Dr. Victoria Norton

Victoria L. Norton, Psy.D., is a fully licensed pediatric clinical psychologist. She achieved her Bachelor's degree (1996) in psychology from The Ohio State University, followed by her Master's (1999) from Radford University, and a Doctorate in Psychology (2003) from Xavier University (American Psychological Association accredited doctoral program in clinical psychology). Dr. Norton completed her predoctoral residency training at the Children's Hospital of Michigan/Wayne State University School of Medicine. She then completed subspecialty fellowship training in pediatric psychology/ behavioral medicine (the specific study of the interplay between physical disease and psychological factors from infancy through adolescence) at the world-renowned Cleveland Clinic.

Dr. Norton has spent the last 6 years as a member of the medical staff at Children's Hospital Medical Center of Akron, where she co-developed a behavioral medicine consultation service for children in the hospital. This service primarily addressed the psychological needs and concerns of children and adolescents (and their families) during hospitalization for acute or chronic physical health problems and also provided patients with outpatient follow-up care post-discharge. Dr. Norton spent the last 3 years serving as the psychologist in the Division of Critical Care, providing services to children and families in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit. In this role, Dr. Norton worked directly with the intensive care physicians to provide the comprehensive care to patients and their families during the most difficult of circumstances, including end-of-life. Dr. Norton worked closely with many children and young adults facing death to find joy and comfort in their life, while also coming to peace with their early death.

Dr. Norton is among a very few number of outpatient providers, and one of the only in independent practice in NE Ohio, who have extensive training and expertise in the subspecialty field of pediatric psychology, also referred to as pediatric behavioral medicine. With its significant focus on the interplay between physical disease and psychological factors, this field differs from the more general practice of child psychology. Dr. Norton has a specific passion for caring for pediatric patients with significant physical disease, as well as their families. Having exclusively trained and practiced in major medical centers, she has been exposed to some of the most complex and complicated pediatric diseases in great breadth and depth. She also has tremendous interest and expertise in the management of physical symptoms (such as headache, abdominal pain, and pseudoseizures) which would suggest physical illness though appear to be largely impacted by psychological factors. Dr. Norton has always functioned as a member of a team of pediatric doctors of varying subspecialties and she is well accustomed to interacting with physicians for the purpose of optimal patient management. In addition, Dr. Norton has tremendous experience in the evaluation and management of psychological concerns of very young children, such as developmental and behavioral concerns, parenting questions, depression, anxiety, socialization or relationship difficulties, and family stress.

Dr. Norton has a love for children and a desire to help each child be at his/her best. Whether working with the children in her office, or being with her own children at home, she fully enjoys her experience with them. Dr. Norton lives on the west-side of Cleveland and is eager to serve the children and families in her community. She is married with two small children, who are her greatest pleasure. They also have two dogs, the newest is a Bernese Mountain Dog puppy (who will become a pet therapy dog). In addition to her love of animals, Dr. Norton enjoys photography, nature, and reading.

Dr. SheaLynne Baus

SheaLynne A. Baus, Psy.D. is a licensed Clinical Child Psychologist. She earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in psychology from Bowling Green State University and her Master of Arts degree in Clinical Psychology from Xavier University. In 2001, she earned her Doctorate in Clinical Psychology, with specialization in Clinical Child Psychology, from Xavier University, an American Psychological Association (APA) accredited doctoral program in Clinical Psychology. While at Xavier University, she also completed the requirements for a Master of Business Administration Certificate in Organization Concepts and Management. Dr Baus completed her pre doctoral residency training at the Northwest Ohio Consortium, an APA accredited training program. Her residency included an array of behavioral health services in the child and adolescent inpatient, outpatient, and day treatment facilities of the Medical College of Ohio. She also provided psychological assessment and treatment at the University of Toledo Counseling Center to UT students, faculty, and families. Additionally, she participated on a team specializing in the diagnosis of Fetal Alcohol Syndrome and she trained in developmental assessment of Neonatal Intensive Care Unit follow-up. She then completed post doctorate fellowship training in both private practice and community mental health settings, specializing in child and adolescent psychological assessment and treatment, forensic consultation, and school consultation.

Since 2002, Dr. Baus has provided psychological assessment and behavioral health treatment in private practice settings. In 2003, she established an independent practice in Sandusky, Ohio. The practice now includes several behavioral health clinicians and serves over 3000 patients in the Erie, Huron, Ottawa, and Sandusky counties. While Dr. Baus expertise addresses an array of concerns in the cognitive, emotional, and behavioral functioning of children/adolescents and their families, she has a specific interest in caring for pre-adolescent and adolescent patients suffering with anxiety; image concerns, performance anxiety, academic anxiety, social anxiety, post traumatic stress, and panic. Commonly, patients experiencing acute and/or chronic anxiety (stress) experience a multitude of physical symptoms such as headache, muscle cramps, stomach upset and/or pain, etc. Dr. Baus is passionate about educating and helping patients address physical symptoms that manifest from psychological concerns. She also assists the patient in addressing other symptoms typically comorbid with anxiety such as depression, relationship difficulties, and family conflict. Dr. Baus specifically specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD). OCD is commonly undiagnosed or misdiagnosed and it requires a very specific treatment regime. Dr. Baus has extensive training and clinical experience in treating individuals with OCD.

Dr. Baus has a strong interest in psychological testing to assess cognitive delay, cognitive advancement, learning disorders, ADHD, mood disorders, and personality issues. In addition to conducting every diagnostic assessment of new patients entering her Sandusky practice, Dr. Baus typically conducts over 100 psychological test batteries a year. Psychological testing includes standardized measures of cognitive ability and academic skill, as well as personality, emotional and behavioral assessment. Dr. Baus is passionate that psychological testing is extremely beneficial in the diagnosis and treatment planning of children and adolescents presenting with various and complex concerns. Psychological testing is also beneficial in providing insight and direction to the parents, primary care physicians, specialists, and teachers involved with the patient. In addition to her private practice work, Dr. Baus spent a year as an interim Director of Bereavement, Child and Family Division of a large hospice facility. As Director, she developed, implemented, and evaluated a child and family anticipatory grief and bereavement division for the hospice. The services Dr. Baus developed included research based individual, family, and community based psychoeducation, treatment, crisis response, and consultation.

Evolving in more recent years, Sport Psychology has become an area of interest for Dr. Baus. She has worked with adolescent athletes adjusting to injury, individuals trying to improve their performance, athletes needing to overcome the pressure of competition, and athletes trying to manage the stress of balancing their sport, academics, social relationships, and family involvement. In addition to working with athletes, the understanding of how physical exercise may contribute to the psychological well-being of individuals can be applied to non-athlete patients as well.

Dr. Baus purposely directed her career to caring for children and adolescents. The mother of three, she takes pride in approaching each of her patients with the expertise of a specialized clinician and with the devoted care she gives as a mother.