Hello, my name is Dave Zachau. I am a licensed counselor and have been a therapist since 1979. My 29 years of professional experience includes over 5 years working at a community mental health center and about 25 years working as a counselor at Psych & Psych Services.

I received my graduate school training at Edinboro State College of Pennsylvania obtaining a Master of Arts degree in professional psychology in 1979. Over the past twenty-nine years I have gained experience counseling people with a wide variety of problems including mood disorders, anxiety disorders, marital problems, and problems associated with adjustment disorders. I have a particular interest in doing marital/couple's therapy. Aside from my standard counseling case load I have also developed some special areas of professional interest.

In 1987 I started the Lorain County Sexual Offender Treatment Program. This is a group therapy treatment program for perpetrators of sexual abuse against children. This specialized counseling program is run in close cooperation with the Adult Parole Authority (APA) and is partially funded with grant monies from the Ohio Adult Parole Authority. In 1997, we added the Cleveland Sexual Offender Treatment Program, which offers treatment services to APA supervised sexual offenders in the Cleveland area. In 2007 we also began a program providing sex offender treatment services to the Cuyahoga County Probation Department. Additionally, I do much consultation work with the Ohio Adult Parole Authority, counseling and evaluating probationers and parolees referred by their parole/probation officers.

Since 1992 I have also been performing psychological evaluations for area police departments. I conduct "new hire" evaluations as well as "fitness-for-duty" evaluations. Currently I work with the Lorain, North Ridgeville, Norwalk,Greenwich, and Sheffield Village Police Departments. I also offer my evaluation services to the Lorain County Sheriff Department.

When I am not working I enjoy spending time with my wife, and boss, Diana Santantonio. My favorite pass-times include jogging, fiddling with computers, visiting American Civil War battlefields, and reading about the American Civil War. I have a son, Alex. Alex was our original web-page designer and is responsible for getting us on-line, computerized, and ready for the 21st century!

I am excited about the possibility of networking with other professionals who might stop at our web-site while surfing the "web". Anyone who has any questions they wish to direct to me, or to any of the staff, can feel free to use our Message Board and I will respond promptly. . . that is as long as my computer is healthy!