Cognitive Therapy
Are you or your loved one having increased difficulty remembering new information more frequently, or needing more assistance with tasks that use to be easy?
I can help!
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Forgetting things more often, experiencing changes in thinking, or difficulty recalling how to perform routine tasks is not a "normal" part of aging and can affect a person's ability to live safely and independently.
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Cognitive decline can range from Mild cognitive impairment (early stage of memory loss) to dementia, a form of memory and mental decline severe enough to interfere with daily life.
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According to Yale Medicine, approximately 10 million people in the U.S are affected by Mild Cognitive impairment. Within just one year 10-15% of those will develop dementia; and 1/3 of those will develop Alzheimer's (the most common form of dementia) within 5 years.
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Evaluation & Therapy
A cognitive linguistic evaluation can help to determine strengths and weaknesses related to all aspects of cognitive capabilities, develop patient-oriented and functional goals, and establish a plan of treatment using evidenced-based treatment techniques and activities in order to improve safety, recall, and independence throughout all activities of daily living, and/or maintain current skills for as long as possible.
You know what they say,
"If you don't use it.. you lose it!"

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Memory
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Working memory​ / short-term memory: recall of new information immediately and after a delay.
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Long-term memory
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Episodic memory: recall of past events, experiences, activities or emotions.
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Semantic memory: recall of word meanings, facts, or familiar faces or objects.
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Prospective memory: recall of future appointments, dates, or events.
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Attention
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Sustained​: focusing on one specific task for a continuous amount of time without being distracted.
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Selective: focusing on only one task while filtering out other distractions.
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Divided: switching focus between tasks requiring different cognitive demands.
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Alternating: processing of multiple tasks.
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Reasoning and problem solving​​
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Executive Functioning​
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​Thought flexibility, decision-making, planning, organization, working memory
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MCI: Heavy focus on medication management, arithmetic reasoning, time management, and checkbook balancing.​
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Language
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​Object naming, word finding, fluency, receptive language, grammar and syntax​.
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