Attention and executive functioning
Understand whether difficulties with attention, organization, inhibition, working memory, or follow-through are best explained by ADHD, anxiety, learning differences, or another factor.
Psychological Evaluation
When the answer isn't obvious, testing can help clarify what's actually going on.
Sometimes you know something is not quite adding up. You or your child may be bright and capable, yet struggling with attention, organization, learning, emotional regulation, or day-to-day demands. You may have received different explanations from different people, or wondered whether ADHD, anxiety, a learning difference, giftedness, autism, or something else better explains the pattern.
A psychological evaluation can help make sense of those questions. The goal is not simply to identify what is difficult. It is to understand why, identify strengths and needs, and give you a clearer direction for what to do next.
You might be looking for answers because…
- You or your child has difficulty with attention, organization, follow-through, or executive functioning.
- Academic performance does not seem to match effort, ability, or potential.
- You have wondered about ADHD, a learning difference, autism, or another form of neurodivergence.
- You are trying to understand a gifted or twice-exceptional profile.
- A previous diagnosis does not seem to fully explain what you are seeing.
- Different symptoms overlap, making it difficult to know what is actually driving the problem.
- Therapy has provided insight, but important questions remain about how you or your child thinks, learns, or functions.
- You want a clearer understanding of your strengths and challenges before making decisions about treatment, school, work, or other support.
The evaluation starts with your question.
There is no reason to test everything simply because you can. We begin by understanding what you are trying to figure out, what you have already noticed, and what information would actually help.
Testing is selected based on the person, the referral question, age, history, and complexity of the concerns. We use a variety of assessment and evaluation tools - think of it like our version of a blood test - to make sure we have uncovered all of the pieces that can play a part in how you or your child feel, think and behave. It helps us see what’s going on inside that is important to understanding the whole person.
Results are then considered alongside history, clinical observations, and real-life functioning rather than interpreted in isolation.
Together, we identify evidenced based effective treatment approaches and implement strategies, tools and behaviors that work.
The goal is a clearer picture of the whole person, and where to go from here, not just a collection of scores.
What an Evaluation Can Help Clarify
Learning differences
Identify academic strengths and areas of difficulty when performance, effort, and apparent ability do not seem to line up.
Gifted and twice-exceptional profiles
Understand high ability alongside learning, attention, emotional, or developmental differences that may be affecting how someone functions.
Diagnostic clarification
Sort through overlapping symptoms or reconsider an explanation that has not led to useful treatment or support.
Treatment and support planning
Use a clearer understanding of the underlying pattern to guide therapy, school supports, accommodations, or other next steps.
Testing should give you somewhere to go.
An evaluation is most useful when the results mean something beyond the report.
Your evaluation includes a written report that explains the findings in clear language, identifies strengths and areas of need, and provides recommendations based on what the results actually show.
We also meet with you to review the findings, answer questions, and talk through what they mean in everyday life.
For children and adolescents, recommendations can also help parents, teachers, and other professionals better understand what a child needs to be successful.
Your results will make sense to you.
You will not leave an evaluation with a stack of scores and a diagnosis you do not understand.
We take time to explain what the results mean, how the different pieces fit together, and what they suggest about what to do next.
The goal is greater clarity, not simply more information.
Frequently Asked Questions
What ages do you evaluate?
We evaluate children age four and older, adolescents, and adults, tailoring the process to the questions and concerns bringing you in.
Will I receive a written report?
Yes. Every evaluation includes a written report and a dedicated feedback appointment to review the findings and recommendations.
How long does an evaluation take?
The timeline depends on the questions being addressed, the measures needed, and the complexity of the evaluation. We discuss the anticipated process and timeline before testing begins.
Do I need a diagnosis or referral to request an evaluation?
Not necessarily. You can contact us with the questions you are trying to answer, and we can discuss whether an evaluation is the right fit.
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