K. Jeffrey Schlichter, Ph.D., (partner in Parker, Schlichter & Associates, PC), is a Forensic and Licensed Clinical Psychologist.  He earned a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from Penn State University. 

     Dr. Schlichter has been in psychotherapy private practice for over 25 years. He treats children, adolescents, and adults who have cognitive, mood, and behavioral difficulties, and relationship problems in families and couples (stemming from and resulting in separation and divorce and psychological, physical, and sexual abuse in marriages and families).

     Dr. Schlichter also specializes in forensic psychology, with his practice focused primarily in the area of family law.  He performs both court-ordered and attorney-referred child custody evaluations, consults with family lawyers, and provides advice to parents involved in protracted custody struggles. He is also a family mediator, certified by the Virginia Supreme Court to provide mediation for parties appearing in both Virginia Juvenile and Domestic Relations District and Circuit Courts.

     His work is based on principles of cognitive psychotherapy, in the context of relationships emphasizing caring, warmth, the utmost respect for patients and clients, establishment of achievable therapeutic goals, maintenance of appropriate personal boundaries, and observation of high ethical standards.

     Dr. Schlichter was trained in coaching by Ben Dean, Ph.D., a Master Certified Coach and the founder of MentorCoach.com, which trains therapists to become coaches.  Following completion of intensive training and personal coaching with Dr. Dean, Dr. Schlichter established his own coaching practice, in which he provides both in-office and virtual (telephone) coaching to clients, locally and nationwide. He coaches individuals attempting to reach personal goals, as well as professionals seeking to improve their work lives, and owners, managers, and employees of family businesses wishing to improve the functioning of both their businesses and their families. Dr. Schlichter has found his coaching practice to be an especially rewarding part of his professional life, in which he works with high-functioning adults motivated to make significant and positive changes which will improve the quality of their lives.

     Dr. Schlichter is a member of the American Psychological Association (APA) and three divisions of APA, including the Psychology and Law Society (Division 41), Psychologists in Independent Practice (Division 42), and the Division of Family Psychology (Division 43). He is also a member of the Virginia Psychological Association, the Virginia Academy of Clinical Psychologists, and the Tidewater Academy of Clinical Psychologists, of which he is a Past President.

For Dr. Schlichter's complete Curriculum Vitae, click here.