Robert Kretz, Psy.D.

Dr. Kretz oversees testing services provided by the P.L.A.N. Center. He is also the Director of Psychology Training for Help Group’s Post Doctoral Fellowship, Doctoral Internship and Practicum training programs. Dr. Kretz earned his Doctor of Psychology (Psy.D.) from Pepperdine University in 1999 and has worked in a variety of clinical and training settings, specializing in psychological assessment for children, adolescent and young adults. His therapy specialization is treatment of explosive anger in children and teenagers and high levels of parent-child conflict. Before joining Help Group in 2023, Dr. Kretz has worked as clinical director at a residential treatment facility in Riverside, CA, taught graduate level courses in intellectual and personality assessment, lectured on brain development and parenting strategies in multiple settings, and was training director and assessment supervisor for both doctoral and practicum psychology training programs.