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Our
staff of mental health care professionals are uniquely qualified to
diagnose and treat the spectrum of
behavioral disorders. We encourage you to
review the
impressive credentials of our team below.
William J. Shryer, DCSW, LCSW
Clinical Director
wshryer@behaviorquest.com
Mr.
Shryer earned his BA degree in Sociology at California State University
in Hayward. He received his MSW from the University of
California
at Berkeley specializing in Children and Families. Mr. Shryer
has
been in private practice since 1981 specializing in Autistic Spectrum
Disorders, Mood Disorders, and the Anxiety Spectrum in children, adults
and their families. Mr. Shryer has lectured frequently to
college
classes and professionals in the areas of ADD and Autistic Spectrum
disorders and their implications in the educational setting.
He
has been active in a number of CHADD chapters. Mr. Shryer
manages
three behavioral clinics with a staff of MD's, Counselors, Clinical
Psychologists, and Special Education teachers. He has been
the
moderator on CCTV, (Contra Costa Television) for both
"Mental Health
Perspectives", and
"With the Family in
Mind" which discussed topics
such as Asperger's Disorder, Autism,
Bipolar disorder and Attention
Deficit Disorder in children and adults.
 Carl
E. Drake Jr, MD, Ph.D
Consulting Psychiatrist
drakemd@behaviorquest.com
Dr.
Drake is a Consulting Psychiatrist at DBH in Danville. He
graduated from medical school in 1965, and interned at Mt. Zion
Hospital in San Francisco. Dr. Drake trained in psychiatry at
Langley Porter Institute at UCSF and became a psychiatrist in 1969, and
Board Certified in 1971. Over the years, Dr. Drake has
implemented and directed mental health programs. He has
conducted
forensic psychiatry, hypnosis, and individual, family, and group
therapy. He specializes in psychopharmacology, particularly
in
adolescents and adults with Asperger's and co-occuring conditions such
as anxiety disorders, mood disorders, and ADD/ADHD. Dr. Drake
has
over 35 years' experience in psychiatry.
 Ronel
L. Lewis, MD
Consulting Psychiatrist
lewismd@behaviorquest.com
Dr.
Lewis is a Consulting Psychiatrist at
DBH in Danville. He graduated
from medical
school in 1967. He interned at Tripler Army Medical
Center
in 1967-68, trained in adult psychiatry at Walter Reed Army Medical
Center in 1968-70, and trained in child and adolescent psychiatry at
UCSF/Langley Porter. Dr. Lewis is Board Certified in both
adult
(1974) and child/adolescent (1975) psychiatry. Dr. Lewis
spent 20
years in the U.S. Army, the majority of that time as director of the
Child Psychiatry Service at Letterman Army Medical Center in San
Francisco. He recently retired from the Department of Public
Health of the City and County of San Francisco, where he served for 19
years in the Juvenile Justice System. He is an Associate
Clinical
Professor at UCSF Dept. of Psychiatry, and maintains a part-time
private practice in San Francisco. Dr. Lewis has expertise in
the
psychotherapeutic and psychopharmacologic management of many childhood
and adolescent psychiatric conditions.
Rochelle I. Frank, PhD
Consulting Clinical Psychologist
Dr. Frank received her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from
Syracuse
University, and completed her clinical training at the
Yale Psychiatric Institute in New Haven,
Connecticut. Prior
to coming to California in 1996, she was the Supervising Psychologist
for a 39-bed child and adolescent inpatient unit within the New York
State Department of Mental Health. Dr. Frank was the Chief
Psychologist for Seneca Center's
adolescent residential treatment
program in San Francisco, and from 1998-2006 she served with the San
Francisco Department of Public Health as the Clinical Director of the
Family Mosaic Project, which provides intensive care management, mental
health and wraparound services to high-risk families. Dr.
Frank
has served on numerous policy and programming committees within San
Francisco's Community Behavioral Health
Services, has been on the
faculty of the Wright Institute and Alliant University, and currently
is an Adjunct Professor of Clinical Psychology at Argosy University,
San Francisco Bay Area Campus. She has over 20 years of
experience working with children, adolescents, adults, and their
families.
 Rhea
Brandon, M.A., NCSP
Licensed Educational Psychologist
info@rheabrandon.com
I
was born and raised in a small rural town in Minnesota. In 1999, I
received my undergraduate degree in Child Psychology from the
University of Minnesota. I continued on to graduate school at
Northern Arizona University, where I received my masters degree in
School Psychology in 2001. I went on to complete a full year internship
in the San Diego Unified School District for the 2001-02 school year
and was subsequently hired on as a credentialed school psychologist for
the 2002-03 school year. I then re-located to the bay area and have
been employed within the Pleasanton Unified School District for the
past 3 years (2003-current).
 Sue,
BS, BA
Business Manager
sue@behaviorquest.com
Sue graduated
from California State University Hayward with her BS in Child
Development. She received her teaching credential from
California
College of Arts and Crafts and then received her Special Education
Credential from University of California at Berkeley. She has
owned and operated Professional Billing Service since 1972.
Sue
is one of the first contacts for most of our patients and works with
the managed care and insurance companies for Diablo Behavioral
HealthCare.
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