Our Services

Comprehensive and Customized Assessments

Comprehensive psychoeducational and neuropsychological assessments are designed to answer your specific questions about how your student is functioning, including their struggles and their strengths. Our goal is to provide both depth and breadth — covering a broad set of domains and digging deep into areas of concern to reveal the underlying issue and give a complete picture of your child’s development, strengths, and needs. These are the kinds of evaluations that are typically required to access the range of school-based accommodations and supports.

Common questions include:

  • My child works so hard at school, but the results just don’t seem to reflect their effort. They’re so frustrated — how can I help?

  • Reading takes her so much longer than her sibling. Is it an attention issue? A comprehension issue? Something else?

  • Is there an issue with motivation or ability … or both?

  • I study so hard, but I always run out of time taking tests.

  • The report cards say he’s not working up to his potential. What’s going on?

  • Does she need tutoring? A different kind of school?

  • Homework is such a struggle. It takes forever … and then he forgets to submit it!

  • He’s done well in high school, but I’m worried about his executive functioning when he heads off to college.

Typical areas tested include:

  • intellectual strengths and weaknesses (including verbal and non-verbal reasoning, processing speed, and working memory)

  • executive functioning (organization, planning, self-regulation)

  • attention issues (including ADHD)

  • academic profile (including assessment for learning disabilities in reading [dyslexia], writing, and math)

  • language processing

  • socio-emotional adjustment (including depression, anxiety, and social relationships).

The steps involved typically include:

• a detailed background clinical interview

• review of existing records (report cards, standardized testing, any 504 or IEP plans)

• in-office testing over one to two days using a customized set of evidence-based measures (testing days include breaks and an lunch period)

• impressions gathered from relevant “collaterals” (including parent and teacher questionnaires; teacher consultations and school observations where appropriate)

• a detailed parent feedback meeting

• a comprehensive written report including all findings and practical, actionable recommendations, which may be submitted for consideration of school-based and standardized testing accommodations

Focused Assessments

Targeted, focused assessments are a good option for addressing a specific question about a particular behavior, learning issue, or diagnostic concern.

Typical questions include:

  • I know I have a high energy kid, but could it really be ADHD?

  • I really try to pay attention, but I daydream and zone out in lectures and meetings.

  • One subject (math, reading, or writing) has always been harder than the others.

  • I know teens can be moody, but is this actually depression?

  • My child is so bright, but complains about boredom in school. Is she gifted? Should I consider other options?

Sometimes a targeted assessment is all that is needed to provide reassurance or to take a first step to addressing a circumscribed problem. Other times it tells us that a more comprehensive evaluation is needed to understand the complete picture and to qualify to access the full range of possible accommodations and supports. In the initial consultation, we can discuss the options from focused to comprehensive approaches.

IQ or Achievement Testing

Assessment of your child’s intellectual profile can provide you with a window into their particular pattern of cognitive development. The dimensions assessed include verbal comprehension, non-verbal novel reasoning, visual-spatial abilities, working memory, and processing speed.

Parents often find seeing their child’s unique profile to be useful in choosing schools, selective extracurricular programs for gifted children like Davidson Young Scholars, and simply understanding their children’s struggles and talents. Dr. Daley uses the Weschler series of IQ tests (WPPSI, WISC, and WAIS, depending on your child’s age) or the Woodcock-Johnson for achievement testing. Her goal is to make the process engaging (and even fun!) for your child. You will receive a summary report with all of your child’s scores, including their overall level of cognitive development, pattern of abilities, and clinical impressions. You will also have the option of scheduling an additional feedback session with Dr. Daley to review the findings in detail, particularly with an eye to extracurricular and school placement considerations.

Parent Consultations

Do you sometimes wonder how the pieces of your child’s particular puzzle fit together? Do you have a report or evaluation that just doesn't seem to fit? Dr. Daley can provide you with an in-depth parent consultation, including reviewing your child’s history and existing records, to help you evaluate your next steps. Typical topics include educational and extracurricular planning, as well as empirically-supported intervention options.

Frequently Asked Questions

  • IQ Testing and Comprehensive Assessments are billed as packages; consultations are billed hourly. Payment is due at the start of each appointment. We accept payment in the form of cash, checks, or Zelle.

  • Dr. Daley is not a preferred provider for any insurance company. She is happy to provide you with an itemized bill that you may submit to your insurance company for reimbursement. Please contact your insurance company directly to understand your eligibility and benefits.

  • You have the right to receive a “Good Faith Estimate” explaining how much your medical and mental health care will cost. Under the law, health care providers need to give patients who don’t have insurance or who are not using insurance an estimate of the expected charges for medical services, including psychotherapy services. You have the right to receive a Good Faith Estimate for the total expected cost of any non-emergency healthcare services. This includes related costs like medical tests, prescription drugs, equipment, and hospital fees. You can ask your health care provider, and any other provider you choose, for a Good Faith Estimate before you schedule a service. If you receive a bill that is at least $400 more than your Good Faith Estimate, you can dispute the bill. Make sure to save a copy or picture of your Good Faith Estimate. For questions or more information about your right to a Good Faith Estimate, visit www.cms.gov/nosurprises.