Dr. Troy Carr

Dr. Carr uses a short-term cognitive behavioral therapeutic approach that aims to solve problems concerning dysfunctional emotions, behaviors and cognitions through a goal-oriented, systematic procedure. Specific strategies and tools designed to improve children and adolescent coping skills and better control over emotions and behaviors are the focus of therapy. Dr. Carr works with children, adolescents, and their parents in a collaborative approach that helps parent's optimize their response to their child's challenges.

Intelligence or Cognitive Evaluations

These evaluations attempt to measure your child's (ages 3-22) intellectual functioning or their basic ability to understand and process the world around them and apply this knowledge to enhance the quality of their life. These tests also assess cognitive or brain functions such as memory, visual and verbal reasoning skills, visual and verbal learning ability and so on. Cognitive evaluations are often used by schools and individuals to form the basis of understanding an individual’s abilities. Often, private schools recommend or require IQ testing for admission. Dr. Carr performs these tests for admission purposes.

Learning Disability Evaluations

These evaluations attempt to measure your child's cognitive functioning and their academic functioning in order to determine how their intellectual abilities may be influencing their academic performance. This can help define their particular learning style. These evaluations are often used by public and private schools to determine if your child qualifies for particular standardized testing accommodations, such as untimed testing on MCAS and SAT.

Neuropsychological Evaluations 

These evaluations involve the integration of information from multiple sources, such as tests of intelligence, tests of ability or academic performance, tests of emotional and behavioral functioning, as well as information from personal interviews. Collateral information is also collected about personal, or medical history, such as from records or from interviews with parents, teachers, or previous therapists or physicians. Aspects of functioning that are assessed typically include new-learning/memory, intelligence, language, visuoperception, emotional regulation, behavioral challenges, attention/hyperactivity, and executive-functioning.  Areas of academic functioning assessed include, reading, math, and writing.