Accurate diagnoses tailored to your needs through advanced assessments and expert analysis.
PACS offers specialized psychological evaluations that can be comprehensive or highly targeted. Below are descriptions of the most common evaluations conducted at PACS. We take pride in bringing cultural sensitivity and a therapeutic approach to each of our evaluations, taking into account how each person’s cultural background and linguistic preference may affect their performance on standardized tests. We currently have staff able to provide evaluation services in both English and Spanish.
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Diagnostic Assessments
A diagnostic assessment is a comprehensive evaluation by a mental health professional to identify psychological issues and guide treatment. It typically includes an interview, record review, testing, and a feedback session.
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Intellectual Functioning Evaluations
An intellectual functioning assessment evaluates a person’s cognitive abilities to identify strengths, weaknesses, and potential learning or intellectual disabilities. It also helps guide academic, career, and testing accommodations.
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Neuropsychological Evaluations
A neuropsychological evaluation is a comprehensive assessment of how the brain functions, focusing on areas like memory, attention, language, and problem-solving. It can diagnose ADHD, autism, or dementia and tracks changes over time to inform treatment.
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ADHD Testing
A comprehensive neuropsychological assessment that offers a detailed view of your cognitive strengths and challenges to guide personalized strategies for success.
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Autism Evaluations
Autism is a neurodevelopmental difference present from birth, affecting language, social development, and sensory processing. Often missed in childhood due to masking.
If you are seeking a type of evaluation that is not included in this list, please reach out to us to inquire.
Step-by-Step Testing Process
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Schedule a free consultation and one of our staff members will ask about your reasons for seeking an evaluation, and your availability, and help you navigate financial details. It takes about 15-20 minutes and you can book it right now.
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Once you’re ready to pursue the evaluation, we’ll send you some initial paperwork to review and complete and send you a full schedule with all the dates and times you’ll need to be available.
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This is a diagnostic interview that is designed to gather a wide range of information about your development and history.
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Your evaluator will orient you to what tests you’ll need to complete and whether you’ll need to come in in person or do them over telehealth. Typically, 2 testing sessions lasting 2 hours each are required.
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We ask everyone we evaluate to give us permission to interview someone who knows them well. This helps us get an understanding of the person we’re evaluating from a different perspective. This is usually a short conversation, over the phone, lasting about 30 minutes or so.
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Testing can be hard work! Now we’ll take all the information we’ve gathered and integrate it into a report that you’ll receive at the end of the process.
This takes 2-3 weeks to complete.
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This is the best part! We’ll invite you to come in for a feedback session where we’ll review our findings, share any diagnoses we’ve uncovered, explain what everything means, and give you tailored recommendations based on what we’ve learned about you.
*If you are a licensed professional or practitioner, or would like to refer a client, please schedule a time to speak with us here.
FAQs
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Depending on the nature and extent of the evaluation, as well as who’s conducting it, costs can range from $1,000 to $6,000. We also offer low cost evaluations for those who are uninsured or unable to afford the full cost. These low cost spots are limited and there may be a wait list for them.
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Our providers are in network with Aetna, and out of network with all other insurance plans. If we don’t take your insurance, you may still be reimbursed for the cost of testing if you have out of network benefits. Our team will provide you all the documentation you need to submit to your insurance for reimbursement.
Regardless of whether we’re in network with your plan or not, we always recommend asking your insurance if they need prior authorization for testing. If they do, we are often able to help with obtaining the authorization.