Athletic Department staff• Provide mental health treatment to athletes ranging in ages from youth to adult• Provide mental performance training and sport psychology programming to athletes and teams ranging from youth to professional levels

• Direct and provide comprehensive clinical/sport psychology services to multiple universities, including individual mental health care and/or mental performance enhancement, team mental performance workshops, department programming, crisis response, and consultation to Student Health Services, Athletic Medicine, and Athletic Department staff • Provide treatment of mental health disorders and mental skill training to clients ranging in skill levels from youth to professional and Olympic levels• Assist in professional team Sport Psychology programming, including program development, draft analysis, psychological testing, etc.• Oversee Premier Sport Psychology’s clinical training program, including hiring of postdoctoral residents, organizing training seminars, and supervisory duties.• Contribute to online mental training program, Premier Mindset Program

• Treat students experiencing depression, anxiety, injury, eating disorders, identityconcerns, etc.• Contribute consultation services to integrated health team and provide outpatient therapy one dayper week at the Student Health Center.• Serve on interdisciplinary eating disorder treatment team.• Administer, interpret, document results, and provide feedback for ADHD assessments.• Provide outreach programming.• Offer consultation services to student, parents and staff.• Provide triage services to refer students to the most appropriate treatment option.• Provide crisis counseling to students who are in need of immediate psychological services.• Supervise clinical work of psychology intern and offer support in the areas of conceptualization,treatment, and professional development.• Facilitate depression group based on “Mindful Way through Depression” program.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

The University of St. Thomas is a private educational institution that provides many services to its students. The Counseling and Psychological Services department offers individual therapy, group therapy, short-term skills groups, and psychological testing to a traditional and non-traditional, diverse student population. •Provide individual therapy to a treat a variety of psychological concerns in a college student population.•Serve as CAPS liaison for Athletic Department, Eating Disorder Treatment team, and several student residence buildings.•Facilitate weekly short-term skills groups based on Acceptance-Commitment Therapy.•Co-facilitate a process group for clients with a variety presenting concerns.•Present at outreach programs about a variety of different topics.•Supervise a practicum student and offer support in the areas of conceptualization, treatment, and professional development.•Assign and interpret psychological tests, such as MMPI-2 and TAT, as appropriate.•Conduct triage services to gather information about presenting concerns and direct students to the most appropriate treatment option. •Provide career counseling, including resume/cover letter review, career exploration, and job/internship search.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

The Courage Kenny Rehabilitation Institute at United Hospital serves those who have experienced stroke, brain injury, brain cancer, spinal cord injury, amputation, and other acute medical illnesses. The psychological services at this site were primarily provided during the rehabilitation process. Consultations for psychotherapy, diagnostic evaluations, and neuropsychological testing were also provided throughout the hospital.• Provided individual therapy to those who have had stroke, brain injury, spinal cord injury, amputation, and other acute medical illnesses.• Provided psychotherapy to a diverse population. • Utilized interpreters to provide psychological services to non-English speaking clients.• Administered, scored, interpreted, documented, and provided feedback for neuropsychological testing.• Contributed to an integrative health care team through consultation, participation in team conferences, and clinical rounds. • Provided crisis intervention.• Consulted with inpatient and outpatient psychologists.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

The University of St. Thomas is a private educational institution that provides many services to its students. The Counseling and Psychological Services department offers individual therapy, group therapy, short-term skills groups, and psychological testing to a traditional and non-traditional, diverse student population. • Provided therapy to those who struggled with a variety of psychological concerns.• Treated diverse populations and minority group members.• Treated specialized populations such as athletes and seminarians.• Participated and/or presented in weekly case consultation.• Maintained a caseload of approximately 8-12 clients.• Maintained appropriate intake, progress notes, treatment planning, and termination documentation in the Titanium database.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Dr. Vernon Devine provides therapy to clients that a struggling with a variety of mental health issues. His area of expertise is in the treatment of anxiety disorders such as obsessive-compulsive disorder, panic disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, and hoarding behavior. Services offered at this site involved cognitive behavioral therapy, exposure therapy, and in-home work de-cluttering hoarded items. • Provided therapy to those who struggle with complex diagnoses, primarily diagnoses of anxiety disorders.• Worked collaboratively with clients to create exposure therapy hierarchy.• Provided exposure therapy in the community and/or in home work to declutter hoarded items.• Supported and assisted clients in confronting anxiety-provoking stimuli.• Utilized CBT and psychoeducation to reframe fear of anxiety-provoking stimuli. • Aided clients in identifying and/or developing effective coping strategies.

Education record

Doctor of Psychology (Psy.D.)

Master Of Arts (Ma), Counseling Psychology

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Psychology