Speaker Bios
 Jennifer Cebe, Psy.D., earned her doctorate in clinical psychology from Spalding University in 2001; she has maintained private practice since 2004. Her areas of expertise include assessment and treatment of individuals and families involved in the family court system. In addition to clients seen for more general diagnoses, Dr. Cebe works with high-conflict cases including those with gatekeeping/alienation issues, resist/refuse dynamics, and significant co-parenting issues and has provided expert witness testimony in these areas. Dr. Cebe has also worked in the areas of trauma, child sexual abuse and incest and has taught at the college level.
Kristen McCrary, Psy.D. earned her doctorate in clinical psychology with a specialization in forensic psychology from Spalding University in 2012. Dr. McCrary completed a two-year, family law/forensically-specialized post-doctoral fellowship at UofL, ans she has maintained a private practice since 2014. Her areas of expertise include Child Custody Evaluations; Parental Capacity Evaluations; evaluations of parents and children in court-involved cases specific to allegations of child sexual, physical, and emotional abuse; child trauma and emotional injury evaluations; Competency to Stand Trial Evaluations; and Criminal Responsibility Evaluations. Dr. McCrary provides supervision to doctoral students; she serves as an expert witness and consultant, and regularly testifies; and she has taught assessment-related courses at the graduate level.
 Clinton Nowicke, Psy.D. (“Dr. Clint”; he/him/his) is a Licensed Psychologist who specializes in gender-affirming care and trauma work with LGBTQ+ as well as Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing clients. He is able to do therapy in American Sign Language as well as spoken English. Dr. Clint has experience working with a wide range of age-groups, including children as young as five through adulthood, and is fully certified in the Integrative Treatment of Complex Trauma (ITCT). Dr. Clint won the 2020 Jenco Award for his YouTube mini-series, Mindful Mondays with Mr. Clint, as well as his assistance with creating an accessible ASL-version of Dr. Chandra Ghosh Ippen’s book Once I was Very, Very Scared. He currently serves as the Diversity representative for the Kentucky Psychological Association, as well as the Continuing Education Committee for the American Psychological Association.
 Dr. Megan Paxton graduated with her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from Vanderbilt University in 2016. She has previously served as the Training Director of the Jefferson County Internship Consortium, Director of Psychological Testing for Seven Counties Services, and the Vice President of Outpatient Behavioral Therapy at Home of the Innocents. She currently serves as the Vice President of Psychology at Home of the Innocents. In her clinical practice, Dr. Paxton specializes in early childhood, psychological assessment, and neurodiversity in young children (e.g., autism, ADHD). Dr. Paxton is a certified Parent Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT) therapist through PCIT, International, and has many years of experience dating back to 2010 with the Child Development Center at Vanderbilt Children's Hospital.
 Megan Summers, M.Ed, completed her M.Ed. in Counseling Psychology at the University of Louisville in 2015. She has experience working in community mental health and private practice. Megan enjoys working with individuals across the lifespan and doing psychological assessments. Megan is a current student at Spalding University, working on a Doctor of Psychology. She is expected to graduate in August 2025.
 Sheri Turrell, Ph.D., C. Psych, is a Clinical Psychologist, ACBS Peer Reviewed ACT Trainer, and Psychoanalyst from Toronto, Canada with over twenty years of experience in mental health. She divides her professional time between her private practice, supervising students, and providing consultation and trainings, locally and internationally, to graduate students and clinicians. Sheri is most passionate about her work with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy with adolescents and adults, both in individual and group work. She has been facilitating ACT groups for teens for over 10 years and more recently, parent groups. Her first book, “ACT for Adolescents,” co-authored with Mary Bell, was published in 2016. 2018 saw the release of “The Mindfulness and Acceptance Workbook for Teen Anxiety” co-authored by Sheri, Mary and Chris McCurry.
 Geoff Wilson, LCSW, LCADC, is a licensed clinical social worker and licensed clinical alcohol and drug counselor. He has been practicing in the mental health and substance abuse treatment fields in Kentucky for over 25 years. He currently is in full time private practice with The Offices of Paul Dalton in Lexington, KY. Geoff treats adults, adolescents, and families and provides numerous trainings throughout the year to a variety of different organizations. He was previously employed with The Ridge Behavioral Health System in Lexington, KY for fourteen years, where he held the positions of Director of Addiction Services, Director of Business Development and Director of Clinical Operations for their 110 bed inpatient psychiatric and chemical dependency treatment hospital and their outpatient department. Prior to The Ridge, Geoff was the Program Director for Hillcrest Hall, a long term residential adolescent substance abuse treatment program in Mt. Sterling, KY. He served as the president of the Kentucky Adolescent Substance Abuse Consortium for over 10 years. In 2004, he received the Robert Straus Award for Outstanding Service in the Field of Substance Abuse Treatment in Kentucky. In 2008 Geoff was appointed by Governor Steve Beshear to the Kentucky Board of Alcohol and Drug Counselors, serving for 10 years. In 2013, he was selected by NASW-KY as the Social Worker of the Year. In 2019, Geoff became the President of the Kentucky Association of Addiction Professionals.
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