Assessment

Psychological assessments are aimed at identifying a person's psychological, cognitive, and/or academic profile with the goal of directing clients towards evidence-based care to optimize functioning. Psychological assessments often explore whether an individual meets criteria for a formal psychological disorder (e.g., anxiety disorders, mood/depressive disorders, PTSD, OCD) or neuro-developmental disorder (e.g., intellectual disability, ADHD, learning disability/giftedness, language disorder). Assessments are tailored to each individual's medical and developmental history, presenting concerns, age, and ability level. Procedures typically involve clinical interviews, standardized testing and/or completion of questionnaires, a feedback session, and a formal report. We offer three types of psychological assessments: psychoeducational assessment, neuropsychological assessment, and psychodiagnostic assessment.

  • A comprehensive psychoeducational assessment aims to better understand the cognitive, psychological, and learning profile of your child in order to identify specific learning needs and optimize school and psychosocial functioning. Psychoeducational assessments are generally recommended for children or teens who present with learning difficulties/differences at school.

  • A neuropsychological assessment aims to better understand the impact of neurological conditions (e.g., epilepsy, brain injury) on a child’s cognitive, academic, and psychosocial functioning in order to provide recommendations to optimize functioning. Neuropsychological assessments are generally recommended for children or teens with complex medical/neurological histories who present with cognitive, behavioural, learning, and/or psychosocial difficulties.

  • A psychodiagnostic assessment is directed at better understanding an individual’s psychological functioning in order to guide the individual and/or caregiver towards appropriate evidence-based treatment interventions. Psychodiagnostic assessments are generally recommended for individuals who present with psychological concerns (e.g., anxiety, low mood, obsessive thoughts/behaviours, trauma, behaviour/impulse-control problems) or attention difficulties in the absence of academic concerns.