Psychogical & Neurocognitive Testing

My evaluation services are multi-method in nature, and incorporate a comprehensive clinical interview; review of collateral information from medical providers / family members (where possible); and full battery of neurocognitive, psychological, personality, performance-based, and other psycho-diagnostic instruments - all of which are used to provide important information about differential diagnosis and treatment planning. My consultation services may be helpful to individual patients / clients in number of different ways, including:

To Provide Diagnostic Clarity

 For example, to formally assess for discrete conditions such as: 

• Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and other cognitive / learning issues
• Executive Functioning, Memory, and/or Attention / Processing impairments 
• Depressive Disorders
• Bipolar-Spectrum Disorders
• Alcohol Use Disorders
• Substance Use Disorders 
• Anxiety Disorders (e.g., Generalized Anxiety, Panic Disorder, Specific Phobias, etc.) 
• Trauma and Stressor-Related Disorders (e.g., Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Acute Stress Disorder, etc.) 
• Dissociative Disorders
• Obsessive-Compulsive (OCD) and Related Disorders
• Personality Disorders (e.g., Borderline, Antisocial Personality, etc.)
• Psychotic (e.g., Schizophrenia-spectrum) Disorders 
• Somatic Symptom and Related Disorders
• Eating Disorders

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To Inform / Enhance Treatment Planning

 For example, to:

• Facilitate the development of an evidence-based / empirically supported approach to treatment that is tailored to the person and their unique needs  
• Provide differential diagnosis and/or diagnostic clarification in situations where symptomatology is complex and may involve multiple underlying psychiatric disorders
• Provide an overall profile of an individual’s neurocognitive and psychological strengths and weaknesses as a means of enhancing treatment response and outcome
• Assess function and inform treatment for individuals with comorbid psychiatric and medical illness
• Formally evaluate symptoms and functioning prior to initiating or modifying medication or other evidence-based treatments
• Evaluate for neurocognitive, psychological, and personality characteristics that may impact / impede treatment effectiveness and response
• Assess for factors / etiologies that may underlie difficulties with impulsivity and/or behavioral dysregulation

Screening:
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I also provide psychological screening evaluations for people who are applying for different types of vocational, religious, and other programs including:

• Fertility Medicine Programs (Ovum Donor and Surrogacy / Gestational Carrier Screening Services)
• The seminary (Catholic & Protestant)
• The Permanent Diaconate Program 
• Monastic Life / Community
• Catholic Women Organizations / Communities
• Other types of religious organizations / communities
• Bariatric Surgery Evaluations