Psychology

Processing & Adapting

Attitude is everything and nowhere is this more important than during recovery. Dealing with acute or chronic illness or injury can be a challenging experience. Some people may have difficulty adapting to pain, changes in life roles, activities, thoughts and emotions.

Keeping a “Yes, I can” attitude can make a huge difference in how you feel and how you function.

Good Shepherd Rehabilitation’s Psychology Group uses clinical evaluations and formalized testing to assess brain function in the areas of cognitive ability, behavior and emotion.

We are skilled in providing treatments for you or your loved one to maximize strengths and adapt to existing challenges.

Caring for the Whole Patient

Our services are part of the integrated care available to all Good Shepherd patients and families.

We evaluate and treat in both inpatient and outpatient settings for a wide range of diagnoses, from children to older adults.

Illness or trauma can affect emotions, perspective, behavior and cognition in many ways.

We specialize in how brain function relates to neurological and physiological functioning, helping you understand the impact on cognitive function (i.e., attention and memory) as well as challenging emotions and changing relationships.

We help you and your family face diagnoses, conditions and disabilities, and assist those preparing for surgery.

Our goal is to help you adapt effectively to living with disability or chronic medical condition so you can participate in fulfilling activities.

Services

Comprised of doctoral-level neuropsychologists, clinical and rehabilitation psychologists and Master’s-level licensed clinical social workers, our team assesses, treats, counsels and educates patients and families. We work to ensure smooth transitions, continuity of care and appropriate accommodations for return to work or school.

Our services include:

Rehabilitation-focused counseling and psychotherapy

• Living with sudden onset disability, such as traumatic brain injury, spinal cord injury, stroke or amputation
• Living with a chronic medical condition, such as multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s disease or chronic pain

Neuropsychological testing

Adult evaluations:

• Brain injury/concussion
• Stroke
• Spinal cord injury
• Multiple sclerosis
• Parkinson’s disease
• Other neurological conditions
• Dementia/neurodegenerative conditions
• Cancer of the central nervous system
• Epilepsy and seizure disorders

Pediatric evaluations:

• Autism
• Learning disability
• Intellectual disability
• Neurological conditions
  • Genetic
  • Chromosomal
  • Congenital
  • Acquired

Pre-surgical psychological evaluations

• Organ transplants
• Neuro- and deep-brain stimulator implants

Support Groups

Good Shepherd hosts a variety of support groups for patients, families and caregivers to help cope and learn from others who share similar experiences.