If you’ve been winging it your whole life and wondering why it always feels harder for you—this is your permission to stop blaming yourself. A neuropsych assessment isn’t a label. It’s a roadmap. Let’s find out what your brain needs so you can stop surviving and start living.

What is a Neuropsychological Evaluation?

Neuropsychological evaluations and psychoeducational testing are completed when a parent or individual has questions about how their (or their child’s) brain is functioning in the context of their work or school environment. An evaluation can be requested if a person may have undergone a brain injury (e.g. car accident, concussion, or stroke) or notice developmental concerns through observations at home or school from parents, coaches, tutors, or teachers.

How do I know if I need an assessment?
You are someone with the age range anywhere from high school teens to middle age and older adults, navigating work, school, or both. You part of the global majority—Black, Brown, Indigenous, Asian, Latine. You are based in California, Nevada, or New York, often living in multicultural, multilingual environments. Your educational background or career path isn’t the focus—but your struggle with navigating those systems is.

What You Might Be Struggling With:
You can’t figure out why life feels harder than it should. You may:

• Miss deadlines or avoid starting things until the last minute
• Can’t focus for long or zone out without realizing it
• Re-read the same sentences over and over without absorbing it
• Get overwhelmed in social situations or can’t quite “read” the room
• Are exhausted from masking, pushing, and trying to keep up

And maybe most of all: You are wondering if you are lazy, dumb, or broken—but deep down, you know you are smart. You might just be… tired of pretending.

What You Want:
You want relief. Language. Clarity. You want to understand your brain and feel like you are not just making it up. You want permission to stop running yourself into the ground and start living a life that works for you! You are craving peace, confidence, and practical solutions that don’t involve pretending to be someone you are not.

What You Might Have Already Tried:
You might just been winging it. You may have told yourself “this is just how life is,” or “I’m just bad at time management.” Some have tried therapy. Some have never felt safe in those spaces. Most haven’t even considered that a neuropsychological assessment could apply to them.

Why You Haven’t Taken Action:
Because no one told you that you could.
Because society doesn’t center your lived experiences.
Because no professional has ever spoken your language (literally or figuratively).
Because asking for help has never felt like an option—until now.

The evaluation is based on the concerns presented in the initial consultation which we would schedule to determine how best I can help. While the evaluation may be different for each individual, the domains that can be assessed include: attention and processing speed, executive functioning, memory, visual/spatial abilities, motor coordination, intellectual functioning, adaptive functioning. After each evaluation, an individual will be provided with personal recommendations and suggestions for accommodations that can help the person function better in their environment.

What Happens Before, During, and After an Evaluation?

The first contact made by a person via phone or email will prompt scheduling a 20-minute phone/video consultation to discuss how a psychoeducational or neuropsychological evaluation can help answer questions as well as determine whether the person is an appropriate candidate for accommodations, notably in school or for high stakes testing.

Next, we would schedule an interview with the parents, spouse, or other close family or friend as well as child/patient. Questions during the interview will include requesting information pertaining to developmental history, social functioning, educational history, family history, and current behavioral/functional challenges.
The family will complete questionnaires at home to be returned before testing to help capture more of the nuanced concerns.

Next, the evaluation is scheduled. Often the testing can be completed in one session (6-8 hours total) or over two sessions days (3-4 hours total) depending on the scheduling preferences and availability of the clinician and the family. The testing can be completed over a combination of telehealth/remote evaluation and in-person sessions, depending on the situation.

Once the testing is complete, the clinician will develop a report of the findings and schedule a feedback session to discuss the evaluation and the recommendations based on the clinical interview and the results of testing. Included in the report will be recommendations for family, school/work, and for the patient. Arrangements can be made if the family requests support at school meetings (IEP’s) to discuss the recommendations. Letters to employers can be developed to help the employer understand the needs of the individual based on ADA or Section 504 regulations.

Please note that testing may not be covered by your insurance unless it is medically necessary and a referral has been provided by a primary care doctor.