Psychological Evaluation

Your story is worth putting together.

What sets an Evergrow evaluation apart?

Evergrow's approach is rooted in therapeutic assessment, a model that emphasizes collaboration, respect, and curiosity. Unlike more traditional approaches, therapeutic assessment honors you as an active partner in the evaluation process by shaping testing around your questions and goals. Our style is intentionally warm, compassionate, and strengths-focused. This approach provides answers while also helping you feel heard and empowered.

This therapeutic approach is woven throughout every step of the evaluation from the initial interview, to the care taken during test days to make sure you feel comfortable and understood, to the way we deliver results. Rather than handing over a report and sending you on your way, we offer multiple ways to receive your results, including a formal report, therapeutic letter, or therapeutic story.

  • Formal Report. Many people want a formal written report to reference, share with providers, or use for school and work accommodations. A typical report includes:

    • Background & History: A summary of relevant personal, medical, educational, and developmental history

    • Test Results: A breakdown of scores and what they mean

    • Diagnostic Impressions: Any applicable diagnoses

    • Recommendations: Concrete next steps for treatment, support, accommodations, or further evaluation

  • Therapeutic Letter. Written specifically for you rather than other professionals, a therapeutic letter covers the same ground as a formal report — results, diagnostic impressions, and recommendations — but in a more succinct, approachable, and easy-to-understand format. Because you deserve to understand your own results.

  • Therapeutic Story. For children, we offer a custom illustrated story that explains results in an age-appropriate, empowering way. Each story weaves in your child's diagnoses, strengths, and recommended next steps. Parents can also read it with their child at home, keeping the conversation and support going long after testing ends.

Curious about what testing looks like at Evergrow, or what your options are for receiving results? Keep reading to learn more about the evaluation process and everything we offer, or schedule a free phone consultation to discuss with an assessor.

FAQs

  • A psychological evaluation is a process that helps make sense of how someone thinks, feels, learns, and relates to others. Whether it’s for a child, teen, or adult, the goal is the same: to understand strengths, identify challenges, and provide clear answers to questions that may have felt confusing or overwhelming. This may include clarifying diagnoses or identifying next steps for support.

    The process typically involves talking together, filling out questionnaires, and completing activities or tests that measure areas like cognition, learning, memory, personality, or psychological symptoms. Each piece gives us valuable information that helps create a full picture of what’s going on.

    Importantly, an evaluation isn’t about labeling. It’s about clarity. The results can explain why certain struggles are happening, highlight what’s going well, and point to practical next steps. That might include support at school, strategies for daily life, tools for work, or recommendations for treatment.

    A psychological evaluation is about understanding the whole person and offering guidance that makes the path forward clearer and more manageable.

  • Evergrow specializes in testing for the following:

    • Neurodevelopmental disorders, such as ADHD and learning disorders

    • Giftedness and academic functioning

    • Mood and anxiety disorders

    • Personality disorders

    • Various referral questions, such as:

      • Why am I struggling in school or at work?

      • Are my attention problems due to ADHD, anxiety, depression, trauma, or something else?

      • What type of psychological treatment and support would be most effective for me?

      • What accommodations would be appropriate for me in school, at work, or at home?

      • What role does my personality style play in my life?

      • What strengths do I have that could be used to improve my functioning and support growth areas?

  • Evaluations can reveal information that may be difficult or impossible to gain through other avenues, including talk therapy. This can help to:

    • Provide diagnostic clarification

    • Gain an understanding of why you’re struggling in school, at work, or in interpersonal relationships

    • Develop personalized, evidence-based recommendations or accommodations for managing daily life, school, and work.

Our Process

  • 1

    Start with a Free Consultation Call.

    Before anything else, you'll start with a phone consult. This is a no-pressure conversation to determine if testing is the right next step, if Evergrow is the right fit for you, and to walk you through what the process looks like.

    If testing isn't the right move or if another provider would be a better match, we'll point you toward trusted local resources.

  • 2

    Complete a Clinical Interview.

    Your first step is sitting down with your assessor for an in-depth conversation. You'll talk through what's been going on, what questions you're hoping to answer, and any relevant history. This helps us understand you and your goals before any testing begins to make sure the evaluation is tailored to you.

    For child clients, parents often attend this appointment individually.

  • 3

    Attend Test Days.

    Over the course of 1-3 sessions, you'll complete a customized battery of tests designed around your specific referral questions. These may include cognitive, academic, or personality-based tasks.

    Testing looks different for everyone, but you can expect a mix of activities that resemble brain games, puzzles, memory tasks, and things that feel similar to school-style testing. You may also complete questionnaires about yourself and your mood.

  • 4

    Review Records & Gather Collateral Information.

    Your assessor will review any relevant records (such as previous evaluations, school records, or medical history) and may also collaborate with the people who know you best (such as partners, therapists, teachers, or extended family). This helps capture any additional context that could be meaningful to your results.

    For children, caregivers can expect to complete questionnaires to give a fuller picture of how a child functions in daily life.

  • 5

    Receive Verbal Feedback & Deliverables.

    Once everything has been scored and analyzed, we sit down with you to go through what we found in plain language, not clinical jargon. We’ll respond to your referral questions, walk you through test results, explain any diagnoses, and outline next steps for treatment or support.

  • 6

    Go Forward with Clarity.

    With a clearer picture of how your brain works, you can pursue the treatment options, accommodations, and support that actually fit. Many people leave the process with a renewed sense of self-understanding and a roadmap for what comes next.