Dr. Tina Lepage, founder of Lepage Associates Solution-Based Psychological & Psychiatric Services, holds a Doctorate and Master’s in clinical psychology, a B.S. in child development and family relationships, and a Master’s in management. Dr. Lepage is a specialist in relationships, families, conflict resolution, and evaluations. She has been said to “demonstrate an uncanny ability to find creative solutions that work well and are respected by all parties involved,” and judges have commented they wished all evaluations were as understandable and useful as hers. Dr. Lepage completed both her clinical master’s thesis and doctoral dissertation on parenting plans, determining the highest quality protocol for assessing child and family needs and then addressing those needs in potential parenting arrangements. At Lepage Associates she went on to develop a unique, tiered approach to parenting plan consults and custody evaluations to meet the information and cost needs of every family. Dr. Lepage is also an expert in coaching for Cooperative or Parallel Co-Parenting. She has extensive experience working with individuals, couples, parents, and children. Her combined experience in divorce issues, child development, parenting plans, and conflict resolution make her highly sought out by parents as they make decisions regarding co-parenting issues and parenting plans, or need someone to meet with their child. Her evaluation skills and ability to handle clinically complex cases make her sought out by others involved with the court as well.


Dr. Katrina Kuzyszyn-Jones has been focusing on forensics since the beginning of her career, earning a Master’s in Forensic Psychology before going on to complete her Doctorate in Clinical Psychology. Shehas comprehensive forensic psychology training in criminal, civil, and domestic issues, to include evaluations and therapy for defendants, plaintiffs, victims, and offenders. Dr. Kuzyszyn-Jones has specialized skills to address a variety of forensic issues. Her domestic and civil law experience includes the UNC Forensic Team, and she has expertise in custody evaluations and parental capacity evaluations. Additionally, she has completed training and is certified to act as a Parent Coordinator in NC. Her criminal experience includes death penalty investigation and state and federal correctional psychology experience to include substance abuse, domestic violence, and sexual offender evaluation and treatment. She has experience with criminal competency evaluations, risk assessments, and malingering assessments. Her therapeutic work with teenagers has involved one of her special interest areas of delinquency diversion for teens, and she is involved in criminal justice diversion for both teens and adults. She also provides Crisis Intervention Training with the Durham police.


Dr. Molly Parks provides an expertise in child trauma evaluation and assessment. She has focused in both her training and experience in trauma in childhood, and treats and provides assessment for both children and adults who have worked through difficult early traumatic experiences. Dr. Parks has conducted formal forensic trauma evaluations for children and families through the Department of Mental Health, and has an extensive history of working with families involved in the social service system. She is also experienced in working with domestic violence and divorce, and a specific interest in working with children coping with divorce.



As one of our resident child psychologists, Dr. Colleen Hamilton joins our forensic cases in the capacity of child expert. She is able to speak in-depth about child development, child mental health issues and disorders, and how various external stressors impact a child's functioning. Examples of external stressors include such things as parent functioning, family dynamics, school environment, other relationships, and trauma to include such varied forms of trauma as terrorism exposure to child sexual abuse. Dr. Hamilton is an expert on childhood trauma, both in the areas of diagnosis and treatment of child and teen trauma. In addition to her role as a consultant/expert on child and teen issues, she also provides therapy for children and families involved with the courts (refer to her specific child bio and teen bio for additional information).


Dr. Nicole Imbraguglio provides counseling and evaluation services to individuals of all ages, having worked with children from the age of three through adults into their 60s. She holds her Doctorate in clinical psychology with a minor in interpersonal dynamics, and is experienced in individual, couples, and group therapy, psychological and educational evaluations, and interventions with children. Her special interests include psychological and educational assessment for all ages, work with children and families, and treating trauma. Dr. Imbraguglio has a special interest in working with children dealing with divorce or marital conflict in the family, and also works with their parents to help lessen conflict and minimize the impact of the divorce process on the child. In addition, many parents seek her out for her expertise in AD/HD and learning disorder (LD) assessment, and have found her friendly demeanor and natural connection with children to make her an excellent therapist for play therapy with children and talk therapy with teens. Her ability to empathize and problem-solve also make her a favorite among adult clients.


Dr. Rhonda Karg specializes in brief, solution-based counseling for adults and teens. In addition, she is an expert in motivational interviewing for health behaviors (exercise, healthy eating, sleep, etc.), all self-care areas which have an important impact on managing emotions and clear thinking during any court process. Dr. Karg provides psychological and behavioral interventions for depression and anxiety, including reactions to loss/life transitions, trauma, family conflicts, and health concerns. Her finely tuned skills in motivation make her highly sought out by people going through during difficult times. She also has a strong specialty in all addictive behaviors with an extensive background in treating substance abuse and dependence, and in reducing harmful use of alcohol, illicit drugs, tobacco, and prescription medications, to include providing an empirically-validated brief intervention found to reduce substance use. Her in-depth knowledge and experience in substance abuse assessment continues to be informed through her work as a national and international researcher of substance abuse assessment and treatment methods. Dr. Karg is an excellent resource if substance abuse, or other addictive behaviors such as gambling, pornography, Internet relationships, shopping/ spending, etc., have been issues that contributed to court involvement or relationship problems.