General Assessment is how psychologists diagnose most conditions including anxiety disorders, mood disorders, OCD, PTSD, and most other diagnoses. It’s like a very detailed version of what a psychiatrist would do, except without the medication.

These assessments involve us meeting for three hours, during which I will ask you a lot of questions and may provide some measures for you to fill out.

The cost for these assessments is $1000.00

At the end of the assessment I will provide a 1-2 page letter that outlines your diagnosis or diagnoses, if any, and some recommendations for next steps that can include resources, therapy suggestions, or other things I think might be helpful. Because these assessments are not nearly as comprehensive as formal assessments, there might be some conditions that need more exploration at the end, and those will also be listed.

These assessments are also helpful because if you would benefit from a formal assessment, we’ll have a pretty good idea of whether that’s a good use of your time and money by the end.

The clinicians that work with me can also provide general assessment services as part of your therapy. The difference is that it’s usually booked as a normal therapy session, so it can take longer to finish, and there is no letter provided.

Formal Assessment is needed to ethically diagnose Autism, ADHD, and Personality Disorders, and they might also be needed if someone has an extremely complicated set of symptoms that can’t be figured out in the time we usually have for general assessment.

These assessments involve meeting for at least 5 hours, the administration of measures and surveys, and the use of psychological tests. I will also talk to and/or send measures to collect information from 1-2 people who know you well.

The cost for these assessments usually ranges from $3000.00 to $5000.00 dollars, with most landing somewhere around the $4500.00 mark, though some kinds of assessments can be more affordable than this, such as assessments where ADHD is the only condition we are exploring. I like to meet with people for a first meeting that allows me to provide a plan for our assessment work together to make sure that the measures and tests I choose are likely to be helpful.

At the end of the assessment you get a detailed report that outlines all of your results, diagnosis or diagnoses if any, and recommendations that can include resources, therapy suggestions, or other things I think might be helpful.

I have hired a supervisor to oversee my work in this area. Though it’s not required for me to have supervision because I’m a fully Registered Psychologist, I am nothing if not rigorous, so you get two heads for the price of one. I will explain in detail how my supervisor will or will not be involved in your assessment.