Mark J. Kirschner, Ph.D., ABPP.  Chief Administrative Officer for Behavioral Health Consultants, LLC.   Dr. Kirschner received his Ph.D. in 1990 from Ohio University.  Dr. Kirschner maintains a general practice with specialization in the assessment and treatment of elderly patients, children and adolescents. He also has specialization in the treatment of anxiety, OCD, sexual dysfunction, stress-related medical disorders, ADHD and child behavior problems.  In addition to a general practice, Dr. Kirschner currently works with over 60 law enforcement and public safety agencies, providing the gamut of services including pre-employment psychological evaluations, fitness-for-duty evaluations, Employee Assistance Programs, organizational consultation and development, critical incident debriefing, peer-support team development and consultation, conflict mediation, SWAT/Crisis negotiation team consultation, and training.  Dr. Kirschner is Board Certified in Police and Public Safety Psychology by the American Board of Professional Psychology and is currently the only psychologist in the State of Connecticut to have achieved this distinction.

Dr. Kirschner holds a gubernatorial appointment as the psychologist representative to the State of CT’s Psychiatric Security Review Board.  Dr. Kirschner is an Assistant Professor of Psychology at Quinnipiac University.  He is also an instructor at the New Haven, Milford and Bridgeport Police Department Academies, and is certified by the Connecticut POST Council to provide training on a variety of behavioral health topics, including PTSD, Depression and Suicide and Stress Management.

Dr. Kirschner is a member of the Police Psychological Services Section of the International Association of Chiefs of Police and currently serves on its executive board. He is also a member of the Society of Police and Criminal Psychology, the Psychologist’s in Public Service Division of the American Psychological Association, the Connecticut Psychological Association, the American College of Forensic Examiners. Dr. Kirschner is listed on the National Register of Health Service Providers in Psychology.