Mind, Mood, and Motion

Karen D. Sullivan, PhD, ABPP founded Pinehurst Neuropsychology in November 2013. She is a Clinical Psychologist with specialty training in Clinical Neuropsychology, licensed in the state of North Carolina. Prior to coming to Pinehurst, Dr. Sullivan was an Assistant Professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s School of Medicine in the Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Department. Dr. Sullivan received her doctoral degree at Boston University in 2009 and then completed her internship and post-doctoral fellowship in Clinical Neuropsychology and Rehabilitation Psychology at the VA Boston Healthcare System, through Harvard Medical School and the Boston University School of Medicine. Dr. Sullivan is Board Certified in Clinical Neuropsychology by the American Board of Professional Psychology.

Her goal is to help people understand the impact of their condition on everyday functioning and provide genuinely helpful recommendations that address the cognitive, behavioral and emotional concerns of the patient, family and referring provider. Although Dr. Sullivan’s practice includes adults throughout the lifespan (18 and over), she has extensive training in clinical issues unique to older adults.

She created the I CARE FOR YOUR BRAIN with Dr. Sullivan program and won the 2017 LeadingAge North Carolina Excellence in Collaboration for the development of the lecture series.