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)

Helps to identify a child’s potential for learning and their preferred learning style, identifying their cognitive strengths and weaknesses. The results can support with the implementation of individualised intervention and learning plans for children and can help identify intellectual giftedness or learning difficulties.


Price: Cognitive Assessment with Report and Recommendations


Behavioural Assessment

Helps to understand challenging behaviours and emotions of children and explore whether they fall outside the age-appropriate range (e.g. aggression, anxiety, social skills, self esteem, etc.)


Price: Behavioural Assessment with Report and Recommendations

ADHD Assessment

Helps to understand and diagnose attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder in individuals.


Price:

ADHD Assessment with Report and Recommendations

ADHD & Cognitive Assessment

Helps to understand and diagnose attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder in individuals. A Cognitive Assessment is optional for an ADHD assessment. It provides detailed information about a child's cognitive profile of strengths and limitations and helps us explain an individuals experienced difficulties and target recommendations.


Price:

ADHD & Cognitive Assessment with Report and Recommendations


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.