Linda Luther-Starbird, Ph.D.  

           Center For Family Studies      

 

Dr. Linda Luther-Starbird is a Licensed Psychologist with 28 years of licensed clinical and forensic experience.  

Dr. Starbird provides the following services:

  • Therapy for adults experiencing depression, anxiety, divorce crisis, workplace conflicts, life changes, medical crisis affecting emotional health, domestic violence/abuse;
  • Therapy focusing on the three pillars of a great relationship:  deep & abiding friendship, mutual attraction, and commitment.  Skill building regarding communication, conflict resolution, and relational goal setting;
  • Counseling with Seniors facing life changes and consultation with adult children regarding caregiver planning;
  • Therapy for adolescents with behavioral or emotional problems, divorce adjustment, high conflict home environment, and parent consultation;
  • Psychological Evaluations of children and adults;
  • Parental Responsibilities Evaluation

Dr. Starbird has testified in numerous Colorado counties.  She is Past-President of the Colorado Psychological Association and the Colorado Interdisciplinary Committee.  She is on staff at Community Hospital.

 

RESUME

EDUCATION

     B.S.                  University of Washington

                              Seattle, Washington

                              Psychology 1974

 

     M.A.                 San Diego State University

                              San Diego, California

                              Experimental Psychology 1976

 

     Ph.D.                University of Maine

                              Orono, Maine    

                              Clinical Psychology 1983  

 

     Internship          University of Kansas School of Medicine - Wichita

                              (Wichita Internship Collaborative Program in Psychology)                                

                              Wichita, Kansas

                              A.P.A. Approved Clinical Internship, 1980-1981

 

LICENSURE         State of Maine, 1983 to 1993

                            State of Colorado, 1990 to present

      

                                

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

Colorado Psychological Association,
Board of Directors 1997 through 2005;
President, July 2003 to July 2004;
Past President, July 2004 to July 2005.

State of Colorado Interdisciplinary Committee,
Board of Directors, 1999 through 2004;
Treasurer, 2002 – 2003;
President, September 2003 to September 2004;
Past President, September 2004 to September 2005.

Community Hospital,
Medical Advisory Board, 1999 to 2002;
Education Committee Member, 2003 to 2006
On Staff, 1997 to present

State Board of Psychologist Examiners,
Oral Examiner, 2000 to 2004

American Psychological Association,
Member of Division 41, Psychology & Law; 

 

CLINICAL EXPERIENCE

Center for Family Studies, 518 28 Rd. A207, Grand Junction, CO 81501: January 2006 to present.

·         Parental Responsibilities Evaluations;

·         Individual Therapy with adults & adolescents;

·         Psychological Evaluations of adults and adolescents;

·         Staff member at Community Hospital.

 

Associates in Behavioral Counseling, 518 28 Rd. A207, Grand Junction, CO 81501: July 1999 to 2006.

·        Forensic evaluations, including Child & Family Investigations, Allocation of Parental Responsibilities & Parenting Time  Evaluations, Capacity to Parent Evaluations, Competency to Stand Trial Evaluations;

·         Staff member, Community Hospital, Grand Junction, Colorado;

·         Psychological assessments of children and adults;

·         Psychotherapy with children and adults, including treatment of mood disorders, anxiety disorders, behavioral disorders of childhood, crisis and trauma, divorce adjustment, grief and loss, workplace stress;   

·         Parent education, couples therapy, Shared Parenting Support Program.

 

Behavioral Health Center,  1445 N 7th, Grand Junction, CO 81501: 1996 to 1999.

·         On staff at Community Hospital, Grand Junction, Colorado;

·         Forensic evaluations, including child custody evaluations, competency to stand trial, capacity to parent, guardianship, expert witness in above areas;

·         Psychological evaluation of children and adults;

·        Treatment of childhood disorders, behavior disorders, trauma, sex abuse, divorce crisis, and other adjustment disorders;

·         Treatment of adult mood disorders, anxiety and panic disorders, trauma, divorce crisis, and other adjustment disorders;

·         Couples therapy, Shared Parenting Support Program.

 

Glenwood Psychological Associates, 410 20th St, #102, Glenwood Springs, CO 81601: 1992 to 1996

·         On staff at Valley View Hospital, 1994 to 1996.

·         Evaluation of children and adults;

·         Treatment of childhood disorders, behavior disorders, trauma, abuse, divorce crisis, and adjustment disorders;

·        Treatment of adult mood disorders, panic and anxiety disorders, trauma, divorce crisis, parent education, adjustment disorders;

·         Forensic evaluations, including child custody, competency to stand trial, capacity to parent;

·         Couples and family therapy.

 

Psychological Specialists, Director and co-owner, Offices in Bangor, Skowhega, and Dover-Foxcroft, Maine: 1983 to 1992

·         On staff at Redington-Fairview General Hospital 1983 to 1992.

·         Psychological evaluation of adults and children;

·         Clinical treatment of adults and children;

·         Couples, group, and family therapy;

·         Forensic evaluations in the area of custody, guardianship, expert witness in the area of childhood abuse and domestic violence.

 

Community Health and Counseling Services, Dover-Foxcroft, Maine: 1983 to 1984.  Staff psychologist.

·         Psychological evaluation of children and adults;

·         Counseling adults and children;

·         Couples and family therapy.

 

PUBLICATIONS  AND  PRESENTATIONS: 

Starbird, L. Rorschach Use in Parenting Time Evaluations: Recommendations for Cross Examining Expert Witnesses. Colorado Lawyer, July 2004, Vol. 33, No. 7, pp 97-103.

Starbird, L. & LaCrosse, J; Parenting time schedules for infants & toddlers: A critique of the data regarding overnights. Colorado Lawyer October 2002, Vol. 31, No. 10, pp 103-108.

Starbird, L. Myth versus Knowledge: Critical elements of valid research. Vail Conference on Children & Divorce, Vail, Colorado, 2002.

Starbird, L. Review of the 2001 Vail Conference, Colorado IDC News, Summer 2001 Newsletter.

Starbird, L. Domestic Violence Within the Context of Custody and Divorce. Colorado IDC News, Fall 2000 Newsletter.

Starbird, L. Book Review of “The Custody Wars” by Mary Ann Mason, Colorado IDC News, Winter 1999 Newsletter.

Starbird, L., Young, J., and Young, C.  Integrated Delivery Systems: The Future of Medicine and Behavioral Health. Presented at Community Hospital, Grand Junction, Colorado, 1998.

Starbird, L. Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: Research and Treatment. Presented at Community Hospital, Grand Junction, Colorado, 1997.

Starbird, L., Truden, C., and Dragon, L.  Child Custody Issues in Evaluation and Mediation. Presentation at the Annual Child Custody Conference at Breckenridge, Colorado, 1996.

Martindale, C., Hines, D. Mitchell (Starbird), L. and Covello, E.; EEG alpha asymmetry and creativity. Personality and Individual Differences, 1984, v5, pp 77-86.

Starbird, L.  The relationship between attitudes and judgments of mental health: A diagnostic approach to stereotype assessment. Doctoral Dissertation Abstracts, 1983.

Hess, A., Hayden, M., and Starbird, L. The fallacy of Golden’s means: A second look at the Luria-Nebraska Neuropsychological Battery. Paper presented at the Scientific Meeting of the Maine Psychological Association, 1982

Lenny, E., Mitchell (Starbird), L., and Browning, C.  The effect of clear evaluation criteria on sex bias judgments of performance. Psychology of Women Quarterly, 1981

Lenny, E., Browning, C., and Mitchell (Starbird), L. What you don’t know CAN hurt you: The effects of performance criteria ambiguity on sex differences in self-confidence. Journal of Personality, 1980, 48, 306-322.

Lenny, E., Mitchell (Starbird), L. and Browning, C. Sex bias in judgments of performance as a function of the clarity of performance evaluation criteria.  Paper presented at the Annual Convention of the Eastern Psychological Association, 1980.

Mitchell (Starbird), L. Creativity and hemispheric asymmetry. Paper presented at the Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, 1978.

Mitchell (Starbird), L. Learned helplessness versus learned effectance: The roles of aversiveness, contingency, and instructions. Paper presented at the Annual Convention of the Western Psychological Association, 1976.

 

SPECIAL INTERESTS

Parental Responsibility and Parenting Time Evaluations, Capacity to Parent Evaluations, Co-parenting Issues.

 

REFERENCES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST




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