Psychological Testing and Assessment
What is a psychological evaluation?
At Reflect to Connect Psychology, we provide individualized psychological assessment services to help individuals find answers to their questions, create a clear path toward success, and provide diagnosis. We provide a therapeutic assessment approach that is collaborative and strengths-based. Our goal is to provide an evidence-based psychological assessment to help individuals understand themselves better and create a path for moving forward. We strive to provide our clients with the best possible care while understanding that each individual case is unique. Our services are designed to provide a comprehensive view of an individual’s psychological functioning and provide a personalized treatment plan to ensure the best possible outcome.
How does an evaluation work?
Our Psychological Assessment service offers a comprehensive experience tailored to your needs. We provide a phone consult to assess your goals, followed by completion of intake paperwork, testing, results, and feedback session to discuss assessment results, diagnoses, and recommendations. We also provide a written assessment report summarizing the findings.
Types of Assessments
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
ADHD is a neurodevelopmental disorder that can impact a persons ability to maintain attention and/or regulate their impulses.
Common symptoms include:
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Re-reading passages because you can't remember what you read.
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Forgetting instructions
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Losing things
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Impulsivity
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Interrupting
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Difficulty focusing
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Difficulty managing emotions
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Hyperfocusing on topics of interest
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Difficulty getting started on tasks
Educational Evaluations
Dyslexia, Dyscalculia, and Dysgraphia are examples of Learning Disorders. However there are many more! Testing can also be completed to determine giftedness.
Common signs of Learning Disabilities:
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Persistent difficulty in an academic subject (reading, writing, spelling, math, etc) despite intervention or assistance.
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Behavioral outbursts in the classroom related to the area of difficulty
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Chronic fatigue and exhaustion after a school day
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Avoiding school work or homework
Autism
Autism Spectrum Disorder (previously known as Aspergers and Autistic Disorder) is also a neurodevelopmental disorder.
Common signs of Autism include:
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Difficulty making or keeping friendships; playing next to other children but not with them
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Significant rigidity with rules, routines, or how things are said
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Sensory sensitivities (pickiness with clothing or food, covering ears with loud sounds, high pain tolerance)
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Difficulty fitting in
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Difficulty with change
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Knowing a lot about certain subjects and talking about that subject often
General Psychological Evaluation
General psychological evaluations are helpful to the following questions:
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What is going on?
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What is the right diagnosis?
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How can I understand myself or my child better?
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What are the best next steps for my family?
These evaluations can gather information about personality and behavior. These evaluations can also provide a new lens to view yourself and/or your child through by understanding how they see themselves and the world around them.
