Psychological Assessments

What Assessments We Offer

We offer face-to-face or telehealth psychological assessments that are both neuroaffirming and LGBTQAI+ inclusive. We provide diagnostic assessments for ages 8 and over for:

• Autism
• ADHD 
• Specific Learning Disability (SLD)

Psychologist Jacqui Harvey provides Autism and ADHD assessments for ages 13+.
Psychologist Sophie Georgeson provides ADHD and Specific Learning Disability (SLD) assessments for ages 8+ and Autism assessments for ages 18+.
Assessment reports that are being used for evidence of disability for the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) are reviewed and co-signed by a clinical psychologist.

Fees and Information

An assessment is billed based on the following services included as part of
the assessment process with your practitioner:

• Initial interview (1-1.5 hours)
• Assessing appointment one (1.5-2 hours)
• Assessing appointment two (1.5-2 hours)
  (not required for some assessments)
• Scoring, Interpretation of Results, Reporting-Writing (3-6 hours)
  (non-client hours, no appointment - practitioner only)
• Report Finalisation, Delivery, and Feedback session (1-1.5 hours)

Inclusion of a cognitive test and/or assessment of multiple neurodivergence
is likely to require a minimum of two Assessing Appointments (eg:
assessing for both ADHD and Autism, or ADHD and SLD, is likely to
require two or three assessing appointments).

Fee Guideline for Complete Assessments

Please note that the following assessment fee is a guide, and your
practitioner will be able to provide a quote specific to your own assessment
needs when you initiate sessions.

• Standard assessments start from $2180 (i.e. 8 hours of work)
• The $230 deposit is non-fundable and required to book the initial appointment. If you need to cancel or reschedule your initial appointment, your deposit will be forfeited regardless of how much notice is given (please contact us if there are extenuating circumstances such as a medical emergency)
• The rest of the assessment is paid in two equal parts
• Payment one is due at the end of the initial appointment
• Payment two is due at the end of the second appointment

A note from assessing practitioners:
We recognise that for many clients, a psychological assessment is a
significant investment. We do our absolute best to keep assessment costs
as affordable as possible. Assessment fees reflect the amount of hours
involved in scoring, interpretation and report-writing, as well as cost of
testing materials, licensing fees for tests, and in particular, the extensive
training and professional development involved in practitioners offering
these services to a high standard.

Cancellations
If you need to cancel or reschedule your initial appointment, your deposit will be forfeited regardless of how much notice is given (please contact us if there are extenuating circumstances such as a medical emergency).
For all follow up appointments, we are happy to reschedule appointments provided that you provide 48 business-hours notice. Cancellations within 48 business-hours will be charged at the rate of $230 per hour, or $255 per hour for after-hours appointment. Please contact us if there are extenuating circumstances.

After-hours fees
Any appointments booked after-hours (after 5pm Monday-Friday or anytime on a Saturday) will incur an additional after-hours fee of $25 per hour.
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Funding assessments (Medicare rebates, insurance, and NDIS)
Unfortunately, assessments are not eligible for Medicare or private health rebates. Generally, NDIS funding does not cover assessments, but in some cases it may. If you are uncertain, please talk to your NDIS support coordinator or your local area coordinator.

Important information for ADHD assessments

If you are looking for an ADHD assessment with the purpose of trialling stimulants, please note that psychiatrists are required to conduct their own assessments prior to prescribing stimulants. In these cases (to avoid unnecessary cost) it may be better to do an initial pre-screening for ADHD with the psychologist to determine the likelihood of you meeting the diagnostic criteria to receive schedule 8 drugs (stimulants), followed by a recommendation letter and referral to a psychiatrist. This would be instead of the full assessment process. You can discuss which option might be best for you with your psychologist in the initial appointment.

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When you're ready, book your initial appointment.