Stephen Beard, PsyD., is a Portland area native who obtained his doctoral degree in School Psychology from Nova Southeastern University after completing his internship at the Illinois School Psychology Internship Consortium with the Southern Illinois University School of Medicine. He has worked in public schools, private schools, and traditional outpatient settings providing evaluation and therapy for children from infancy through adolescence. Stephen specializes in psychological assessment, specifically in the areas of ADHD and executive functioning, autism spectrum disorder, and learning disorders. Stephen also serves as the director of staff technicians and testing and supervises trainees as part of the staff training team. In therapy, Stephen works with school-aged children and families using a strength-based approach to support areas of difficulty (i.e., optimizing parenting strategies, teaching children coping and problem-solving skills to assist with challenging behaviors and emotion regulation).