Education: B.A. in Design with a minor in Psychology Brigham Young University M.A. in Psychology Pepperdine University M.A. in Clinical Psychology California School of Professional Psychology Psy.D. in Clinical Psychology California School of Professional Psychology

Professional Work Experience:

• President and Founder of Redwood Grove Transitional Systems, Inc. (www.redwoodgrove.org), an aftercare program providing a unique and empirically-based support system for youth and young adults returning home from distant therapeutic programs.
• Dr. Tolen has worked with gang teens in Los Angeles, victims of crime, and adolescents who were incarcerated in the Illinois Department of Corrections.  He has also worked extensively with children, adolescents, and families in his private practice, residential treatment centers, and wilderness programs, providing individual, family, group therapy, as well as comprehensive psychological and psychosexual evaluations.
• He has helped many families in assessing and treating multiple childhood and adolescent disorders, including AD/HD, pediatric bipolar disorder, separation anxiety, oppositional defiant disorder, non-verbal learning disorder, and childhood depression. 
• He has presented his ideas and theories at national and regional conferences including NATSAP and IECA, regional school conferences, and parent training conferences in Illinois, California, and Utah.
• Dr. Tolen is currently the Director of Training at the Utah State Hospital where he supervises doctoral interns and directs the APA Internship. 

Interests:

Dr. Tolen has been working with children, adolescents, and their families since 1991.  His experience has led him to know that the difficulties kids struggle with is found deep within the person and that negative behavior is only a small part of the problem.

Chris and his wife have been married 15 years and together they live in Pleasant Grove, Utah with their four children. He enjoys coaching his sons' little league teams and taking his children on fishing expeditions.  He’s an avid BYU fan and during the fall season, you're likely to find him in the LaVell Edwards stadium, cheering the BYU Cougar football team on to victory.