5600 S Quebec St., Suite 120-D
Greenwood Village, CO 80111-2200
Phone: 720.482.4003; Fax: 720.529.2095
www.healthworkz.net
Forensic Health Psychology Services
is
a behavioral healthcare company providing comprehensive services in the area of
forensic health psychology. We specialize in psychological assessment and
treatment services for individuals suffering with unremitting health problems,
chronic pain, functional overlay, delayed recovery syndrome,
or those demonstrating abnormal illness behavior.
When an individual with a personal or work-related injury fails to respond to standard medical treatment, or when pain becomes chronic and recovery stalls due to unexplained complications apart from obvious medical origins, an expensive and often frustrating process begins. When this occurs, the patient, the payer, the employer, and the various treatment providers often engage in oppositional and counter-therapeutic behavior, or resort to non-standard practices to gain closure. This usually results in increased costs, reduced patient satisfaction, and prolonged case resolution. That’s where we can help.
provides
comprehensive psychological assessment services to insurance companies,
employers, workers compensation specialists, medical doctors, and attorneys that
untangle the sticky problem behind puzzling barriers in recovery, regression in
functional improvement, and challenging patient behavior. Very often in
prolonged and complex cases, it becomes nearly impossible for treatment
providers to differentiate between medical, psychological, emotional,
motivational and personality variables that explain the individual’s atypical
symptom and functional profile. Our robust and empirically validated assessment
methodology provides objective data and analysis on a comprehensive array of
inter-related factors (e.g., effort, malingering, conscious and unconscious
motivations, consistency, over/under reporting, learning history,
primary/secondary gain issues, ecological validity, socio-cultural influences,
personality). Our assessment helps explain the patient’s delayed recovery,
declines in previous functioning, and offers pragmatic recommendations for
getting back on track.
also
offers treatment services designed to help individuals struggling with
complex and multifaceted physical health issues that are confounded by
psychological, social, relational, emotional, and occupational factors. Our
time-limited, phased, and outcome-oriented treatment protocol is designed to
address specific biopsychosocial and behavioral domains, and is focused on
helping the individual re-engage in recovery, develop increased psychological
and physical functioning, and to reach maximum medical and psychological
improvement.
is
conveniently located at 5600 S. Quebec St., just west of I-25 between Orchard
Rd. and Belleview Ave. in the Denver Technology Center. Contact us at:
720.482.4003; email us at:
rcoleman@healthworkz.net or
dzierk@healthworkz.net; visit our web site:
www.healthworkz.net.
Dr. Coleman’s professional qualifications include a doctorate in Clinical Psychology from the University of Denver where he specialized in behavioral medicine and health psychology, and a master’s degree in counseling from Denver Seminary, specializing in couples and family. Dr. Coleman has broad clinical experience including community mental health centers, elder care, counseling centers, residential treatment facilities, primary care, and forensic settings. He has expertise in individual and couples psychotherapy, group therapy, psychological assessment, and forensic evaluations. Dr. Coleman approaches therapy from a wellness and whole-person perspective and has advanced training in PTSD, chronic mood and anxiety disorders, substance abuse, and health and wellness. He also has significant experience in persistent and serious mental illness, bipolar disorder, personality disorders, adult ADHD, and somatoform disorders.
Dr. Zierk’s professional qualifications include a doctorate in Clinical Psychology from the University of Denver, and a master’s degree in Counseling Psychology from the University of Colorado. Dr. Zierk specializes in focused, time-limited therapy with individuals, couples and families experiencing relationship-based difficulties. He addresses issues like communication skills, conflict resolution, intimacy, problem solving, anger management, depression and mood management, and chronic pain management. Dr. Zierk has over 20 years experience working with individuals who suffered catastrophic injuries with permanent and life-altering consequences and chronic pain. He is an expert in vocational rehabilitation, and has provided expert testimony in countless personal injury and workers compensation cases. He has also worked in multiple hospital settings and primary care practices as part of an integrated medical and psychiatric treatment team.