Turning Point Behavioral Psychology and Consulting Services

"Unlocking your child’s potential"

“ Whether it be services for your child or family, you can guarantee that your presenting concerns will be heard and handled with the utmost of care and that the treatment you receive will not only be empirically based and proven effective but specific to your individual needs.”
-Dr. Shelly Harker
Our Services
Dr. Harker specializes in treating the following problem areas:
Behavioral/Emotional Difficulties • Noncompliance, tantrums, aggression, irrational fears, phobias, anxiety, anger management
Developmental Issues • Communication deficits, incontinence (problems with toileting), sleep difficulties, social skills deficits
Feeding Difficulties • Food refusal and mealtime tantrums, selectivity by food type or texture, refusal to self feed, gagging or vomiting during meals, history of bottle or feeding tube dependence, over eating and obesity, and medication refusal
School/Academic Difficulties • Learning difficulties, attention deficits, behavioral challenges within the school environment, peer relationships and social development
Family relationships • Parent-child interaction difficulties, attachment and separation anxiety and adjustment difficulties
To provide comprehensive care to her clients, Dr. Harker offers a wide range of assessment and therapy services:

Assessments:
• Neurodevelopmental Assessments-Assists with identifying developmental delays and ruling out early signs of developmental disabilities, such as Autism or other Pervasive Developmental Disorders

• Psychoeducational Assessments-Intelligence and achievement testing to identify cognitive deficits, such as mental retardation, or learning disabilities

• Functional Behavioral Assessments-Indirect and direct assessments used to evaluate maladaptive patterns of behavior


Therapy and Consultation Services:
• Individual therapy
• Parent-child interaction therapy
• Family therapy
• Parent/Teacher training and consultation services