Psychological Testing and Evaluation Therapists in Arkansas

Ms. Shy earned her Master of Arts degree in Clinical Psychology and is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC). Since 2012, Heather has been helping individuals and their families overcome a variety of behavioral and mental health concerns such as depression, anxiety, ADHD, grief, trauma, life adjustment, and anger, utilizing cognitive behavioral therapy and play therapy techniques. She continues to enjoy working with adolescents, adults, and their families and her work includes an additional focus on psychotherapy for women and maternal mental health.

Understanding yourself, your personality structure, and the world around you is a great asset. It allows you to clearly articulate your values and to set a life-course oriented toward what brings you meaning and fulfillment. Often, clinical symptoms such as anxiety, depression, and personality difficulties can obscure a clear vision of our ideal path. Clinical psychology uses the scientific understanding of behavior and mental health difficulties as the basis for strategic guidance in helping you overcome clinical and life issues.

If you are here, you are probably hoping to find help for a challenge you or a loved one is facing. Congratulations on taking the first step towards overcoming this challenge. Making the decision to start counseling is often difficult and can be complicated by concerns that treatment may not be as helpful as you hoped, or that it may not work at all. Fortunately, it IS possible to find treatment that works! Maybe you are here because you or your child are struggling with mood swings, irritability, or loss of interest in things that were once enjoyable? Are you having difficulties at work or at home getting along with others?

In today's world of stress and global issues, I want you to know that I am walking this journey with you. I have over 20 years experience in mental health across both community and inpatient settings. I own a private practice in Maumelle, Arkansas (Comprehensive Health Psychology & Testing) and provide tele-mental health across most state lines with licensure in Florida, Missouri, and PSYPACT credential. My treatment focus is strength-based on health and behavior change. I take an inquisitive and insight oriented approach, which I believe can empower you to obtain your best physical, mental, and emotional health.

I attended Harding University and graduated with my B.A. in Psychology and my M.S. in Counseling. I have 24 years of experience in the mental health field. I primarily treat adults who are suffering from depression, anxiety, trama, PTSD, relationship issues, grief, bipolar disorder, and personality disorder. I believe that every client I treat deserves respect and has the ability to empower themselves to meet their individual life goals. I love what I do and I appreciate every client who walks through my door. I have a specialization in grief therapy and trauma.

Now accepting new clients. If you feel like you are always running and never getting anywhere, have times when life seems overwhelming, and are unsure what to do next, I can help. I provide services to both children and adults including individual and group therapy, and assessments including ADHD, Autism, pre-surgery Bariatric testing, intelligence and achievement testing, dyslexia testing, and personality inventories. I will provide a safe space for you to explore who you are, discover your strengths, and use those strengths to better manage your struggles and focus on the meaningful parts of your life.

Hello! I'm Angela and I'm here to help you improve your mental health, decrease your stress, and live your life with more joy and purpose! While stress is a natural part of life, too much stress can be harmful to your overall health and well-being. I specialize in treating the anxiety and depression that often results from stressful life experiences, such as divorce, grief, trauma, and more. I also have extensive training and experience with autism spectrum disorders, ADHD, and other developmental disabilities.

Behavior change is applicable to everyone, not just those with psychological distress. I specialize in behavior change and communication. I offer direct, compassionate feedback, problem solving, and a fair evaluation of the circumstances.

I have been a practicing clinical psychologist since 1979. I can personally attest to how much I have improved as a therapist with that thirty years of experience. I have learned how important it is to help an individual find their own solutions to their unique problems. I do this in a context of cognitive behavioral therapy, as this approach has been proven to be as effective in the treatment of anxiety and depressive disorders as medication.

Micah Baker is a Licensed Psychological Examiner and School Psychology Specialist who has devoted his career to providing services to children and families of Northwest and Central Arkansas. Micah excels in working with children, adults, and families dealing with emotional, behavioral, and academic difficulties.

“I’ve tried therapy. It didn’t help.” “Nobody seems to know how to help me.” “I just want to get better.” These are words I hate hearing. Suffering people need Answers. Recovery from life’s trouble MUST begin with a thorough, accurate assessment, to ensure a unique, individualized treatment plan can be created. As a Clinical Psychologist, Dr. Bill uses advanced, specialized tools and skills to get you back to happiness, meaning, and a bright perspective. A psychologist is the highest, non-medical, mental health professional available. Entrust yourself and your loved ones to only the best care available. Call Dr. Bill 479-242-4560.

My ideal client is one who commits to therapy and is willing to allow me to help them learn how to face their issues and resolve them. I believe in honesty, even if it means telling someone things difficult to hear. We must have honesty in order for me to help them help themselves. I want every client I see to leave therapy feeling as if they are a better version of themselves and enjoy their life. I tell my clients that my job is to work myself out of a job. There is a quote from C.S. Lewis that I feel describes my therapeutic perspective. "Hardships often prepare ordinary people for an extraordinary destiny..." - C. S. Lewis

I consider it a privilege to work with and walk beside each of my clients. I utilize Cognitive Behavior and Solution Focused Therapy to provide quality care in the shortest time frame possible. I use psychological and personality assessments and practical tools to help individuals and couples live a more fulfilled, intentional, and aware life. I believe the way to live your best fulfilled life is to understand your "why" and increase your self-awareness. My experience as a therapist for over 25 years and being an RN allows me to consider each of my client's emotional, physical, and spiritual needs.

Populations Dr. Black has experience with include those struggling with depression, anxiety, oppositional defiant disorder, attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, autism spectrum disorder, family-relational difficulties, learning disabilities, conduct disorder, substance use, disordered eating, and trauma. Typically, individuals she works with range in age from 3 to 18-years-old. However, Dr. Black has expanded her practice to work with adults ranging in age from 18 to 45-years-old.

I specialize in Equine Therapy as well as traditional office psychotherapy. I take a mindfulness approach to "holding space" for my clients. I also recently completed an externship and Core Skills in Emotion Focused Therapy which allows me to do some pretty tough work with couples seeking joint therapy. I am also undergoing supervision for Trauma Focused CBT.

Parenting is a challenging endeavor in the most ideal of circumstances, but parenting children with learning problems, disruptive behaviors, social skills deficits, or emotional disturbance can tax even the most well-informed parent. There are many effective ways to parent children and my goal is to provide evaluation and treatment approaches that allow you to parent your child based on your own values while using the most healthy and effective strategies. For those children already in treatment, I can collaborate with the child's therapist and/or physician to provide evaluations that help to clarify diagnosis and treatment needs.

As a psychologist, I work with people with real-life concerns like depression, anxiety, relationship issues, LGBTQ+ issues, and trauma. Within these areas, I have a particular focus on helping women, people of color, and LGBTQ populations. With over eight years of experience, I work on developing insight, improving self-esteem, and building resiliency practices that you can implement into your daily life.

I specialize in working with children and adolescents who have a variety of social, emotional, and behavioral concerns, including: anxiety, depression, anger management, oppositional behavior, ADHD, Autism, and relational issues. I also specialize in psychological and psycho-educational assessment for learning disorders, ADHD, Autism, anxiety, depression, and various other emotional and behavioral concerns.

I want to start by saying that I truly hold a solid belief that each and every human deserves to feel happiness, love, excitement, contentment, and ultimately to achieve their dreams, desires, goals, and best-selves! I implement an integrative approach, with a craving to help. Whether that assistance be with a child struggling with ADHD, an individual learning to cope with anxiety/depression, a couple struggling, or an entire family in need, I am devoted to seeking out and destroying the obstacles, strongholds, cognitive distortions, or whatever the “problem” is that is impeding their ability to live happy, healthy, fulfilled lives.