Benjamin Williams Ph.D.

  • EDUCATION: University of Wisconsin—Madison (UW-Madison), B.S. (Psychology)
    Texas Tech University (TTU), Ph.D. (Clinical Psychology, APA Accredited)
  • INTERNSHIP/FELLOWSHIP: Cincinnati VA Medical Center, Neuropsychology Track (APA Accredited, Consistent with Division 40 Guidelines)
  • Two Year Neuropsychology Fellowship at the University of Virginia (UVA) Health System, Neurocognitive Assessment Lab
    Rotations included: Academic Medical Facility—Outpatient and Inpatient
    Rehabilitation Facility (Brain and Spinal Cord Injury)
    Brain Injury and Sports Concussion Clinic
    Inpatient Psychiatric Facility
  • CREDENTIALS: Doctorate of Clinical Psychology with Specialization in Clinical Neuropsychology, Consistent with Houston Conference Guidelines
  • TREATMENT POPULATIONS: Adolescents and Adults
  • SERVICES PROVIDED: Neuropsychological Evaluations and Psychoeducational Assessments, including:
    Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)/Concussion (including Sports-Related and Post-Concussion Syndrome), TBI/PTSD comorbid diagnoses, Stroke/Cerebrovascular Accidents (CVA), Brain Tumors, Aphasias, Dementia/Mild Cognitive Impairment, Cognitive Changes/Decline, Autoimmune Disorders, Multiple Sclerosis, Epilepsy (including pre/post surgical evaluations) and Seizures (including Psychogenic Nonepileptic Seizures), Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus, Organ Transplant, Encephalitis, Encephalopathy, Cognitive Deficits Secondary to Toxin Exposure, HIV, ADHD/Learning Disability/Academic Accommodations, Psychiatric/Psychological Disorders (Depression, Anxiety, Schizophrenia, Bipolar), Personality Changes, Civil Litigation, Return-to-Work/Worker’s Compensation.
  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for populations including: Mood Disorders (Depression, Bipolar), Anxiety, PTSD, Psychogenic Nonepileptic Seizures, Adjustment Disorders
  • MEMBERSHIP: American Academy of Clinical Neuropsychology (AACN, Affiliate Membership)
  • LICENSURE: Commonwealth of Virginia

Dr. Williams earned his Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from Texas Tech University, with a neuropsychology internship at the Cincinnati VA Medical Center and 2-year neuropsychology fellowship at UVA Health System in Charlottesville. His training is in accord with the Houston Conference Guidelines on Specialty Education and Training in Clinical Neuropsychology. He has received supervision and tutelage from, among others, Dr. Jeffrey Barth, Ph.D., ABPP-Cn, a well-respected figure in the area of traumatic brain injury/concussion. Dr. Williams has worked in a multitude of clinical settings including academic hospitals/health science centers, a rehabilitation hospital, a concussion clinic, the VA system, inpatient psychiatric facilities, a psychology department clinic, a student counseling center, and private practice.

Dr. Williams provides neuropsychological assessments that aid in identifying a person’s cognitive/thinking abilities (e.g., attention, learning, memory, language, executive functioning), which include the effects emotional distress (such as depression or anxiety) have on cognitive functioning. These cognitive evaluations can help guide medical/mental health decisions or academic/occupational planning by providing recommendations that play to a person’s cognitive strengths while also compensating for a person’s cognitive limitations. These evaluations can also provide a means to monitor a person’s cognitive abilities over time, such as tracking a person’s cognitive recovery from a concussion or stroke, or to provide objective evidence for decline in cognitive functioning. In addition to neuropsychological assessment, Dr. Williams provides psychological therapy through a primarily Cognitive-Behavioral perspective, while also utilizing techniques from multiple paradigms.

Dr. Williams’ work has been published in various peer-reviewed journals and book chapters, as well as presented at multiple psychology conferences, on topics ranging from neuropsychology to suicide. His current research interests focus on traumatic brain injury/concussion.

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