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Jack M. Merwin, Ph.D. BCFE
 Licensed Psychologist
Board Certified Forensic Examiner
Co-Founder and Co-Director
Jack’s special interest in Psychology and
the Law goes back 37 years to his first job, as
a Psychiatric Aide in a state mental hospital
for the criminally insane. He earned his
Bachelors Degree in Psychology from LSU in
1968, his Ph.D. from The American University,
in Washington, D.C. in 1977 and Board
Certification as a Forensic Expert in both
Civil and Criminal Courts in 1996. He completed
an internship and a residency in clinical
Psychology in the Department of Psychiatry at
the University of Texas Medical School at San
Antonio, Texas. He now specializes in all
aspects of Forensic Psychology.
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Karen Selig, M.A.
 Licensed Marriage and Family
Therapist
Founder and Clinical Director
Voted St. Augustine’s
Favorite Counselor for the past three
years
Karen is the founder and Clinical Director of
Psychological Services of St. Augustine, having
moved from Washington, D.C. in 1977. She
graduated from Eisenhower College and then
received a Masters Degree from Antioch College
in 1975. She was the Assistant Director of a
therapeutic school in a leading family therapy
practice in Maryland for four years. She then
moved to St. Augustine and worked for two years
in Jacksonville at the Child Guidance Clinic
before beginning Psychological Services, which
has grown from being a one-person practice to
having fifteen therapists and one
psychiatrist. As well as running the practice,
Karen devotes much of her personal time and
energy to many community projects and boards.
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David Hackney, M.A.
Licensed Mental Health
Counselor
Certified Biofeedback Therapist
Certified Clinical Hypnotherapist
Mr. David Hackney studied engineering at M.I.T. before
discovering his calling in psychology. He earned a B.A. in
Psychology from Vanderbilt, where he played on the varsity
soccer team. He completed his masters Degree and his
internship in Clinical Psychology at Duke University. He
continued to pursue his interest in psychophysiology and
earned national certifications in Biofeedback, Hypnosis, and
Neurolinguistic Psychology.
Mr. Hackney worked for four years in the Durham V.A.
Hospital and two years at Northeast Florida State Hospital
before locating in St. Augustine in 1973. He worked with all
ages and diagnostic groups as a counselor and supervisor at
the community mental health center, while he continued to
develop his special interest in Post-Traumatic Stress
Disorder, Chronic Pain, and other areas that involve both
physical and psychological patterns.
Mr. Hackney joined Psychological Services of St. Augustine
in 1986 and has been associated with the group practice ever
since. He also serves as adjunct faculty at the University
of St. Augustine, where he teaches a course in Psychology
for the Masters Degree in Physical Therapy program. He has
also taught courses in Psychology at Flagler College and the
University of St. Augustine.
Mr. Hackney spent his childhood in Daytona Beach, where he
began lifelong interests in surfing, fishing, sailing,
motorcycles, music, and the natural history of Florida. He
and his wife Laurel live in a 100-year-old fishing lodge on
Little Lake Como. She paints in her artist’s studio, and
they enjoy their pets and plants, a small aviary, and visits
from children and friends.
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Mavis Bennett, Ph.D.
 Licensed Marriage and Family
Therapist
Dr. Mavis Bennett has both a B.S. and an M.Ed.
in Early Childhood Education, and has taught in
several elementary schools in Ohio. Her second
Masters Degree is in Family Therapy and she
holds Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology.
Dr. Bennett joined Psychological Services in
1990 and sees individuals and couples. She also
does custody evaluations and parent
coordination.
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Patricia Lewis-Slayton, LCSW, LMFT,
CST
 Licensed Clinical Social
Worker
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist
Certified Sex Therapist
Patricia received her Masters Degree in Social
Work from Barry University, Miami in 1981. She
became Director of Social Services at Hollywood
Pavilion Hospital that same year, and received
specialized training as a Sex Therapist in the
State of Florida. Patricia is a Behaviorist who
offers a sensitive and empathetic approach to
Relationship Counseling and the problems of
sexual difficulties, trauma and abuse that are
often encountered.
Patricia joined Psychological Services of St.
Augustine in August 2003.
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Andrew Sappington, Ph.D.
 Licensed Psychologist
Dr. Andrew Sappington received his Ph.D. in
clinical psychology from the University of
Kentucky in 1972. Dr. Sappington specializes in
anger problems, marriage counseling, stress
management and habit change. He has extensive
experience with most adult problems.
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Deborah (Debbie) Dungan,
MS
 Licensed Mental Health
Counselor
Masters Addictions Counselor
Certified Addictions Prevention
Professional
Ms. Dungan earned her Bachelors Degree in
Education from the University of North Florida
and a Masters Degree in Mental Health from Nova
Southeastern University in 1993. She has
received national endorsement as a Masters in
Addictions Counseling, Licensed by Florida as a
Mental Health Counselor and Certified by the
State in Addictions Prevention Counseling.
Ms. Dungan became a member of the clinical team
of Psychological Services of St. Augustine in
1998. She uses cognitive behavioral techniques
of care with individuals who are experiencing
problems of depression, anxiety, relationship
issues, substance abuse (alcohol and drugs) and
other mental health issues.
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Stephen W. Henneka, MSW,
LCSW
Masters in Social Work
Licensed Clinical Social Worker
Mr. Stephen Henneka received his MSW from
Florida State in 1973. He was involved in
business and teaching until 1987 when he went
into counseling and worked at Community Mental
Health in Gainesville, FL. He worked there for
nine years as a crisis intervention specialist
with a brief therapy focus for children,
adolescents and parental support. In
conjunction, he worked in private practice with
all issues of adjustment with individuals and
families.
Mr. Henneka has extensive experience with
interactive models of dealing with resistance
and loss. For the past five years he has worked
at Catholic Charities in Gainesville, FL doing
marriage counseling and helping clients recover
from grieving losses of divorce and death. He
works individually and utilizes support groups
to help adults and children.
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Maggie Zierfuss, BA
Nurturing Program Coordinator
Ms. Zierfuss has devoted the past 20 years to
teaching the Nurturing Parenting Program, where
she has focused on preserving families by
teaching the program to all age groups,
including prison populations.
In addition, she
is one of the leading trainers of Nurturing
Parenting program, having certified many new
facilitators for the program. In the year 2000,
with a colleague, she opened the family
Nurturing Center in Jacksonville, FL. She has
also worked in the SJC school system, focusing
on teen parenting and adolescent issues.
In the
summer of 2003, Ms. Zierfuss presented the
Adult-Adolescent Parenting Inventory (AAPI-2)
testing protocol to the participants at
OBSCAN’s World Conference on Family
Violence in Prague, Czechoslovakia.
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Michele Kuranz, MA, CEAP, LMHC
Licensed Mental Health Counselor
Ms. Kuranz received her B.A. and M.A. in psychology from the
University of Oslo and University of Trondheim, Norway. She
worked as an Employee Assistance Professional for ten years
and has also worked in the psychiatric research setting.
She has previously trained with the Red
Cross Mental Health Response Team to provide emergency
mental health services to disaster victims. Michele has many
years of experience providing assessment and brief
solution-focused care for a wide array of issues. She is
particularly interested in children, behavioral issues,
eating disorders and workplace and EAP issues.
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Mary Alston Kerllenevich, Ph.D.
Licensed Provisional Psychologist
Dr. Kerllenevich (or Dr. K, as we
call her) earned her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from Clark
University in 2006. While in Massachusetts, she trained in
family and individual therapy at the Worcester Youth
Guidance Center at UMass Medical School, Children’s Hospital
in Boston, and the Massachusetts Society for the Prevention
of Cruelty to Children.
Her doctoral research focused on the
development of emotion regulation skills in young children.
She completed her pre-doctoral internship with Emory School
of Medicine, where she continued to develop her intervention
skills in family therapy, behavior medicine and
cognitive-behavioral therapy.
Dr.
Kerllenevich utilizes a solution-focused approach in her
work, helping children, adolescents and adults to find new
means to achieve their goals and find greater satisfaction
in life. In addition to individual and family therapy, she
specializes in treating children with attention problems,
oppositional behavior, and trauma. She provides a range of
psychological testing services to both children and adults.
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Kathie Myers, MSW, LCSW
Master of Social Work
Licensed Clinical Social Worker
Kathie received her Master of Social Work
Degree from St. Louis University, St. Louis, Mo. She is a
Licensed Clinical Social Worker in the states of Missouri
and Florida. Kathie has twenty-nine years experience working
with a wide array of family and mental health concerns.
As director of Adoption Services with
Catholic Charities in St. Louis, she gained experience in
the grief work associated with infertility, as well as with
loss and attachment issues. She has worked extensively with
children and families throughout her career with emphasis on
parenting skills and behavior modification.
She has been part of a group practice which
focused exclusively on the significant difficulties of
couples/families experiencing divorce, helping couples
create as “amicable” a situation as possible, especially for
the children involved.
Kathie’s most recent experience was acquired within an
Employee Assistance Program setting. There her focus
included Post Trauma debriefing, alcohol and mental health
assessments and treatment, depression, anxiety disorders,
marriage and relationship counseling, particularly
post-affair recovery, codependency and problems in the
workplace.
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Lisa Angel, LMFT
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist
I am a licensed Marriage and Family
Therapist that combines over 15 years of experience and over
5,000 hours of face-to-face therapy successfully completed
with individuals, couples, and families. I run many groups
out of my St. Augustine, Florida practice. My practice
focuses on identifying the core issues that cause the
symptoms of depression, anxiety, and addiction. Fostering a
safe environment with implementing sound clinical skills and
paying close attention to the individual’s belief system is
paramount to me in my work. I feel very deeply about my
relationship with God, and yet I do not project my own
personal belief system onto my clients. I serve all people
who need help with no discrimination.
Some of the services that I provide are Pre-Marital
Counseling, Couples Therapy, and Family Therapy. I am
particularly successful with teenagers and I love working
with children of all ages. Guidance is given for Adjustment
Problems, Separation, Anxiety Attention Deficit Disorder
(ADD/ADHD), Parenting, and Family Structural Issues. I work
with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Bi-Polar Disorder,
Anxiety, Depression, Sexual Identity and Gender Issues (I
serve the GLBT population). I also work with those who
suffer with addictive/obsessive behaviors related to sex,
love, and relationships. My primary focus is providing
professional counseling that will restore mental, emotional,
and spiritual stability.
Let the healing begin….with
Lisa Angel, LMFT,
of Psychological Services of St. Augustine, FL’s 210
facility
Lisa Angel's Web Site:
www.lisaangeltherapy.com
“The partner in your healing, recovery,
and walk”.
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Psychological Services of St. Augustine,
Inc.
1100-1 South Ponce de Leon Boulevard, St.
Augustine, Florida 32084
Phone (904) 824-7733 Fax (904) 829-9768
pssa@pssacare.com
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