ROBERT HACK is a PSYCHOTHERAPIST helping people to more beyond Divorce and other losses specializing as a DIVORCE MEDIATOR, PARENTING COORDINATOR, DIVORCE COACH practicing in Oakland, Macomb, Genesee, Livingston, and Washtenaw counties for the past 20 years. He is trained in High Conflict Divorce, Parenting alienation issues, Parenting Time Issues, Divorce Mediation, and Collaborative Divorce. He is a successful Clinical Psychotherapist specializing in effective communication skills for Couples- Couple counseling, Interpersonal Relationships, and Conflict Resolution. He conducts Oakland County’s Private ADEPT (After Divorce Effective Parenting together) program.
He has worked in the High Conflict Resolution field regarding divorce issues for the past 20 years and has been a frequent speaker on the subject conducting seminars at St. John Health System on “How do we work with High Conflict Divorce?” He has appeared on numerous radio and television and has written numerous articles regarding Divorce Mediation, and Parenting Issues using Alternative Dispute Resolution Techniques. He is Producer and Moderator of Cable 15-18 of a TV program Titled, “Michigan Divorce Matters” an Educational-informative TV Program regarding Divorce Issues. He has been appointed to an Ad hoc Committee by the State of Michigan Family Law committee on the issues of Parenting Coordinator and “Divorce Poison.”Mr. Hack holds a Master’s Degree in Clinical Psychology from the University of Detroit Mercy and graduated with the Psi Chi Honors designation.
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS:- Association of Family and Conciliation Courts (AFCC).
- State Bar of Michigan, Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) section.
- The Family Mediation Counsel of Michigan (FMC-M), Board of Directors.
- Michigan Inter-Professional Association on Marriage Divorce, and the Family (MIPA).
- Collaborative Law Institute of Michigan (CLIM).
- Nationally Certified Psychologist (NCP).
- Michigan Association of Professional Psychologists (MAPP), Past-President.
- Psi Chi, Psychology National Honor Society.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCES and APPOINTMENTS:
- Governor's Appointment to the Michigan Licensing Board of Psychology.
- Oakland County Friend of the Court Divorce workshops & Child Advocacy Project for parents going through divorce.
- Parenting Coordinator.
- State Approved Divorce Mediator.
- Approved Collaborative Divorce Mediator and Divorce Coach.
- Adjunct Professor of Psychology and Addiction Studies - St. Mary's College.
- Oakland General Hospital-St. John's, in-patient therapy, individual and group therapy, and taught Substance Abuse issues to Student Nurses.
- Founder and leader of Metro Area Bereavement Support Groups
- Common Ground Crisis Intervention Counselor, marriage and substance abuse issues.
- Stress management Seminars for School Systems and District Courts
- Judson Center, in Home Program, therapist, working with children and parents regarding neglect issues.