Psychological Assessments

At Snowline Counseling, we offer basic and comprehensive psychological assessments for adolescents and adults (ages 12 and up). Our assessments cover a variety of needs, and we can design tailored packages to answer many diagnostic questions. Common reasons for assessment include:

            Suspected Learning Disorders

            Giftedness Testing

            Behavioral Concerns

            Diagnostic Clarity

            Screening for Referral to Specialized Testing

Cognitive and Achievement Testing

Our general cognitive and achievement testing battery uses some of the most well-researched and validated testing instruments available to identify concerns such as specific learning disabilities (SLD; including difficulties in math, reading, and/or writing), giftedness, suspected global intellectual disability, and executive functioning concerns (e.g., ADHD). Our battery is appropriate for children ages 12 years and older, as well as adults of any age.

Testing for Diagnostic Clarity

We also have the ability to use additional diagnostic tests and screeners to help clarify a diagnosis and inform treatment approaches. Sometimes, mental health symptoms can overlap and there can be difficulty in identifying the most accurate diagnosis for a client. When this happens, the effectiveness of both therapy interventions and medication management may be impacted. For some, getting more data to inform a diagnosis can help to guide more targeted treatments to get you feeling better faster and experience a more in-depth understanding of yourself and your symptoms.

Our Testing Process

Our process begins with an initial phone consultation in which we discuss your needs and make sure that we can meet them or provide you with referrals for more specialized testing (such as neuropsychological testing or testing for autism spectrum disorder). Next, we will meet for an intake interview in which we discuss your history and current concerns to inform the creation of your individual testing battery. We will then review the battery with you and schedule your testing sessions. Depending on your schedule and the type of testing needed, we may be able to complete the battery in one day over several hours, or we may divide it up between a few days of testing. Finally, we will meet for a feedback session in which we will discuss your results and recommendations. At that time, you will receive a copy of your signed, official testing report to distribute as you see fit (e.g., to school personnel, other providers, or your workplace).

***Although we can help to screen for an autism spectrum disorder (ASD) diagnosis in the process of completing one of our psychological testing batteries, a formal ASD diagnosis requires comprehensive testing from a clinician with expertise in ASD assessment instruments. We are happy to help refer out anyone with a primary need for ASD testing and to help screen those who are unsure if they might need comprehensive ASD testing.***