Diane
Engelman is a licensed psychologist &
neuropsychologist
providing
psychological and
neuropsychological services in the San
Francisco Bay Area for
children, adolescents, adults, and couples.
She offers:
- Neuropsychological Assessment
and Evaluation
- Psychological Testing and Assessment
(also called Personality Evaluation)
- Cognitive Rehabilitation
- Consultation to Therapists,
Educators, and Assessors
 A
psychological or neuropsychological
evaluation can help clients better
understand their strengths and
limitations - whether cognitive,
emotional, behavioral, or educational.
This information may also
be valuable to family members, referring
professionals, and educators.
Until recently, clinical psychology and
neuropsychology focused primarily on
problems and less on
strengths. Dr. Engelman, however, comes
from the perspective of positive psychology
and places significant emphasis on a
person’s capabilities.
- Neuropsychological Assessment
answers questions about the
relationship between a person’s brain
and behavior and between the brain and
mental functions (e.g., memory, perception,
attention, and language).
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| The clinical
neuropsychology
evaluation describes
problems with: |
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• Attention
(attention-deficit/
hyperactivity disorder)
• Learning (dyslexia;
learning disabilities)
• Memory (dementias;
Alzheimer’s disease)
•
Brain injury or
medical illness
(attention and memory
challenges)
• Executive function
(planning; organization; time management)
• Language (aphasia)
• Emotion (depression; anxiety)
• Social interaction and
communication (autistic
and Asperger’s
disorders). |
- Psychological Testing and
Assessment (Personality Evaluation)
explores what makes a person unique in
her or his style of feeling, thinking,
and interacting with others. Through
interviews, questionnaires, tasks, and
tests, this evaluation provides insight
into major aspects of a person’s
emotions, thoughts, attitudes, and
behavior. More
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- Treatment
Planning occurs throughout the
psychological and neuropsychological
assessment process. With thought and
care, Dr. Engelman recommends
various options to the client and
collaboratively develops a
treatment plan that may include psychotherapy and
cognitive
rehabilitation.
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Therapeutic Assessment provides the framework for Dr.
Engelman’s personality and
neuropsychological evaluations. This
approach help aids people get the most
from their assessment through on-going
dialogue. She encourages clients to ask
question about the assessment process and
findings, and to collaborate with her at
each step of the journey.
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