Comprehensive Psychological Evaluations

Understanding your child’s developmental and learning needs can feel very complex. Comprehensive psychological evaluations provide the clarity you need by identifying strengths, pinpointing challenges, and offering actionable strategies to help support your child effectively.

What is a Comprehensive Psychological Evaluation?

A comprehensive psychological evaluation is an in-depth assessment designed to understand your child’s unique profile. It examines cognitive abilities, academic skills, emotional functioning, and behavior to provide a detailed understanding of how your child learns and interacts with the world. These evaluations go beyond surface-level observations to offer a thorough picture of your child’s strengths and areas for growth.

Why Choose a Comprehensive Evaluation?

Many families come seeking answers to questions like:

  • Does my child have autism spectrum disorder (ASD)?

  • Does my child have a learning disability (e.g., dyslexia)?

These evaluations provide clarity by identifying conditions such as autism spectrum disorder (ASD), attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), and specific learning disabilities. With this understanding, we can help you access the resources and interventions your child needs to succeed.

What are the Key Components of an Evaluation?

  1. Parent and Teacher Input We will begin by gathering insights from parents and teachers to understand your child’s strengths, challenges, and developmental history.

  2. Standardized Testing Using evidence-based tools, we assess areas such as:

    • Cognitive abilities

    • Academic skills (reading, writing, math)

    • Executive functioning

    • Social communication and behavior

  3. Behavioral Observations Through direct interaction and observation, we gain insights into how your child processes information and responds to different situations.

  4. Detailed Report and Recommendations You’ll receive a comprehensive report outlining the evaluation results, diagnoses (if applicable), and tailored strategies to support your child at school and home.

Comprehensive Psychological Evaluation FAQs

  • I am out of network with all insurance companies. Payment is made by credit card at the time of service. With assessments, I can work with families on a payment plan over the course of the assessment.

  • I recommend every family contact their insurance company directly to ask about coverage for psychological evaluations.

    I use the following CPT codes for testing which you can share with your insurance company:

    • 90791 - Diagnostic intake appointment

    • 96130 - First hour of psychological testing evaluation

    • 96131 - Each additional hour of evaluation

    • 96136 - First 30 minutes of test administration and scoring

    • 96137 - Each additional 30 minutes of test administration and scoring

  • Yes. At the conclusion of the assessment, I provide families with a superbill. Families can submit the superbill (which includes the codes, diagnoses, and the cost of the codes) to their insurance.

Still wondering if its right for your child?

Complete the Get Started form and I will be happy to talk through the options in a complimentary phone screening.