“As a child and adolescent, I recall ongoing issues with focusing in class, daydreaming and procrastination. I was still able to make decent grades, but it took me much longer to read and comprehend, and I was constantly distracted. Even though I was able to perform well on tests, I would frequently misplace things, was forgetful and had problems with organization and planning. Although it was a struggle I continued to progress in college, graduate school and finished my two-year fellowship in clinical neuropsychology.”

“At the age of thirty, I truly wanted to become a diplomat in forensic psychology. However, in order to do that I had to read and comprehend various law books before I could take the written examination. That felt overwhelming to me and led to anxiety and depression. This is when I finally asked for help, and I was diagnosed with inattentive type, attention deficit disorder. My life truly changed at that time.”

“This is why my mission has become to assess individuals with similar issues and help them to reach their full potential in whatever they want to accomplish.”

- Dr. Tony Fletcher, Psy.D., ABPP

Tony Allen Fletcher, Psy.D., ABPP is a clinical neuropsychologist, licensed clinical psychologist and forensic psychologist with over 25 years of expertise in assessing adolescents and adults for cognitive, psychological, academic, emotional, psychiatric and personality issues. He is also a Diplomat in Forensic Psychology. Dr. Fletcher’s deep understanding of mental health is enhanced by his personal experience with ADHD. His unique perspective and expertise in both clinical and forensic neuropsychology allow him to offer insightful, thorough assessments that support individuals in understanding and addressing their mental health needs.

Dr. Fletcher received his Master of Science (M.S.) and his Doctor of Clinical Psychology (Psy.D.) in Clinical Psychology from Nova Southeastern University in Florida where he received extensive clinical and research training within the fields of clinical neuropsychology and some initial coursework in forensic psychology. Dr. Fletcher completed his pre-doctoral internship at Michael Reese Hospital in Chicago, Illinois. His two rotations were at the Michael Reese day-program for severely mentally ill patients and the Neuropsychiatric Group in the Department of Neurology at the University of Illinois at Chicago Hospital.

Staying in Chicago, Dr. Fletcher completed his two-year postdoctoral fellowship in Clinical Neuropsychology in the Department of Neuropsychiatry at the University of Illinois at Chicago Hospital. In addition to conducting research, writing, and supervising psychology externs and interns, Dr. Fletcher assessed and treated children, adolescents, adults with various neurological and psychiatric complications.

Dr. Fletcher completed his fellowship in 1997 and was hired as a Clinical Neuropsychologist for the Isaac Ray Center, LLC in the Department of Psychiatry and the Law at Rush Presbyterian St. Luke’s Medical Center in Chicago. There he completed psychological, neuropsychological, and forensic evaluations of individuals in regard to fitness to stand trial, insanity (criminal responsibility), diminished capacity, sexual dangerousness and violence risk. Dr. Fletcher also published in the British Journal of Psychiatry as the Director of Workplace violence while at the Isaac Ray Center, LLC. Dr. Fletcher consulted with companies, police and fire departments, schools, and other businesses regarding initial hiring, employee difficulties, risk of violence and fitness for duty. He performed over 250 evaluations for initial hiring and fitness for duty for various police departments and has been utilized by the Secret Service in regard to potential danger to the President of the United States. While performing forensic work around criminal law with the Isaac Ray Center, LLC, Dr. Fletcher began to build his private practice in civil litigation, performing evaluations in regard to personal injury, negligence, malpractice, civil commitment, and capacity to consent to treatment. He was recruited by the Illinois Department of Human Resources (Elgin Mental Health Center) as a clinical neuropsychologist to aid in evaluating mentally ill individuals who have been accused of a crime in 2001. He was director of training from 2005 until 2014. Dr. Fletcher continued as a Clinical Neuropsychologist for state of Illinois until 2014. He is currently in private practice in the South Loop of Chicago.

Dr. Tony Fletcher became Board Certified in Forensic Psychology on April 8th, 2011. The receipt of the Diploma in Forensic Psychology from the American Board of Professional Psychology (ABPP) attests to the fact that an established organization of peers has examined and accepted Dr. Fletcher as functioning at the highest level of excellence in the field of forensic psychology. The ABPP diploma has been recognized by judicial decisions, regulations, and statutes in some jurisdictions as the standard of professional competence in forensic psychology. The Diploma awarded by the American Board of Professional Psychology (ABPP) is the only post-doctoral specialty certification recognized in the American Psychological Association (APA) Directory.