Before we begin to get acquainted, there are a three items I would like to bring to your attention so your experience will be obstacle free. First, if I am not on your insurance panel you will need to pay by check, out of pocket for the service 5 days before the appointment. The out of pocket cost for 45 minutes is $175.00 per session. If your deductible has not been met you will have to pay out of pocket the $175.00 fee until your deductible has been satisfied. Call your insurance company to see if that is your situation as I wouldn't want you to have sticker shock and have to pay if you didn't know it was necessary. If you have a copay for your insurance that too will have to be paid five days before the appointment as well. The cost for your copay is dictated by your insurance card and typically is listed under "specialist" on the back of your card. Call your insurance company if you have a question about the amount. All new clients need to copy and download a copy of their current insurance card and complete and download a registration form. Whew, now that we have that out of the way, lets talk... Ken grew up on Long Island. His parents were first-generation Americans whose families had immigrated from Germany. His father, a World War I veteran who worked as a stevedore on the docks of New York, died when Ken was 10 years old. Ken remembers being preoccupied with grief after his father’s passing. His mother was left to raise Ken and his sister alone. She made a point of seeing to it Ken had the same opportunities as his more well-off peers, enrolling him in the Boy Scouts, Sea Scouts and music lessons. Ken was in advance placement classes in high school, but although motivated to go on to college, he knew there was no money to pay for tuition. Not going to college had other consequences as well. He was a prime candidate for the draft. When drafted he was first trained him as a radio communicator, which would have put him 24/7 in the rice patties. But, when the chance came to learn to type, and become a radio teletype operator, he jumped at the chance. This meant he would serve his tour of duty on a base and not in the field. The GI Bill helped to pay the way to a life of learning. When Ken started undergraduate school, it was as if his mind was on fire. He remembers taking it all in. He wanted to learn why and what leads people to make the decisions that cause them to do what they do. His doctoral dissertation at the University of Maryland centered on how people learn best, and which sense modality -- sight, sound or touch – is most effective in learning. He found that when people know their best learning modality, they become empowered in their communications. He met Barbara, the woman who would become his wife, at a workshop retreat in upstate New York. Ken says she pursued him until he caught her. “We were a natural fit,” he says, smiling. They came to Cincinnati in 1986 with their two children to be close to other family members. Ken rides a bicycle for the therapy of it. He is also an avid collector of all sorts of items, among them, wire sculptures, keys and locks, and books. His collection of keys and locks are renown, international in scope, and hang on the walls of his Sycamore Street office. They include a 12th century wood grain lock from Madagascar, a 17th century foot-long master key from Morocco and a 10th century ring key. In keeping with his perspective on life and his profession, he has trademarked the phrase, “Locksmith of the Mind.” He also has trade marks on “Career Wellness,” which addresses his approach to people’s choices; “Psychologically Speaking,” the title of his NPR program, and “Deliberate Happiness,” the title of his forthcoming book, and on-line coaching course. Dr. Ken’s enthusiasm for forensics after 40-plus years is evident. He enjoys bringing his creativity, knowledge, and personal warmth to learning about the why and what chances people take, and the choices they make that get them into trouble with the law. Dr Ken is an observer of behavior. He is earnest and sincere in his application of his profession. As an expert witness, he has testified, “We make choices. Sometimes consciously, other times unconsciously. The affect those choices have on others may be intentional or incidental, but even when well intended, we can never absolutely predict the impact or consequences on how our actions will affect others.”

Education & experience

Education

University of Maryland, PhD in Psychology

City University of New York, Brooklyn College, Master’s in Psychology

Adelphi University (Bachelor's)

Practice

Kenneth Manges, PHD

Background

Languages spoken

English

Gender

Male

NPI number

#1104879394

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