Kyle Cushing, Psy.D.
2823 Glenwood Avenue
Rockford, Illinois 61101
(815) 968-5342
e-mail: kyle@doctorcushing.com
Dr. Kyle Cushing is a Licensed Clinical Psychologist and Consulting Forensic Examiner. He was raised in Rockford and has earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology from the University of Iowa, a Master of Science degree in Applied Psychology from Jacksonville State University, and a Doctorate in Clinical Psychology from the Illinois School of Professional Psychology. His one-year APA accredited internship was completed through the Bureau of Prisons at the Federal Medical Center in Fort Worth, Texas. He also completed a one-year post-doctoral fellowship at the Center for Forensic Psychiatry in Ann Arbor, Michigan, before returning to Rockford where he has been in private practice for over 5 years.
Dr. Cushing has specialized training in forensic (court ordered) evaluations, childhood disorders (e.g., ADHD, learning disabilities, etc...), addictions, and neuropsychological assessment. He has performed hundreds of evaluations on children, adolescents and adults for numerous referral sources throughout the northern Illinois and southern Wisconsin region. He regularly works in tandem with psychiatrists, primary care physicians, pediatricians, attorneys, and teachers to insure accurate diagnosis and specific treatment recommendations for his patients. He has hospital privileges at both Swedish American Hospital and Rockford Memorial Hospital.
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Dr. Cushing's therapeutic approach is solution-based and focuses on how thoughts are highly associated with feelings and behavior. Understanding a person's life experience through empathic listening often brings insights into an individual's thinking and behavior patterns. He works with patients on a daily basis who are suffering from depression, anxiety, or general life stress that occurs within relationships and/or the workplace. As such, individual and couples counseling make up a substantial part of Dr. Cushing's practice.
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Dr. Kyle Cushing has considerable experience in the evaluation and treatment of these conditions:
ADHD/LEARNING DISABILITIES
ADDICTION
ALZHEIMER'S
ANXIETY
BEHAVIOR PROBLEMS
BIPOLAR DISORDER
DEPRESSION
DIFFICULT CHILDREN
GRIEF
IRRITABILITY
PTSD
MARITAL PROBLEMS
OBESITY
SOCIAL ANXIETY
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FORENSIC PSYCHOLOGY EXPERIENCE: Prior to entering private practice, Dr. Cushing worked in Cook County Jail, Elgin Mental Health Center (Forensic Services), the Federal Bureau of Prisons, and the Center for Forensic Psychiatry in Ann Arbor, Michigan. He has performed numerous court ordered evaluations assessing such issues as Competency to Stand Trial, Criminal Responsibility (Not Guilty by Reason of Insanity), Sexual Dangerousness, Competency to Waive Miranda, and Juvenile Waiver to Adult Court. Civilly, he has performed child custody evaluations, parenting assessments, personal-psychological injury evaluations, and one psychological autopsy.
As a post-doctoral fellow/Forensic Psychologist at the Center for Forensic Psychiatry (Ann Arbor, Michigan), Dr. Cushing was directly supervised by the Past President of the American Board of Forensic Psychology, Dr. Steven Bank. He attended classes part-time at the University of Michigan Law School and ultimately earned certification as a Consulting Forensic Examiner.
Dr. Cushing also completed a one-year internship at the Federal Medical Center in Fort Worth, Texas. He completed a six month rotation in federal forensic evaluations.
During his graduate training, Dr. Cushing worked one year at Cook County Jail performing rapid diagnostic assessments on new inmates for mental illness, dangerousness and appropriateness for assignment to general population. He also worked for one year at the Elgin Mental Health Center (Forensic Services) with defendants adjudicated Incompetent to Stand Trial.
In addition, Dr. Cushing completed a post-doctoral fellowship through the Wisconsin Sex Offender Treatment Network during his last year of didactic training. He received specialized training in the assessment and treatment of all types of sex offenders.
Lastly, Dr. Cushing has worked with prosecutors and defense attorneys on all kinds of forensic issues- on both the state and federal level. Quick turn-around and well written reports that specifically answer the questions of the court and/or attorney are the norm for Dr. Cushing. His expert witness testimony is highly professional, understandable to judges and juries, and based on clinical information as it relates to specific state or federal statutes.
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