Therapeutic Assessment

Approaches

A therapeutic assessments that puts your child at the heart of it.  A holistic and comprehensive assessment process that includes all those that are involved in your child's life to provide support for the whole child.

Help to understand your child's hidden potential within neurodiversity.


As a School Psychologist, I assessed and diagnosed children (ages 4-18) with psychological, behavioural, or learning challenges in the educational system. This experience revealed a lack of personalised care and comprehensive support available in education, prompting me to shift my perspective. During this time, I transitioned from traditional diagnosis-focused training to embracing a holistic approach tailored for the overall well-being of the whole child.

Therapeutic Assessment Approaches

Aside from individual therapy sessions, parent workshops, play therapy and intensive play therapy packages, I specialise in psychological assessments. Assessments can be an important first step in understanding your child’s needs and finding the right support. Every child is different with their own strengths and challenges. We will discuss your concerns first to determine the most suitable assessment option for your child.


Cognitive Assessment (IQ test)

  • Assess intellectual functioning, reasoning and problem-solving abilities.
  • Commonly used to identify giftedness, intellectual disability and learning profiles.

Education and Learning Assessments

  • Evaluate reading, writing, spelling and mathematics skills.
  • Help identify learning disorders such as Dyslexia, Dysgraphia and Dyscalculia.

ADHD Assessments

I provide comprehensive ADHD assessments for children and adolescents, exploring attention, executive functioning, behaviour and learning to determine whether ADHD may be contributing to a young person's difficulties.


Where appropriate, assessments are completed in collaboration with an experienced Clinical Psychologist to support a formal diagnostic outcome. This collaborative approach ensures families receive a thorough assessment and clear recommendations for home, school and ongoing care.

Behavioural and Emotional Assessments

  • Explore emotional wellbeing, anxiety, mood, behavioural concerns and social functioning.
  • Provide valuable insights to guide treatment planning.
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How it works

  • 1. Initial Session

    Client driven intake session that fulfills several functions:

    • to provide an overview of your child's early development and any experienced difficulties 
    • an opportunity to ask questions about your child's cognitions and behaviours 
    • observe your child and their strengths and experienced difficulties 
    • allows your child and family to learn more about the assessment process 
    • opportunity to evaluate whether I as a clinician am someone who you would like to work with 

  • 2. Questionnaires

    Questionnaires help to: 

    • get more detailed information about your child's strengths and presenting difficulties
    • assess your child's adaptive functioning across different domains

    Examples of Questionnaires used: 

    1. ASEBA Child Behaviour Checklist (CBCL)
    2. The Conners Comprehensive Behaviour Rating Scale (Conners BCRS)
    3. Adaptive Behaviour Rating Scale (ABAS-3)

  • 3. Cognitive Assessment (Optional)

    Provides information about your child's cognitive profile of strengths and limitations which can help us explain an individual's experienced difficulties and target recommendations. 

    • Wechsler Intelligence Scale, fifth edition (WISC-V) 
    • Stanford Binet, fifth edition (SB-5) for younger children 

  • 4. Structured Clinical Interview

    A face to face interview that helps to provide more precise information about your child's behaviour and cognitions and how we can map and understand them.


  • 5. Feedback Session

    Opportunity to discuss your child's assessment findings, interpretations and recommendations. 

  • 6. Assessment Report

    Formal written report to summarise your child's assessment process which provides their results, interpretation and recommendations.