Welcome to Arian Behavioral Health
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In my practice, I strive to achieve the best outcomes by providing comprehensive diagnostic evaluations and evidence-based therapies. The goal of neuropsychological evaluation is to help patients better understand their cognitive strengths and weaknesses.
Many times, individuals are unsure of what condition may need treatment, or believe their child or a loved one, may have multiple conditions. Given this, a comprehensive evaluation is the right choice.
The information gathered from such an evaluation often provides useful evidence to aid in the diagnosis of neurological disorders. More importantly, the information can also be used to provide recommendations and develop intervention strategies to address current and future needs.
Gretchen W. Arian, Ph.D.
Psychologist & Neuropsychologist
Philosophy of Care
Clinical Evaluation Interests
Dr. Arian is a clinical neuropsychologist who works with all age groups and has a special interest in children, adolescents and women including geriatrics. She provides cognitive evaluations to individuals with a wide range of neurological conditions often affecting thinking abilities and memory. She has special clinical interests in autism spectrum disorder, inattention, traumatic brain injury, Alzheimer’s disease, and related disorders.
Neuropsychology is located at the crossroads between neuroscience and psychology, at the crossing point between theory and practice. Through specific training, and unique theoretical and historical references, neuropsychologists utilize an analysis and interpretation framework backed by a rigorous scientific investigation methodology.
About Assessment & Therapy Services
My practice provides comprehensive neuropsychological and psychological assessment services for children, adolescents, and adults. Evaluations are tailored to each patient's specific questions, needs and goals. I also offer specialized therapy services for women's issues and for children and adolescents.
Neuropsychological & Psychological Assessment Services
The purpose of a comprehensive psychological evaluation is to provide a detailed understanding of a person’s cognitive, emotional, and behavioral functioning to help clarify the diagnosis and assist in treatment planning.
Such an evaluation is usually requested by another provider (such as a neurologist, psychiatrist, pediatrician, or therapist) to assist in obtaining a better understanding of the patient, so that treatment can be appropriately tailored to the patient’s needs.
A comprehensive evaluation may be used to more accurately diagnose neurodevelopmental disorders (e.g., attention deficit hyperactivity disorder or ADHD, Autism Spectrum Disorder), depressive and anxiety disorders, as well as other conditions (such as trauma-related problems, impulse control disorders).
As a neuropsychologist, I seek to understand not only the diagnosis, but also how these symptoms and behaviors contribute to problems in the person’s daily functioning, such as at home, work, school, socially, or in other important areas of the patient’s life.
The recommendations are focused on treatment targets and helping to minimize the impact the psychiatric condition has on the person’s functioning.
Therapy Services
My therapy methods help instill self-understanding among patients and encourage them to adopt new attitudes and feelings towards everyday situations. Therapy is a healing process. Therapy is about making small changes to often self-defeating behaviors and coping with feelings such as anxiety and depression.
Women’s issues are often treated with psychotherapy, which is essentially talk-therapy or counseling. Women's issues can refer to any concern that might impact a woman’s mental health.
Child counseling focuses on young children and adolescents with one or more mental illnesses. Many of children's issues are similar to those that adults face in their day-to-day lives. Some of these common issues include anxiety, depression, and loss. Child counseling often breaks down overwhelming problems into smaller manageable parts, so children can better understand and cope with them.
About Comprehensive Evaluation
The goal of a comprehensive neuropsychological evaluation often involves providing diagnostic clarification and treatment planning or recommendations.
The process involves gathering information from a patient’s background, behavioral observations, and neuropsychological tests.
The evaluation process encompasses an in-depth clinical interview, detailed investigation of a person’s behavior in different settings, and the administration of neuropsychological tests.
Areas of inquiry often include:
Lateralized sensory and motor function
Visual, tactual, auditory and olfactory function
Visuospatial organization
Language expression and reception
Ideational fluency
Academic achievement
Learning and memory abilities
Problem solving and conceptualization skills
Executive functioning (thinking, reasoning) skills
Intelligence and cognition ability
Attentional processes and self-regulation
Speed of performance
Personality
Emotional symptoms
Social and interpersonal skills
FAQs
Your rights under the "No Surprises Act" explained.
Effective January 1, 2022, a ruling went into effect called the "No Surprises Act" which requires practitioners to provide a "Good Faith Estimate" for out-of-network care. Although the Act was targeted towards hospitals where there are often multiple practitioners with different insurance affiliations, independent psychologists and mental health providers must also comply. This notice is designed to inform you of your rights. Please do not hesitate to follow up if you have any questions about how the information applies to your care. Please also refer to the CMS website (http://www.cms.gov/nosurprises) as rules are continuing to be developed and announced.