Practice Areas
Dr. Bishop serves only a few select child and adolescent clients at any given time. Dr. Bishop’s practice areas include psychological assessment and helping students with a wide range of deficits and abilities improve their grades through behavioral change. Behavioral change is achieved though the use of scientifically supported treatment methodologies.
As a behavioral change expert, Dr. Bishop has overseen behavioral treatment in adolescents and teens resulting in national media attention. Contact Dr. Bishop for a complete list of media interviews on a local and national level.
In addition to treatment, Dr. Bishop can also provide several types of clinical assessments in including a full psychological battery or independent educational evaluation. Testing can be done to identify a learning disability, for gifted placement, or for any purpose related to educational placement or psychological functioning. Assessments can be used to advocate for changes in the classroom or as justification for testing accommodations. You can find out more about assessments here.
Practice areas include treatment of a wide range of psychologically based concerns which impact school or work performance. Typically the diagnoses Dr. Bishop works with include:
Disruptive Behavior Disorders
- Oppositional Defiant disorder (ODD)
- Conduct Disorder (CD)
- Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD)
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
Language Disorders
- Reading Disorders (Dyslexia)
- Disorders of Written Expression
Calculation Disorders
- Mathematics Disorders (Dyscalculia)
Communication Disorders
- Expressive Language Disorder (Dysgraphia)
- Mixed Receptive-Expressive Language Disorder
- Phonological Disorder
- Stuttering
Conditions Effecting Concentration
- Visual processing disorder
- Auditory processing disorder
- Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
- Sensory Integration Dysfunction
Mood Disorders:
- Depression
- Anxiety
Pervasive Developmental Disorders
- Autism (as related to school functioning)
- Asperger’s (as related to school functioning)
Problems with school achievement, failure to reach full potential
- This can include reluctance to perform, or unknown factors influencing academic performance where testing may be necessary.