Michael Grayson Conner, Psy.D Licensed Psychologist Clinical, Medical & Family Psychology Board Certified  Emergency Crisis Response School Crisis Response Expert in Traumatic Stress Residency & Clinical Fellowship completed in Graduate Medical Education Conner@CrisisCounseling.com

Dr. Conner is licensed psychologist who practices in clinical, family and medical psychology. Dr. Conner is an expert in crisis intervention,  emergency psychiatric services, dangerous behavior, residential treatment and outdoor behavioral health. He provides professional training in ethics, crisis intervention, dangerousness, parenting and a variety of mental health topics.

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Dr. Conner has provided and supervised crisis intervention services for nearly two thousand parents and professionals. He has worked in hospital, residential, primary medical care and health education settings. At one point in his career he worked simultaneously in law enforcement, community crisis intervention and emergency room psychiatry. These unique experiences allow Dr. Conner to understand the needs of adults, parents, families, adolescents, professionals and organizations facing the most challenging problems. Dr. Conner currently has a private practice working primarily with adults and families. He provides consultation and training for law enforcement and major airlines in the Pacific Northwest. Dr. Conner consults with parents and mental health professionals nationally.

In 1999 Dr. Conner began researching and developing an extensive data base on boarding schools, wilderness and adventure programs for youth and young adults. He has promoted emotional growth boarding schools and wilderness therapy treatment and is actively involved in helping the public to understand the difference between emotional growth, therapeutic, residential, adventure and wilderness therapy programs and boot camps. This research has allowed Dr. Conner to appreciate professional and consumer needs for intervention, program safety, the importance of follow-up programs as well as the importance of recognizing market trends.

Dr. Conner publishes articles, handouts and consumer protection materials on the internet and in monthly newspaper columns. In 2001 he received an award for "Professional and Public Service" from the American Mental Health Alliance. His handout on "Coping with Violent Traumatic Events in Communities" was adopted by the major health care networks in New York City and distributed throughout the city health care systems. He has been interviewed by the New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, Parents Magazine, and several other east and west coast newspapers. His articles and research has been quoted in Money Magazine, Cosmopolitan Magazine and Better Homes & Gardens. Dr. Conner was a three time guest expert and consultant on youth intervention program including Boot Camps, Wilderness and Boarding School programs for the Montel Williams Show - a nationally syndicated television program.