Stephen Pollard, Ph.D.
Florida Licensed Psychologist #PY5711
Michigan Licensed Psychologist #6301010293
Peace River Psychology Center | Punta Gorda
Specializing in
Neuropsychological Assessments
Education
- B.S. University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
- M.S. Florida International University
- Ph.D. Florida International University
Clinical Positions
- 2001 to present Psychologist, Peace River Psychology Center, Punta Gorda, Florida
- 1998 to 2001 Psychologist, Seabreeze Behavioral Medicine, P.A., Port Charlotte, FL.
- Psychologist, Gulf Coast Health Services, Inc., Punta Gorda, Florida.
Pharmacological Research Consultation
- 2014 to present Sub-Investigator: Charlotte Neurological Services,
Port Charlotte, Florida. - 1999 to 2001 Neuropsychology Consultant: Gulf Coast Education and Research, Inc.,
Port Charlotte, Florida - 1997 to 2000 Behavioral Research, Inc.,
Port Charlotte, Florida.
Therapeutic Approaches
While Dr. Pollard's primary focus is neuropsychological assessment, he does provide psychotherapeutic services. He draws from cognitive behavioral and dialectic behavioral approaches within a backdrop of psychodynamic and existential-humanistic psychology, serving primarily adult and geriatric populations. Typical target issues include mood, anxiety and behavioral concerns elicited by normative lifespan challenges, as well as similar issues driven by personality and medical issues, especially neurological disorders. Psychotherapy is typically preceded by comprehensive psychological and/or neuropsychological assessment.
Neuropsychological Assessments
1. Neurocognitive disorders due to:
- Alzheimer’s disease
- Cerebrovascular disease
- Frontotemporal lobar degeneration
- Infectious Processes, e.g. HIV/AIDS, Lyme disease
- Parkinson’s disease
- Atypical Parkinsonisms, including
- Lewy body disease
- Progressive Supranuclear Palsy
- Multi-System Atrophy
- Cortico-Basal Degeneration
- Medication/Substance-induced
- Progressive CNS disorders, e.g. Multiple Sclerosis
- Pseudodementia
- Toxin Exposure
- Traumatic Brain Injury
2. Adult Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
3. Factitious Disorders
4. Malingering
5. Mood Disorders
6. Personality Assessments
7. Differential diagnoses, including:
- Mild versus Major Neurocognitive Disorder (NCD)
- Delirium versus Dementia/Major NCD
- ADHD versus Bipolar disorder
- Mood Disorder versus Personality Disorder