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Ranging from $1100-3500
Psychological Assessments
What are they?The information gathered through a psychological or psycho-educational assessment helps identify strengths, challenges, and areas where support may be beneficial. The results can be used to develop practical recommendations and strategies for success at home, school, or work.
When appropriate, an assessment may also:
Clarify or provide a diagnosis
Identify learning strengths and needs
Support eligibility for accommodations or adaptations in educational or workplace settings
Guide intervention planning and support services
Assessments may be used to evaluate:
Learning disorders and learning disabilities
Attention and behavioural difficulties
Memory and learning challenges
Social-emotional concerns
Executive functioning difficulties
Intellectual disabilities
Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
Other developmental, educational, or learning-related concerns
What is the scope of the assessment?Depending on the referral question and individual concerns, a psychologist may assess several areas of functioning, including:
Cognitive Abilities (Intelligence)
Cognitive abilities refer to how we think, learn, reason, and solve new problems. Assessing intellectual functioning helps identify an individual's strengths and challenges in processing information and adapting to unfamiliar situations.
Academic Achievement
This area evaluates skills related to learning and education, including reading, writing, mathematics, and listening comprehension. Academic testing helps determine whether a person is performing at the expected level and identifies areas where additional support may be beneficial.
Memory and Learning
Memory assessments examine how effectively a person learns, stores, and recalls information. This may include verbal memory (information that is heard or spoken), visual memory (information that is seen), working memory, and the ability to retain and retrieve information over time.
Executive Functioning
Executive functions are the mental processes that help us plan, organize, manage time, regulate emotions, and work toward goals. Difficulties in this area may affect organization, task completion, flexibility in thinking, self-monitoring, and behavioural regulation.
Attention and Concentration
Attention assessments measure an individual's ability to focus, sustain attention over time, and resist distractions. These skills are essential for learning, completing tasks, and functioning effectively in daily life.
Mental Health and Social-Emotional Functioning
This area explores emotional well-being and psychological health, including concerns such as anxiety, depression, stress, trauma, emotional regulation, and overall social-emotional adjustment.
Adaptive Functioning
Adaptive functioning refers to the practical skills needed for everyday life and independence. This may include communication, social skills, personal care, following routines, managing finances, using community resources, and navigating daily responsibilities.
What is the process like?While every assessment is tailored to the individual's needs, the process generally follows these steps:
1. Initial Consultation
The assessment begins with a meeting between the psychologist and the individual seeking the assessment, or a parent/guardian if the child is 12 years of age or younger.
During this appointment, we will review informed consent, discuss current strengths and concerns, and explore any strategies or supports that have been tried previously. If there have been any previous assessments, please bring copies to this meeting, as they can provide valuable background information.
Together, we will identify the questions you would like answered and develop an assessment plan that is tailored to your specific needs.
2. Observation (When Appropriate)
Depending on the individual's age and presenting concerns, the psychologist may recommend observing the person in a natural setting, such as a school, classroom, or daycare environment. These observations can provide additional information about how the individual functions in everyday situations.
3. Assessment Sessions
The individual will then participate in the formal assessment process. This typically takes place over two to three sessions, with each session lasting approximately two hours.
The assessment may include a variety of activities and standardized measures designed to evaluate areas such as learning, thinking, memory, attention, emotional functioning, and other relevant skills.
4. Analysis and Report Preparation
Following the assessment, the psychologist carefully reviews and interprets the results. The findings are then compiled into a comprehensive report that outlines strengths, areas of concern, conclusions, and recommendations.
5. Feedback and Recommendations
Once the report is complete, a feedback meeting is scheduled with the individual and/or their parent or guardian.
During this session, the psychologist will review the assessment results, explain the findings, answer questions, and discuss practical recommendations and strategies to support success at home, school, work, and in daily life.
What does the assessment help with?The information gathered through a psychological assessment is used to provide individualized recommendations and practical strategies that help people better understand their strengths, challenges, and unique learning needs. The assessment can also offer valuable insights for parents, educators, employers, and other support persons by identifying how an individual learns, processes information, remembers, communicates, and functions most effectively in different environments.
Beyond increasing understanding, assessment findings can be applied in meaningful ways to improve day-to-day functioning. Recommendations may help guide educational planning, workplace supports, study strategies, organizational systems, behavioural interventions, mental health supports, and skill development. The assessment can also identify accommodations or adaptations that may enhance success, well-being, and participation at school, work, home, and in the community.
When appropriate, a psychological assessment may also lead to a diagnosis, helping to clarify the nature of an individual's difficulties and inform future supports, interventions, and treatment planning.
Following the assessment, all findings, conclusions, and recommendations are summarized in a comprehensive written report. This report serves as a valuable resource that can be shared with relevant professionals and support systems to help guide decision-making, access services, advocate for accommodations, and support the individual's long-term goals.
We offer formal assessments for:
Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
