If you notice changes in you or your child's thinking, attention, memory, or problem-solving skills, or if they're facing difficulties with school, organization, socializing, or emotional well-being, a psychological evaluation can offer clarity and direction. It's a key step in addressing concerns like depression, anxiety, ADHD, autism, learning differences, and adapting to daily life, ensuring tailored support for your child's unique needs.

Seeking an evaluation with a psychologist often offers a deeper dive into your child's unique profile than a diagnosis from a pediatrician or psychiatrist might provide. Think of it as the difference between detecting a fever and conducting thorough tests to uncover the underlying cause. A psychologist's evaluation is comprehensive, assessing not just for ADHD or Autism, but also for co-occurring conditions that may mimic or accompany these disorders, such as learning disabilities, language disorders, anxiety, or depression.

This thorough approach is in line with recommendations from the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and the American Psychological Association (APA), which advocate for ruling out other diagnoses when assessing for ADHD due to their similar presentations. Moreover, while schools may conduct their own evaluations, these can be time-consuming and may not capture the full picture needed for immediate and effective interventions.

Our evaluations synthesize various data points, including clinical observations, interviews, objective standardized tests, and subjective rating scales, to create a detailed understanding of how your child's brain works. This allows us to craft personalized recommendations and interventions that play to your child's strengths and support their challenges, facilitating success in both academic and everyday settings.

When you're searching online, trying to understand your child's behavior and development, it's natural to have questions and trust your parental instincts. You might wonder about specific conditions that seem to align with what you're observing or feel anxious about potential diagnoses. But remember, the goal of a psychological evaluation isn't just to label your child with a diagnosis—it's to uncover the intricacies of their cognitive and emotional world.

Our evaluations are designed to reveal your child's unique learning profile and exceptional talents, guiding you on how to support them effectively. We focus on providing insights that help your child feel confident and excel, regardless of whether a diagnosis is identified. By understanding your child's individual brain wiring through our comprehensive testing, you'll gain invaluable knowledge to help them navigate their world with greater ease and success.

We work together to make sure you and your child understand the evaluation report, which contains loads of helpful information. It is our goal to translate the child’s evaluation report into tangible take-homes to understanding your child’s profile, what a diagnosis may mean for your child and family, and actionable next steps.

Giving parents and the child the language to describe their uniquely-wired brains and advocate for themselves in different settings.

Getting the support you need. We will help caregivers identify who to share the evaluation report with, such as the school, pediatrician, community organization, and trusted outside providers, in order to ensure your family is getting your needs appropriately addressed.

If a re-evaluation or additional consultation is needed, we are happy to be a continued resource to families (please be mindful that additional charges may apply).

While we emphasize the importance of a whole-family and child-integrated approach to the evaluation process, there are some factors to consider when deciding if a child should join their parents at a feedback appointment, including the child’s age, intellectual abilities, and attention span, as well as parental worries about “labeling” or telling a child about their diagnosis. For most pre-teen and teenage children, we encourage parents to invite them to participate in their feedback appointment so that they can learn about themselves.

It is important to recognize that the child has often spent many hours participating in testing and as such, is fair for them to want to know the outcome of all their hard work, or want to know what we learned about their brain.

For our younger kids or those we feel would benefit from having a parent-only feedback session, we still prioritize making sure parents feel they have the tools they need to relay and discuss the information with their child after.

Parents that complete an evaluation with us, not only leave feeling as though they have a thorough understanding of their child’s strengths and challenges, but also feel competent in their abilities to share what they learned with their child.

Talking to your child about their diagnosis is tricky and can be intimidating or hard to find the right words. Yet, when we avoid talking to kids about their uniquely-wired brains, they start to create their own narratives or language about why they are different. More times than not, the narratives or language is harmful, irrational, or negative. We want to shift the narrative from “I am broken” or “I am dumb” to “My brain is built differently and that can be awesome!” We want you to feel as though we have left you with the tools and language you need to continue the conversation and feel confident about supporting your child moving forward.

As needed, if appropriate, because we know it can be hard for children to explain their experiences, we also offer additional feedback sessions for the child to participate individually or with their parents in order for us to share with them at a developmentally appropriate level what we learned about their strengths, challenges, and diagnosis. While there is a lot to know about your child’s brain, our goal is to bring your child one step closer on their journey to understanding themselves.

InSight Psychology does not take insurance and is considered an Out-Of-Network provider. We will be happy to provide you with a Superbill upon request that you can submit to your insurance for potential reimbursement.

InSight Psychology does not communicate with insurance companies or negotiate single-case agreements. Payment is due at the time treatment services are rendered.

We accept credit cards, HSA (Health Savings Accounts) cards, and FSA (flexible savings accounts) cards

We strive to offer our families protected appointment slots and typically have a waitlist of families waiting for much needed services. As such, if you need to cancel or reschedule an appointment, a 48-business hour (Monday- Friday) notice is required. If you do not arrive to a scheduled appointment, or cancel with less than 48 business hour notice, you will be charged the full session fee, unless it is determined that you were unable to attend due to extenuating circumstances beyond your control.

If it is possible, we will try to find another time to reschedule the appointment within the same week and you will not be charged the late cancellation fee. If another open appointment slot cannot be found that same week, you will still be responsible for the full late cancellation fee.

We are an ESA approved vendor and will be happy to provide you with an invoice that you can submit for reimbursement.