Dr. Stephen Tate

Dr. Stephen Tate, Psy.D., M.Div. is a licensed clinical psychologist with over 35 years of experience in the mental health field. He earned his doctorate in clinical psychology from Wheaton College Graduate School and holds a master’s degree in divinity from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School. In his clinical practice, Dr. Tate not only provides psycho-educational and intellectual testing, but practices the art of combining cognitive behavioral therapy with psychodynamic theory to assist adults, children, adolescents, and families in working through a wide variety of mental health issues, including substance abuse, nicotine addiction, attentional issues, depression, trauma, marital problems, and anxiety disorders. In addition, he specializes in providing fitness-for-duty evaluations (FFDE) for employees and police candidates. Dr. Tate firmly believes that how a person thinks affects his/her emotions and behavior. As a result, he enjoys helping people learn how to develop proactive solutions and life skills training to assist with gaining control of their daily life situations. With a unique blend of training in both theology and psychology, Dr. Tate is able to guide clients in learning how to integrate their faith with their life challenges offering counseling that can strengthen their values and empower them to address their emotional, social, behavioral, and mental health issues. Beyond his professional work, Dr. Tate is a dedicated father of twins and triplets and has been married for over 30 years.