Diane Engelman is a licensed psychologist & neuropsychologist.

She provides psychological and neuropsychological services in the San Francisco Bay Area for children, adolescents, adults, and couples.  She offers:

  • Psychological Testing and Assessment (also called Personality Evaluation)
  • Neuropsychological Assessment and Evaluation
  • Psychotherapy
  • Cognitive Rehabilitation
  • Consultation to Therapists, Educators, and Assessors

A psychological or neuropsychological evaluation aims to help clients better understand their strengths and limitations - whether cognitive, emotional, behavioral, or educational. Information from an evaluation may also be useful for family members, referring professionals, and educators.

Until recently, clinical psychology and neuropsychology focused primarily on identifying problems and less on strengths. Dr. Engelman, however, comes from the perspective of positive psychology and places significant emphasis on a person’s capabilities. In doing so, she recognizes the complexity and richness of human neuro-diversity.

  • 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 identifies ways that a person experiences and handles: 1) emotion; 2) thought; 3) attitudes; 4) behavior; 5) relationships, 6) coping methods; 7) personal goals and 8) overall psychological functioning. The purpose of this evaluation is to provide insight into major aspects of a person’s psychological life.  More Info

  • 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).  More Info
The clinical neuropsychology evaluation describes problems with:

• Attention (attention-deficit/ hyperactivity disorder)
• Learning (dyslexia and learning disabilities)
• Memory (dementias and Alzheimer’s disease)
• Functional concerns from brain injury or medical illness (attention and memory challenges)
• Executive function (planning, organization, and time management issues)
• Language (aphasia)
• Emotion (depression and anxiety)
• Social interaction and communication (autistic and Asperger’s disorders).

  • Intervention and Treatment Planning occurs throughout the psychological and neuropsychological assessment process. With thought and care, Dr. Engelman recommends various options to the client and then collaboratively develops a treatment plan that may include psychotherapy and cognitive rehabilitation.  More Info

Therapeutic Assessment provides the framework for Dr. Engelman’s personality and neuropsychological evaluations. This approach aids people in getting the most from their assessment through on-going dialogue. She encourages clients to be curious about the assessment process and findings, to form questions they wish answered, and to collaborate with her at each step. Her goal is enabling people to better understand themselves and live to their full potential.

 

Articles Written By Diane Engelman
The Three Person Field: Collaborative Consultation to Psychotherapy
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Diane H. Engelman Ph.D.
1044 Sir Francis Drake Blvd. Suite 4
Kentfield, CA 94904
Phone (415) 721 7382
FAX (415) 721 7448

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