Akron, Ohio, United States
Dr. Tania S. Lodge is a licensed clinical and forensic psychologist that specializes in providing culturally specific psychological and forensic evaluations and mental health services. She provides mental health assessments, psychotherapy, supervision, consultation, professional development workshops, and continuing education training on cultural competency and culturally appropriate services. She received her doctorate degree in Clinical Psychology from Fielding Graduate University and completed an APA accredited internship at the Louis Stokes Cleveland Veterans Affairs Medical Center. She holds two master’s degrees in marriage and family therapy and clinical psychology. Dr. Lodge has approximately 22 years of clinical experience working with diverse populations in multiple settings and extensive knowledge and experience evaluating programs and interventions. Her clinical and research projects and interests include program evaluation and development, treatment outcomes, culturally specific assessments and treatment, African-centered psychology and psychotherapy, process addictions, interpersonal trauma, racial trauma, infant mortality, and psychological oppression. Dr. Lodge is an active member of the Association of Black Psychologists where she served two terms on the Board of Directors as the Midwestern Regional Representative (2020-2024) and is the past co-chair for the Sawubona Virtual Healing Circles. She is the current president of the Ohio chapter of the Association of Black Psychologists.
• Conduct mental health evaluations • Deliver evidence-based treatment for couples and families • Provide individual, group, and family psychotherapy
• Program evaluation and outcomes • Oversee clinical training and supervision • Provide individual/group supervision to clinical supervisors and department coordinators • Oversee adherence to agency policies, procedures and clinical audits necessary for continued certification with the Ohio Department of Mental Health and accreditation by the Council on Accreditation. • Assist in the hiring and training of all direct service providers. • Oversee all clinical service activities, including training and clinical supervision of all direct service providers. • Coordinate and oversee research projects • Conduct full battery psychological and forensic evaluations • Individual and group psychotherapy
• PTSD Clinical Team (provided assessment and treatment to PTSD survivors using evidence-based practices). • Psychiatry Day Hospital (provided differential diagnoses, assessment, and treatment to patients with severe mental illness). • Veteran’s Addiction Recovery Center Gambling Program (provided assessment and evidence based treatment to patients with pathological gambling disorder).
• Coordinate clinical service delivery with community stakeholders • Oversee school-based clinical program and outpatient clinic • Monitor clinical documentation, intakes, and waiting list • Case assignment • Coordinate peer file review • Provide individual/group supervision to licensed clinicians. • Oversee adherence to agency policies, procedures and clinical audits necessary for continued certification with the Ohio Department of Mental Health and accreditation by the Council on Accreditation. • Assist in the hiring and training of all direct service providers. • Oversee all clinical service activities, including training and clinical supervision of all direct service providers.