Hi, I’m Dr. Max Tokarsky and I’m thankful you’ve chosen to visit my site. I’m a professional psychologist, life coach, and educator from Dayton, Ohio.
Professional Competencies
- Professional Practice in English and Spanish
- Child and Family Mental Health
- Racial and Ethnic Diversity
- Meditation, Mindfulness, and Stress Reduction/Management
- Working with immigrants and those adjusting to new cultures
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Anxiety, Trauma, and Depression
- Adolescent Identity
- Multiracial and multicultural identity development
- Co-occurring conditions (i.e. a mental health diagnoses and a medical diagnosis occurring together)
- Working with children with developmental disabilities (i.e. ADHD, Autism, Learning Disabilities, etc.)
- Behavioral support for new parents or those needing to make unforeseen adjustments to the challenges presented by their child’s specific developmental needs
- The use of play in communicating with children and shaping their adaptive behaviors
More About Me
- My pronouns are He/Him/His (They pronouns are also acceptable)
- I am Thai and Polish and grew up in Ohio practicing aspects of each ethnic heritage including both Buddhism and Catholicism
- I ordained as a monk and studied meditation at a Buddhist Temple in Bangkok, Thailand during Nov/Dec 2007
- The kids inspired me to learn psychology! My previous career was a middle school Spanish/ESL teacher
- In 2016 I was selected as a Predoctoral Fellow of the American Psychological Association’s Minority Fellowship Program for my commitment to work with racial and ethnic minorities
- I am an active member of the Asian American Psychological Association, where I have served as Chair of their National Convention as well as Inaugural Communications Chair of the Division on Multiracial and Adopted Asians Americans (former Division on Asian Americans of Multiple Heritages)