ASSESSMENT

I provide psychological assessment for children, adolescents, and adults when greater clarity is needed regarding cognitive, academic, emotional, or executive functioning concerns. Assessment is a structured process focused on understanding patterns and supporting informed next steps.

 

Individuals and families seek evaluation for many reasons. Some are attempting to better understand attention or learning concerns. Others are navigating academic difficulties, emotional distress, or longstanding questions about how different factors may be interacting. In many cases, the goal is not simply diagnosis, but understanding what is driving a pattern and what will meaningfully support change.

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Focused Diagnostic Evaluation

 

A Focused Evaluation is appropriate when a specific question requires a clear and efficient answer.

 

This may involve clarifying attention or executive functioning concerns, differentiating between limited diagnostic possibilities, or addressing targeted cognitive or academic questions. Testing is selected intentionally rather than administered broadly.

 

The process includes structured interviewing, targeted cognitive assessment, standardized rating scales, and additional measures when indicated. A written report and structured feedback session are included.

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Psychoeducational Evaluation

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A Psychoeducational Evaluation is recommended when academic performance and educational planning are central concerns.

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This evaluation includes comprehensive cognitive testing and academic achievement measures, with attention to how learning strengths and weaknesses interact with attention and emotional factors when relevant. The purpose is to clarify learning profiles and provide recommendations that can inform educational planning across settings.

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Comprehensive / Integrative Evaluation

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A Comprehensive Evaluation is indicated when concerns are complex, overlapping, or longstanding.

 

In these cases, attention difficulties, emotional regulation challenges, academic concerns, and personality patterns may be interacting in ways that are not immediately clear. This approach emphasizes integration and differential understanding rather than isolated test results.

 

Comprehensive evaluations may include full cognitive assessment, academic testing when indicated, attention and executive functioning measures, and personality or emotional functioning assessment as appropriate. A detailed written report and structured feedback session are included.

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Approach to Assessment

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Measures are selected deliberately based on the referral question and interpreted within developmental and contextual frameworks. Test scores do not speak for themselves; meaningful evaluation requires thoughtful integration and practical application.

 

Getting Started

 

The process begins with an initial consultation to clarify the referral question and determine the appropriate level of evaluation. Not every concern requires comprehensive testing. Part of my role is helping determine what is necessary — and what is not.

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