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Sally G. Hoyle, Ph.D. Psychologist drsallyghoyle@hotmail.com (Email) www.drsallyghoyle.com Sally G. Hoyle, Ph.D., grew up in semi-rural Massachusetts with her parents, four brothers and sisters. They spent a fair amount of time running around in the woods, raising sheep for 4-H, and visiting extended family. Her interest in child psychology came out of a love of working with children and empathy for the plight of mentally retarded and mentally ill individuals publicized during her youth.She got her Bachelor’s degree in psychology at Brandeis University and worked as a research assistant to a developmental psychologist studying children’s play. After graduation in 1979, Dr. Hoyle worked at Yale University as a research assistant in child development wherein she interviewed hundreds of children about their friendships and peer relations, and volunteered in the Child Life Department at Yale-New Haven Hospital. She co-authored several publications, then decided to attend The Ohio State University for her Master’s and Doctoral Degrees. During her five years in the program, Dr. Hoyle was trained in Clinical Child Psychology as well as Developmental Psychology, working as a research assistant to pay for her education, and graduating in 1986. She met her husband in Statistics class, and they married in 1984. The last year of training was spent at University of Maryland, Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry on an inpatient psychiatry unit and the outpatient clinic. Next, Dr. Hoyle worked at a community mental health center in southern Maryland, specializing in outpatient treatment of children and adolescents. She had a son, and moved to Cleveland to be closer to family. She obtained a position at a treatment agency for children and adolescents, serving as a clinician and clinical supervisor to agency staff, and students at Case Western Reserve University and Cleveland State University. Dr. Hoyle provided therapy and supervision for children in residential, day treatment, foster care and special needs adoption. She also worked at a satellite clinic in the inner city, doing individual and family therapy. She had her second son and after 8 years at the agency, moved to private practice so that she would have more family time. Dr. Hoyle wrote her first book, When Do I Come Home?, a therapeutic book for children in foster care, while she was waiting for her car to get fixed. The idea for her second book, The Sexualized Child in Foster Care: A Guide For Foster Parents and Other Professionals, was developed after years of clinical work with foster kids and parents. This book was a best seller with Child Welfare League of America Press for several years and is still used in social work training across the country. Dr. Hoyle continued to do applied research, obtaining a grant for a 13-agency study of adjustment of children to foster homes. She presented numerous papers on this topic at professional conferences and taught continuing education courses at Case Western University Department of Social Work. Dr. Hoyle moved to Pittsburgh in 2000 due to her husband’s job. She is not a Pittsburgh sports fan-- maintaining allegiance to the Boston and Cleveland teams—but is a good sport about it. Since the move to Pittsburgh, she has worked for CDTA and written her third book, Same Homework, New Plan: How To Get Your Disorganized Kid to Sit Down and Get it Done. When the book came out, she did book events at Barnes and Noble, Borders, Joseph Beth Bookstore and an interview on National Public Radio for “Bobbi Connor, The Parent’s Journal”. She was invited back to Bobbi Connor’s show to do an interview on solving preschool behavioral problems. Dr. Hoyle’s sons are in college, and her husband works for a downtown company in human resources. In her spare time, she enjoys aquarobics, dancing, quilting, reading, music and gardening. She is a volunteer “meal maker” for her church, since she loves to cook and bake. She travels back to Massachusetts frequently to see her family, and to Cleveland to visit her in-laws. The family has visited five National Parks and enjoys Martha’s Vineyard where her mom and dad live during the school year. Dr. Hoyle sees children ages toddler to older adolescent, for a variety of clinical concerns including adjustment and school problems, anxiety, peer relations, ADHD, depression, divorce adjustment, child abuse, parenting and disruptive behavior disorders. She is an experienced play therapist, but also proficient in teen social culture. Parents are an important part of the treatment process and they usually hear about her from their pediatricians, friends, or family members. At times, it can be hard to get an appointment with Dr. Hoyle, but she will help you to find another practitioner if you need it. After an appointment with Dr. Hoyle, your child or teenager is likely to feel better than when they arrived, regardless of what brings you to her office. Often parents feel better too, knowing someone with a high level of experience knows how to help their family. And she wouldn’t have it any other way.
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