Michael Kramer, PhD writes about procrastination, lying and teen temper tantrums for Empowering Parents.
Dr. Kramer has been a Licensed Psychologist in the State of Maine for over 20 years.
His Portland practice is quite varied, providing psychotherapy to children, adolescents, couples, and families.
In addition, he is an Organizational Consultant and provides multiple services to a wide variety of for-profit and non-profit businesses.
A final area of specialization is Sports Psychology.
You can read more about Dr. Kramer on the website of the Maine Psychological Association.
Dr. Kramer received his BS in Psychology from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, and his MS and PhD in Clinical Psychology from the University of Kentucky.
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