"Close the gap between where you are and where you want to be."
Call 317-337-9227. E-mail: charles.shinaver@gmail.com.

 

Areas of expertise:
·  Helping people Sort out existential issues like:
·  Life purpose
·  Core Values
·Helping people find their strengths
· Building Confidence
· Giving Highly Successful People and High Level Executives the Candor, Connection and Feedback that they crave, but often miss because of their professional roles.   
· Depression
·  Anxiety or Stress
·  Trauma
·  Attention problems
·  Impulsivity
·  Personal Growth - working through personal issues to facilitate professional and spiritual growth
·  Transparency with others engenders their self-transparency which is an impetus toward personal growth.
One point that I want to make initially in communicating with you who have come to my website is that unlike most psychologists I will be more transparent than most. This is because I don't want people to say: "Yeah, those psychologists and therapists, they tell you to do one thing, but they don't do it themselves." I truly make every effort to 'walk the talk'. That is, I do what I tell you to do. If I have not tried and succeeded with what I suggest that you do I would not suggest it. If it works for me I want to tell you about it. If it doesn't I don't talk about it. If I don't know I will say: "I don't know."

·  "Develop your talents to serve." (The Parable of the Talents: Matthew 25:14-30.)
·  Build a model of understanding human functioning from clarity about the impact of the extremes of human experience

The second point that I want to make is that when I went to graduate school my intent was to develop my talents to serve. My motivation was as is suggested in the scripture: Matthew 25: 14:30. I felt called to develop my talents to serve. A notion which I took to heart while attending the University of Notre Dame.
 
My quest had to do with trying to understand the extremes of psychological experience. My idea was that mental health problems don't just come from genetics.  I wondered what happens to those who experience the extremes of human suffering: the daunting fear of death, witnessing another's death, abuse or neglect all resulting in overwhelming stress or trauma. I sought to understand those who were abused, neglected or sexually abused or witness another's death. How do such experiences affect them? I wondered. It was this question that led me down a path for quite some time to first understand the diagnostic and phenomenological issues involved, the impact of extreme stress or trauma and how can one help such people?
 
My dissertation was using an unusual, but now somewhat famous test: the Rorschach Ink Blot test. What I found was fascinating. People who experience trauma are changed. Their actual perceptions of reality change. This is critical. What is going into their cognitive and emotional processing is different from those who have not been traumatized. So they are different in this fundamental way from the 'get go' - after they experience trauma. What happens in a basic way is that their perceptions are constricted into a sort of tunnel vision. Or the converse can be true also. Some will have their perceptions overwhelmed with 'intrusive' material which somehow broadly relates to their present sensory experience. The example I like to give is when a soldier back home from the war ducks when he hears a car backfire. He knows he is back at home and not in the warzone, yet his subconscious or his 'conditioned reflexes' kick in and he ducks. Living in a personal world that is either constricted or overwhelmed with emotional material is a very difficult way to live. This core problem is exacerbated by emotional constriction oscillating with emotional intrusion or a chaos of emotions. Emotional functioning, thinking, perceptions and relationships are all affected.
 
People who have been traumatized are changed emotionally. Now I am not going to get much farther into this because many readers may not be interested, but my point here is I began my training with trying to understand the most extreme of human stress. Now, 11 years after writing my dissertation I have found many ways to treat trauma and manage anxiety. Some of this I want to share with you now. However, what I would like to emphasize is that this initial work grounded me in both a depth and breadth of human experience. Because of this I am comfortable dealing with a variety of levels of psychological struggles from the mundane to the extreme. I am grounded in research and traditional methods, but I continually search for better approaches that have shown promise.
 
My dissertation was on the impact of trauma on the information processing of boys using the Rorschach. They see the world and those in it differently. I have worked with victims of physical abuse, sexual abuse and neglect at various locations in the region (Midwest Family Resources - Chicago, IL. Maryville Academy Streamwood - Streamwood, IL. Mulberry Center - Owensboro, KY. Deaconess Cross Pointe, Evansville, IN, Meridian Psychological Associates, Indianapolis, IN). My extensive experience working with victims of trauma includes work with children, adolescents and adults. I have worked with people as they process their experience of trauma and reintegrate their life. I have used traditional cognitive behavioral and talk therapy trauma processing methods as well as more innovative approaches like Eye-Movement-Desensitization-Reprocessing (EMDR). Life can be extremely challenging for such people. Yet watching them survive and then thrive is profoundly inspiring.
 
I have also had a great deal of experience working with patients who suffer from anxiety and depression. Such patients have been a consistent part of my caseload throughout my career. I have used traditional cognitive-behavioral approaches with such problems and I have used a variety of innovative approaches as well.
 
Sincerely,
 
Charles Shinaver III, Ph.D., HSPP
 
Many general questions about ADHD are addressed at this link: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) FAQs.
 
Clinical Leadership
 
Dr. Shinaver is quite comfortable in a clinical leadership role. His role with you will be to lead you to better mental health. Having attended schools like Notre Dame, Harvard and DePaul, Dr. Shinaver is rarely intimidated.  Indeed he relishes the opportunity to help people who, by virtue of their own business acumen or professional excellence tend to find themselves in very high ranking levels of organizations in which they hunger for candid feedback.  Dr. Shinaver greatly enjoys work with such people because he has been around such people his whole life.  Besides he knows that his candor, intellectual skills, emotional intelligence and adroitness allow him to be comfortable, confident, direct, honest and authentic with similarly talented people.  He finds that his work with these people is very rewarding for him and it appears to be quite helpful for his clients.
 
Dr. Shinaver's experience in clinical work is extensive. However, what is noteworthy is his clinical leadership in a number of settings (e.g. residential treatment center, outpatient director, assessment director & supervisor of psychotherapists). This clinical leadership has prepared him to work with a variety of people like you, your family and your employees.
 

Here are some highlights of his clinical experience and leadership positions:
·  Hired to a practice known for excellence in work with victims of sexual abuse:
Midwest Family Resources, Chicago, IL
·  Hired Consultant for Lilly Endowment to evaluate a grant to the Indiana School Boards Association, Indianapolis, IN
·  Clinical Director of a high security residential unit. All children there were victims of severe trauma and were extremely defiant.
Maryville Academy, Streamwood, IL
·  Began Developing Treatment Ideas and Guidelines for Treating Adolescent Sexual Offenders.
Mulberry Center Owensboro, KY and Evansville, IN
·  Director of Outpatient and Assessment Services. This involved clinical supervision of both assessment counselors and outpatient therapists.
Deaconess Cross Pointe, Evansville, IN
·  Clinical Supervisor of social workers.
Deaconess Healthy Expectations, Evansville, IN
·  Often requested to give talks on mental health issues to the Deaconess Family Practice Residency Program. Deaconess Family Practice, Evansville, IN
·  Frequently requested for television interviews. Evansville, IN
 
 
Dr. CHARLES S. SHINAVER III, Ph.D.
 
Psychologist-Coach
9640 N. Augusta Rd., Suite 434
Carmel, IN. 46032
W (317) 337-9227
charles.shinaver@gmail.com
www.charlesshinaverIIIphd.com
 

RESUME OBJECTIVE

 
“Closing the gap between where you are and where you want to be.”
 

To help a broad range of people including those with diagnosable disorders and others seeking performance improvement and personal growth including children, adolescents, adults, all those who seek to overcome personal psychological issues that inhibit their personal and/or professional growth. The range of problems include: traumatic anxiety, attention and impulsivity problems, parenting, professional development, personal growth, increased self-awareness, improved interpersonal skills, overcoming negative habits and difficulty accomplishing your goals. The format of treatment includes assessment, life coaching, business coaching, marital coaching, parent coaching, ADHD coaching, counseling, behavior therapy, family therapy, consulting, biofeedback, entrainment devices and other technological tools that can aid growth. A core value is to facilitate the development of skills to help people heal or perform better.

 
 
EDUCATION
 

Ph. D. & M. A. Clinical Child Psychology, DePaul University , Graduate Liberal Arts & Sciences, Department of Psychology, 1996.
M.Ed., Counseling & Consulting Psychology, Harvard University, Harvard Graduate School of Education, Department of Psychology, 1988.
BA. Psychology, University of Notre Dame, College of Arts & Letters, Department of Psychology, 1987.

 
 
LICENSE
 
Licensed Psychologist & Health Service Provider in Psychology in the state of Indiana.
 
 
Highlights of Clinical and Organizational Work
 
May, 1990 – present. Psychotherapist in outpatient practice in the Chicago, Evansville, IN, Owensboro, KY and Carmel, IN.
 
April 2001 – August 2005.Clinical Supervisor for Psychotherapists at Deaconess Family Practice, Evansville, IN.
 
July 1999 – Dec. 2000. Director of Outpatient and Assessment Services. Deaconess Cross Pointe Psychiatric Hospital, Evansville, IN.
 
August 1996-December 1996. Part-Time Faculty, Spy. Department, IUPUI.
 

September 1994-June, 1996.Clinical Director Residential Treatment Center: Maryville Academy, Streamwood, and Streamwood, IL

 
November, 1994. Trustee Educator. Completed a Practicum with Beefwood Lutheran Children’s home in Waverly, Iowa.
 
January 1992 - May, 1993. Part-Time Faculty, Psychology Department, Northeastern Illinois University, Chicago, IL.
 
December 1990 - June 1991. Consultant. Lilly Endowment, Indianapolis, IN.
 
 
 

Some Personal Notes:

Dr. Shinaver is a graduate of Carmel High School. He was then awarded a partial academic scholarship to the University of Notre Dame where his focus was faith, academics, intramural sports and, Notre Dame football. Notre Dame nurtures among all of the students a sense of service. His BA was in psychology.  This is where Dr. Shinaver's long history of social service began and one of his core principles was nurtured and deepened: "Develop your talents to serve." It started with keeping score during bowling for the mentally handicapped children at LoganCenter and visiting nursing homes. In his sophomore year, he lived with the first quadriplegic at Notre Dame, a strong young
man who went on to become a Duke Law School graduate and a defender of those with disabilities. His senior year he lived at Dismas House, a program in which students lived with ex-convicts trying to return successfully to society. Dr. Shinaver enjoyed a whirl-wind year at Harvard. Fascinating theories of development abounded at Harvard: moral, cognitive, and gender identity development, among others. Constantly trying to see which theories seemed to fit was a big part of Harvard for Shinaver. However, theorizing was grounded in the facts of research at DePaul’s doctoral program. Dr. Shinaver was awarded a research assistantship position at DePaul University en route to earning a PhD. The international diversity of Harvard was complemented by DePaul University's community psychology track well-known for its emphasis upon multiculturalism, social justice, community action and prevention. Shinaver's specialty there was child clinical psychology.
 
Dr. Shinaver loves a challenge, and finds starting his own practice/company a challenge, which is his present adventure. He also loves to read, but tends to read predominantly nonfiction although he may return to some of the books of his college days like the Lord of the Ring Trilogy. He loves a good laugh and likes to see the humor in life. Dr. Shinaver also enjoys playing and watching basketball - he's presently in the over the hill league - OOOPS - the over 35 league at Our Lady of Mount Carmel. He enjoys working out and playing with his sons which is a workout in itself. He’s happily married with 3 sons. Over the course of his young son’s lives Dr. Shinaver has, at times, stayed home a few days a week to take care of them. This has given him great empathy for parents who stay home part time or full time with their children. Dr. Shinaver has firsthand experience of the frustrations, pride, worries, sorrows and joys of raising three sons which is an ongoing, lifelong project. Mrs. Dr. Shinaver is a neuro-radiologist and, it turns out, 2 years after a thoughtful Valentine’s day gift from Dr. Shinaver, has become a very good ballroom dancer.  Dr. Shinaver is grateful to be back at home with his brother (Jim - basketball teammate and local lawyer), three sisters (Mitzi – mom of two daughters and business woman with thousands of ideas, Lisa – mom of two and adopted mom of hundreds and Christie – soon to be mom and helper of those with diabetes) and mom (Pat - of local real estate lore) and dad (Chuck  - an avid sports fan) and many nieces and nephews as well as many old friends.
 
Charles Shinaver III, Ph.D. Indiana Anxiety Treatments | Indiana Stress Treatments | Indianapolis Depression Treatments |  Indiana Parenting Coach
 

"Close the gap between where you are and where you want to be."

 
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Call 317-337-9227. E-mail: charles.shinaver@gmail.com.
 
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