Evalyn G. Bishop, Ph.D.

Evalyn Bishop, Ph.D. has been a clinical psychologist in Virginia and West Virginia since 1987. She provides psychological evaluation to assess personality and emotional factors, problems of attention, as well as global neuropsychological or cognitive ability. She treats individuals, couples and seniors providing individual and group therapy.

Dr. Bishop has broad experience treating persons learning to cope with medical illness and disability such as brain injury, stroke, spinal cord injury, cancer, and amputation. She utilizes traditional as well as holistic practices such as mindfulness in her treatment. Areas of expertise include stress reduction and wellness, depression, anxiety disorders, neuropsychological evaluation and adjustment to illness and disability. She has a particular interest in women's mental health, issues related to mid-life, body image and eating disorders and sexuality. She also is a certified yoga instructor.

Dr. Bishop received her B.A. in Psychology from Millsaps College in Jackson, Mississippi. She completed her Master of Arts and her Doctorate in Clinical Psychology at the University of Southern Mississippi. Upon completion of her training at the Medical College of Georgia she was an Associate Professor at West Virginia University, Charleston, WV Division and later at the University of Virginia. During her time at UVA, she was the Clinical Director of the Brain Injury Program at Woodrow Wilson Rehabilitation Center. Most recently, she worked with active duty soldiers at Fort Lee, VA and with veterans at the Community Based Outpatient Clinic operated by the McGuire VAMC in Charlottesville VA. She has maintained a private practice in Charlottesville since 2004. Professional affiliations include the American Psychological Association, the National Academy of Neuropsychology and the California Yoga Teacher Association.