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Our Team

The Clinical staff at Counseling Resources Neuropsychological Associates consists of four Licensed Psychologists and two Licensed Professional Counselors.  This team of professionals offers a wide variety of experience and specialties.  

Patricia A. Humphrey, Psy.D., Clinic Owner/Director

Mary M. Rhoades, Ph.D.

John D. Bayless, Ph.D.

Tanya Novotnak, Ph.D.

Shelby Bowser, MS, LPC

Mary M. Rhoades, Ph.D.
 

 

Dr. Rhoades received her Ph.D. from UW Madison in 1993 and has worked as a psychologist for over 20 years. She specializes in family-focused interventions and issues that affect children, adolescents, and young adults. Dr. Rhoades is an expert in intellectual, behavioral, learning, and emotional assessment and intervention and in defining preferred learning styles and processing strengths and weaknesses. She specializes in developmental disabilities, Autism, Asperger’s Disorder, ADHD, as well as issues of organization, time management, study skills, memory, and regulation of moods, arousal, and focus. Dr. Rhoades works with young adults, adults in transition, and adults with disabilities. She is a skilled consultant and liaison to schools, medical providers, and other service providers. She assists clients with Parenting Interventions and concerns related to Divorce, Custody, Family Change, Trauma, Abuse, Neglect, Attachment, Grief/Loss, Life Transition, and GLBT issues. Dr. Rhoades provides comprehensive interventions specific to areas such as Social Skills, Self-Esteem, Positive Coping, Anger Management, Anxiety, and Depression.
 

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Patricia A. Humphrey, Psy.D.
Clinic Director
 

Dr. Humphrey received her doctorate in clinical psychology from the Illinois School of Professional Psychology at Argosy University.  She is listed in the National Register of Health Care Providers. Dr. Humphrey has experience and training in neuropsychology and various psychiatric disorders in child, adolescent, and adult populations.  Her specialties include comprehensive neuropsychological and psychological assessment, individual and group therapy, and consultation.  Dr. Humphrey has had the opportunity to present on various topics related to brain injury to numerous agencies, employers, and schools.  She has extensive experience with traumatic brain injury, memory impairments, developmental disorders, learning disabilities, anger management, attachment disorders, trauma, anxiety, depression, and behavioral difficulties.  Dr. Humphrey is currently a consultant for Clearview Brain Injury Center where she administers and scores neuropsychological tests, writes diagnostic reports, and provides individual and family therapy addressing traumatic brain injury related issues.  In February 2021 Dr. Humphrey became CRNA's Owner/Director.

John D. Bayless, Ph.D.
 

John D. Bayless comes to CRNA from the University of Iowa, where he received his Ph.D. and is currently Clinical Professor Emeritus in the Carver College of Medicine and formerly

Co-director of the Clinical Neuropsychology Service in the Department of Psychiatry. Dr. Bayless has practiced primarily as a clinician and has authored dozens of articles and presentations involving psychiatric disorders, stroke, and brain injury, as well as development of psychological assessment techniques. Continuing on the Board of Editors of the Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology, he remains an ad-hoc reviewer for several national and international journals. He was a member of the Iowa Governor’s Advisory Board for Head Injury, and was voted Outstanding Professional (1995) of the Eastern Iowa Chapter of the Brain Injury Association. He is a member of the International Neuropsychological Society, the American Psychological Association and a fellow of the National Academy of Neuropsychology. He is licensed in Wisconsin and Iowa, and board certified through the American Board of Professional Neuropsychology.
 

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Shelby Bowser, MS, LPC
 

Shelby is a Licensed Professional Counselor with the State of Wisconsin, as well as a Certified Rehabilitation Counselor, and provides outpatient therapy at CRNA. Shelby received her Master of Science degree in Rehabilitation Psychology from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She works with children, adolescents, and adults. Shelby has experience with a wide variety of populations including cognitive disabilities, learning disabilities, physical disabilities/chronic health conditions, and mental illness. She has experience addressing several aspects of mental health, including mood disorders, anxiety disorders, trauma related disorders, and personality disorders. Shelby has a strong passion for supporting individuals with disabilities in understanding their abilities and finding independence. Shelby has experience providing both inpatient and outpatient therapy. She also maintains a consulting role at Clearview Brain Injury Center, where she assists in neuropsychological testing and provides counseling to individuals and families on the brain injury unit, as well as the behavioral health unit. Shelby utilizes a biopsychosocial approach to therapy, which can include tools from cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), mindfulness, Gestalt treatment interventions, and positive psychology.

Tanya Novotnak, Ph.D.

Tanya Novotnak is a Licensed Psychologist in Wisconsin and a Nationally Certified School
Psychologist. She earned her Ph.D. in educational psychology from the University of
Wisconsin-Madison. Dr. Novotnak provides assessment and treatment of children ages 6-18 with concerns in the areas of learning, intellectual functioning, and social, emotional, and behavioral functioning. Dr. Novotnak has experience in clinical and school settings, and is a practicing school psychologist in Madison in addition to her clinical work at CRNA. She specializes in treatment for anxiety, depression, traumatic stress, executive functioning and learning concerns, as well as consultation with caregivers and educators to help children thrive at home and at school. Dr. Novotnak’s approach to treatment is cognitive-behavioral and person-centered, and she is an expert in motivational interviewing.
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