DR. FERRARA IS AN ACADEMICALLY, CLINICALLY AND PROFESSIONALLY TRAINED PSYCHOLOGIST/SCIENTIST WHO IS A FLORIDA LICENSED PSYCHOTHERAPIST/MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELOR, A BOARD CERTIFIED DIPLOMATE IN CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY BY THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF FORENSIC EXAMINERS, AUTHORIZED TO PROVIDE COMPREHENSIVE PSYCHOLOGICAL/FORENSIC EVALUATIONS, INDIVIDUAL, MARRIAGE & FAMILY ANALYTIC MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING/PSYCHOTHERAPY FOR CHILDREN, ADOLESCENTS AND ADULTS. DR. FERRARA WAS EMPLOYED AS STAFF AND COURT PSYCHOLOGIST IN STATE PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITALS, COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH CENTERS/CLINICS AND SCHOOLS FOR THE MENTALLY RETARDED. HE HAS TAUGHT UNIVERSITY UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE PSYCHOLOGY COURSES AND HAS AUTHORED AND CONTRIBUTED ARTICLES IN LAW, CLINICAL AND SOCIAL AREAS OF PSYCHOLOGY. DR. FERRARA HAS BEEN INVITED AS A GUEST SPEAKER FOR THE AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION'S NATIONAL CONVENTION, VARIOUS HEALTH WORKSHOPS AND BUSINESS ASSOCIATION MEETS. DR. FERRARA HAS FIFTY-THREE YEARS OF PUBLIC MENTAL HEALTH EXPERIENCE, HAS DONE RESEARCH STUDIES IN THE FIELD OF SELF-ESTEEM AND BEHAVIOR CHANGE AND HAS COPYRIGHTED A SELF-ESTEEM TRAINING PROGRAM. DR. FERRARA AND HIS WIFE, MARY HAVE CELEBRATED THEIR FIFTY-FIFTH ANNIVERSITY AND ARE THE PROUD PARENTS OF BRYON AND NATALIE AND GRANDPARENTS OF EMMA TAYLOR MAHAN. DR. FERRARA DEVOTES HIS TIME TO HIS WIFE, FAMILY AND MENTAL HEALTH PRACTICE IN THE SARASOTA, FL COMMUNITY. KINDLY VISIT HIS WEBSITE AT WWW.SOUNDMENTALHEALTH.COM.