SERVICES
Psychological Assessment
A thorough psychological assessment can be transformative, giving your child, your family, and their school a clear picture of how your child thinks, learns, and experiences the world. It opens doors to the right support.
WHY ASSESSMENT MATTERS
Understanding your child changes everything.
Many children who struggle at school, at home, or with friendships are not being difficult, they are experiencing the world differently. A psychological assessment replaces guesswork with clarity.
At Strength Psychology, assessment is not a box-ticking exercise. Our clinicians — with deep roots in Educational and Developmental Psychology — conduct thorough, evidence-based evaluations that result in detailed reports with real, practical recommendations.
Those reports matter beyond the consultation room. They can be used to access funding, formal accommodations at school, and to guide the ongoing work of any clinician supporting your child.
WHAT A STRENGTH ASSESSMENT REPORT CAN UNLOCK
School funding & adjustments
Our reports can be used to support applications for Program for Students with Disabilities (PSD) funding, Individual Education Plans (IEPs), and formal exam adjustments.
NDIS plan development
A diagnostic report from Strength Psychology can support an NDIS eligibility application or plan review, helping your child access the right funded supports.
A personalised treatment roadmap
Assessment findings inform everything that follows, whether that's ongoing therapy at Strength or support provided elsewhere.
Clarity & peace of mind
For many families, a formal diagnosis (or ruling one out) is in itself a profound relief. It replaces uncertainty with direction.
ASSESSMENT TYPES
ADHD Assessment
A comprehensive evaluation of attention, executive functioning, and behaviour across home and school settings. Includes standardised rating scales, cognitive testing, and clinical interview with parents and, where appropriate, teachers.
Autism Assessment (ASD)
A thorough assessment of social communication, sensory processing, and behaviour using gold-standard tools. Our clinicians take a neurodiversity-affirming approach, recognising autism as a difference, not a deficit.
Specific Learning Disorder Assessment
Evaluation of reading, writing, mathematics, and processing to identify dyslexia, dyscalculia, or other specific learning difficulties. Reports include practical recommendations for schools and tutors.
Cognitive Assessment
Assessment of intellectual ability, processing speed, working memory, and reasoning. Useful for understanding a child's learning profile, identifying giftedness, or supporting school placement decisions.
Vocational Assessment
For older adolescents exploring career pathways, vocational assessment helps identify strengths, interests, and cognitive profile to inform subject selection and future planning.
THE ASSESSMENT PROCESS
What to expect, step by step.
Assessments are different to counselling, they involve multiple components across several appointments. Here's how it typically works.
Initial enquiry
Send us a message via the Contact page. A member of our team will call you to understand your concerns and confirm whether an assessment is the right pathway.
Intake & history gathering
Your clinician collects developmental history, school reports, previous assessments, and completes standardised rating scales with parents and teachers.
Assessment sessions
Your child completes a series of structured tasks and activities with the clinician. Sessions are designed to be engaging, with breaks as needed.
Scoring & report writing
Results are analysed and compiled into a comprehensive written report with a full profile of findings and tailored recommendations.
Feedback session
Your clinician walks you through the findings in a dedicated feedback appointment, answering your questions and explaining what comes next.
FEES & FUNDING
What does an assessment cost?
Psychological assessments are priced separately to counselling sessions. We're transparent about how funding works so there are no surprises.
Cognitive Assessment
- Assessment Intake Fee – $350
- WISC-V Testing session - 2 hours - $450
- BASC-3 Questionnaire – $225
- Vineland-3 Questionnaire – $225
- Report Writing & Feedback – $1000
ADHD Assessment
- Assessment Intake Fee – $350
- WISC-V Testing session - 2 hours - $450
- BASC-3 Questionnaire – $225
- Conners-4 Questionnaire – $225
- Clinical Interview – $450
- School Observation – $225
- BRIEF-2 Questionnaire – $225
- Report Writing & Feedback – $1000
Specific Learning Disorder Assessment
- Assessment Intake Fee – $350
- WISC-V Testing session - 2 hours - $450
- BASC-3 Questionnaire – $225
- Educational Testing Supplement (WIAT-III) – $1200
- Report Writing & Feedback – $1000
COMMON QUESTIONS
Things parents often ask us.
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For most assessments, we don’t need a referral. Filling in the information form on the contact page is all that is required.
If your child is being assessed for ASD, a referral from a Paediatrician is required to get any Medicare rebates.
ASD assessments can be conducted without a Paediatrician referral, but this results in a slightly higher fee.
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Typically 8-12 weeks from start to finish.
After the intake session, it’s common to return for testing sessions in the subsequent weeks.
The report writing phase is typically 6-8 weeks until the report is ready for presentation at the feedback session.
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We can appreciate the considerable investment this can be for some families.
The prices simply reflect the hours it takes the clinician to complete each element of the assessment process. e.g., our comprehensive ADHD assessment is designed to meet best practice guidelines and will take between 14-22 hours.
This is based on average fee of $200 an hour, which is less than our regular consulting fee.
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Absolutely. We work with many schools in our region. We can even organise for our clinicians to complete the testing at school. School funded assessments have many benefits.
Reduce Classroom Disruptions
Empower Teachers
Secure Essential Funding
Address Learning Challenges
Fast-Track Support
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The Autism CRC Guidelines allows Educational & Developmental Psychologists to diagnose ASD as single diagnosticians.
We often recommend engaging a paediatrician for confirmatory opinion and ongoing care.
Ready to find out more?
Assessment can't be booked online, but the enquiry process is simple. Send us a message and we'll explain the pathway, what's involved, and answer your questions before anything is committed to.