Description:

Dr. VanBuren-Hay completed her graduate training in Counseling Psychology at Michigan State University. She has worked for DeVos Children’s Hospital and CEI Community Mental Health. Dr. VanBuren-Hay has lectured extensively on a wide variety of topics including: mood disorder, traumatic brain injury, and neuropsychological evaluations. She has also obtained her Juris Doctorate from Cooley Law School. Currently, she provides psychological and neuropsychological evaluations for children, adolescents, and adults. In addition, Dr. VanBuren-Hay is a consultant to Sparrow Hospital and assists in providing neuropsychological consultation.

Test administration is part of a larger diagnostic process that helps identify individual strengths and weaknesses and how those findings may fit into the context of the larger presenting concerns (e.g., memory impairment, difficulty with attention/concentration, depression, anxiety, Autism). These tests are standardized and thus scores are always compared with same-aged individuals to obtain the most accurate information. The testing procedure, depending on the referral question, can take from 2 to 5 hours and will typically involve answering questions, completing paper-pencil tasks, working with computers, and completing self-report questionnaires. Ultimately, a summary of the data is reproduced in a report that will generally be forward to each patient and the referring group. All evaluations are completed with consideration for the highest cultural and professional standards.