Timothy J. Hayes, Psy.D., is a Licensed Clinical Psychologist in private practice in Crystal Lake, Illinois. With over forty-four years of successful experience, doing therapy with individuals and families, Dr. Hayes integrates mind/body energy techniques into a client-friendly model. This model emphasizes that people possess within themselves the resources necessary to deal effectively with a wide variety of problems and challenges. Dr. Hayes specializes in relieving post-traumatic stress, (PTSD), symptoms. He has helped countless individuals and families resolve the effects of severe trauma, whether recent or in the distant past. These traumas include; verbal, physical, emotional and sexual abuse, as well as severe physical trauma and loss. Due to his experience and ability to integrate a range of therapeutic techniques, he helps clients in the most cost-effective and time-efficient way possible. Dr. Hayes remains on “the cutting edge” of mental health services by integrating some of the newest and most effective approaches into a results-oriented therapy style. Some of the tools he employs are: EMDR (trauma reduction technique), Depth Oriented Brief Therapy Training (Coherence Therapy), Neuro-Emotional Technique (NET), The Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT) and The Bio-Energetic Synchronization Technique (BEST).As a psychologist and a father, Dr. Hayes has taught parenting skills and written extensively about power struggles, (for over twenty years). His widely acclaimed book, Parenting Power Struggle Handbook is now available from his web site www.ch4cs.com. In addition to his role as therapist, and parenting expert, Dr. Hayes speaks professionally on wide variety of topics related to mental health, relationships, parenting and the mind/body connection.Specialties: Anxiety, Depression, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Trauma Resolution.