We are a team of psychologists who specifically and exclusively offer comprehensive psychological assessments. That means we use scientifically-grounded and individually-tailored psychological tools to help gain a richer, deeper, and/or different understanding of a person’s thoughts, emotions, processing, behavior, and learning. Then, we use that understanding to help the person be more comfortable, successful, and/or untroubled in daily life.
Most commonly, we work with youth who may be affected by learning differences, complex psychiatric conditions, neurodevelopmental disorders, and/or developmental/relational trauma. For us, it’s not about stamping a label on someone; a psychological evaluation should go beyond identifying a diagnosis, disorder, or disability. We believe that careful and sensitive psychological assessments can genuinely help improve the lives of young people. We are very thoughtful about our recommendations and considering everything about a youth, not just their symptoms. During a debriefing session, we talk youth through all that we learned, what we recommend, and why.
Respecting identities, spoken needs, and lived experiences are extremely important to us. Further, we collaboratively work with the important people and systems in a young person’s life as part of the evaluation process.