Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Professional Presentations And Manuscripts
Professional Memberships (past and current)
Timeline
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LAURA GOULDEN, PhD

Mobile,AL

Summary

Clinical psychologist with over 25 years of expertise working with individuals across all age groups, including children, adolescents, adults, and families. Proficient in the identification, assessment, and treatment of a wide range of mental health and emotional issues. Skilled in providing personalized treatment, working with a team, and collaborating with other professionals when necessary.

Overview

31
31
years of professional experience

Work History

Psychological Consultant

Gulf Shores City Schools
08.2024 - Current
  • Provide consultation and professional learning to school employees on broad areas of mental health and wellness-related issues. Provide mental health services to employees, including therapy and referrals to outside providers when appropriate.

Independent Practice
01.1999 - Current
  • Clinical psychology and pediatric neuropsychology. Provide therapy to children, adolescents, and adults. Conduct psychological assessments related to ADHD, learning disorders, autism, emotional/personality functioning with children, adolescents, and adults.

Psychological Consultant

AltaPointe Health Systems, Inc
09.1999 - 03.2018
  • Supervision of therapists, supervision of psychological testing, conducted psychological assessments of children and adolescents.

Supervision of Psychiatry Residents

University of South Alabama
08.2009 - 08.2010
  • Supervision of psychotherapy cases

Psychological Consultant

JL Bedsole Rotary Rehabilitation Hospital
03.1999 - 08.2000
  • Neuropsychological consultation with inpatient rehabilitation patients.

Psychology Fellow

Children’s Medical Center
09.1997 - 08.1998

Dissertation Research

University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
12.1995 - 03.1998
  • Dissertation Chair: Cheryl Silver, Ph.D.
  • Dissertation Title: An Investigation of the Validity of the Child Executive Functions Scale

Teaching Assistant

University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
01.1997 - 08.1997

Internship in Clinical Psychology

Southern Methodist University and Parkland Memorial Hospital
08.1995 - 08.1997

Psychiatric Emergency Room Practicum

Parkland Health and Hospital System
05.1994 - 07.1997

Education

License #984 -

State of Alabama License in Psychology
12.1998

Doctor of Philosophy - Clinical Psychology

The University of Texas Southwestem Medical Center
Dallas, TX
05.1998

Bachelor of Arts - Psychology, Sociology

The University of Texas
Austin, TX
05.1992

Professional Presentations And Manuscripts

Goulden, L.G., Silver, C.H., Harward, H.S., & Levin, H.S. (1996, October). Utility of the Children's Executive Functions Scale in childhood brain injury. Poster accepted to the National Academy of Neuropsychology Conference, New Orleans, LA.

Navarrete, G., Goulden, L.G., Silver, C.H. (1997, November). Children's Executive Functions Scale: Gender and ethnicity differences. Poster accepted to the National Academy of Neuropsychology Conference, Las Vegas, NV.

Goulden, L.G., Stavinoha, P.L., Boisso, C.V., & Niskala, J.A. (1998, August).

Agreement of ratings and behavioral measures of attention and concentration. Poster accepted at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, San Francisco, CA.

Niskala, J.A., Goulden, L.G., Boisso, C.V., & Stavinoha, P.L. (1998, August).

Sensitivity of the Wechsler Developmental Index in a mixed pediatric sample. Poster accepted at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, San Francisco, CA.

Stavinoha, P.L., Niskala, J.A., Boisso, C.V., & Goulden, L.G. (1998, August). Three cases of neuropsychological deterioration following medulloblastoma: "For Practitioners." Poster accepted at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, San Francisco, CA.

Silver, C.H., Benton, S.B., Goulden, L.G., Molho, C.E., Clark, J.P. (1999, August). Measurement of children's executive functioning by parent report. Paper accepted at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Boston, MA.

Goulden, L.G. and Silver, C. H. (2009). Concordance of Children's Executive Functions Scale with established tests of parent rating scales, Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 27, 439-451.

Professional Memberships (past and current)

American Psychological Association

Alabama Psychological Association

National Academy of Neuropsychology

Mobile Association of Psychologists

Treasurer 2000-2001, President Elect 2001-2002, President 2002-2003

Dallas Psychological Association,

Texas Psychological Association

Timeline

Psychological Consultant

Gulf Shores City Schools
08.2024 - Current

Supervision of Psychiatry Residents

University of South Alabama
08.2009 - 08.2010

Psychological Consultant

AltaPointe Health Systems, Inc
09.1999 - 03.2018

Psychological Consultant

JL Bedsole Rotary Rehabilitation Hospital
03.1999 - 08.2000

Independent Practice
01.1999 - Current

Psychology Fellow

Children’s Medical Center
09.1997 - 08.1998

Teaching Assistant

University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
01.1997 - 08.1997

Dissertation Research

University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
12.1995 - 03.1998

Internship in Clinical Psychology

Southern Methodist University and Parkland Memorial Hospital
08.1995 - 08.1997

Psychiatric Emergency Room Practicum

Parkland Health and Hospital System
05.1994 - 07.1997

License #984 -

State of Alabama License in Psychology

Doctor of Philosophy - Clinical Psychology

The University of Texas Southwestem Medical Center

Bachelor of Arts - Psychology, Sociology

The University of Texas
LAURA GOULDEN, PhD