For many years, The Psychology Clinic was a place where children, adolescents, adults, and families came for help, clarity, evaluation, and direction. Much of that work happened one appointment at a time, one family at a time, and one referral question at a time.

That work mattered.

It helped families understand behavior. It helped children find support. It helped schools make better decisions. It helped parents know what to do next. It helped people move through difficult seasons with greater clarity, structure, and hope.

That chapter will always remain central to The Psychology Clinic’s identity.

But the work has changed.

Dr. Odell Vining is no longer operating The Psychology Clinic as a traditional outpatient therapy office. Routine in-office counseling appointments, walk-in services, and ongoing weekly therapy are not currently being scheduled. This transition does not represent a move away from psychological work. It represents a move toward broader and more complex applications of psychology.

Today, Dr. Vining’s work is focused on specialized psychological evaluation, legal-system consultation, contract-based services, behavioral systems development, educational and organizational consultation, and applied performance psychology. The work now centers on matters where the questions are complex, the decisions are consequential, and the need for careful psychological judgment is substantial.

The Psychology Clinic now serves referral questions that require behavioral analysis, psychometric interpretation, independent professional judgment, legally defensible documentation, and clear communication to decision-makers. These matters may include legal-system referrals, psychological and behavioral record review, independent evaluation, school and agency consultation, complex diagnostic clarification, behavioral systems consultation, and professional support for organizations.

A major part of this evolution involves systems-level change. Many psychological and behavioral problems cannot be fully addressed through isolated appointments alone. They also require better structures, clearer documentation, stronger intervention models, more accurate evaluation procedures, and more defensible decision-making across larger systems.

Dr. Vining’s current work is increasingly focused on helping organizations understand behavior, interpret data, structure support, and make decisions that can stand up to professional, educational, legal, and ethical scrutiny.

This same direction is reflected in BASE Performance Technologies, a behavioral analytics platform cofounded by Dr. Vining to bring psychological science, behavioral measurement, data analysis, and intervention planning into athletic performance. BASE extends the core principles of The Psychology Clinic into the performance world by helping teams and organizations move beyond isolated impressions and toward an organized, measurable, and actionable understanding of mental and behavioral performance.

In short, the traditional therapy room has become quieter.

But the mission has become larger.

The work has moved from the office to the systems where decisions are made. It now reaches courtrooms, schools, agencies, organizations, athletic programs, and other settings where psychological decisions affect not only individuals, but families, teams, institutions, and communities.

The Psychology Clinic remains grounded in the same principles that shaped its original mission: careful evaluation, behavioral science, practical intervention, ethical judgment, clear communication, and respect for the people affected by psychological decisions.

The setting has changed.

The mission has not.

Attorneys, schools, agencies, organizations, and professional referral sources seeking specialized psychological evaluation, consultation, or contract-based services may contact the office to determine whether the request falls within the current scope of practice.

Contact:
The Psychology Clinic
6800 Brewster Drive
Columbus GA, 31904
Phone: 706-225-0322
Fax: 706-225-0321
Email: office@thepsychologyclinic.com