
Assessments that are available:
Psychological assessment
Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity/Impulsivity Disorder assessment (ADHD)
Autism/Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) assessment
Learning Disabilities assessment
Neuropsychological assessment
Cognitive assessment
Psychological assessment
I run generic psychological assessments for diagnosis purposes, i.e., major depression disorder, anxieties (e.g., generalised anxiety disorder, health anxiety, social anxiety, phobias, panic attack disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder), bipolar I and II, psychosis (i.e., schizophrenias, schizoaffective disorder), PTSD, adjustment disorder, and personality disorders.
Steps:
1. You fill in psychometric tests before the appointment.
2. You attend an online semi-structured clinical interview that involves questions about your mental health and meaningful life events. It lasts up to two hours.
3. The practitioner provides oral and written (email) feedback, a brief clinical opinion, and a brief intervention plan after the assessment.
This is an online assessment that lasts up to two hours.
If you need a letter confirming the diagnosis/es, this will be charged separately. You might be encouraged to submit additional documents to help with the diagnostic process, e.g., medical letters.
Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity/Impulsivity Disorder (ADHD) assessment
The Adult ADHD assessment is based on a structured clinical interview, conducted according to the guidelines set out by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE), the Royal College of Psychiatrists (RCP), and the British Psychological Society (BPS). It uses one of the suggested formal assessment tools, such as the Diagnostic Interview for ADHD in Adults, the fifth edition, (DIVA-5) which relies on the clinical criteria as per the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, the fifth edition (DSM-5).
Steps:
1. You and a close family member/carer that has known you from an early age fill in psychometric tests before the appointment.
2. You attend an online semi-structured clinical interview that involves questions about your mental health, education, and meaningful life events. It lasts up to two hours.
3. You are encouraged to submit additional documents to help with the diagnostic process, e.g., school reports, medical letters, previous ADHD assessments.
4. The practitioner prepares and send you the report in two weeks from the assessment date.
This is an online assessment that lasts up to two hours.
Autism assessment
The Adult Autism assessment is based on a semi-structured clinical interview, conducted according to the guidelines set out by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE), the Royal College of Psychiatrists (RCP), and the British Psychological Society (BPS). It uses one of the recommended formal assessment tools, such as the The Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule, second edition (ADOS-2) which relies on the clinical criteria as per the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, the fifth edition (DSM-5).
Steps:
1. You and a close family member/carer that has known you from an early age fill in psychometric tests before the appointment.
2. You attend a face-to-face semi-structured clinical interview that involves questions about your mental health, education, and meaningful life events. It lasts up to three hours.
3. A close family member/carer that has known you from an early age attends an online semi-structured clinical interview to provide information about your childhood and your daily functioning as an adult. It lasts up to one hour.
4. You are encouraged to submit additional documents to help with the diagnostic process, e.g., school reports, medical letters, previous autism assessments.
5. The practitioner prepares and send you the report in two weeks from the assessment date.
This is a face-to-face assessment that lasts up to three hours.
Learning disabilities assessment
The Adult Learning Disabilities assessment is based on a structured pen-and-paper clinical battery, conducted according to the guidelines set out by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE), the Royal College of Psychiatrists (RCP), and the British Psychological Society (BPS). It uses the recommended formal assessment tool, i.e., The Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale, fourth edition (WAIS-4) which is a comprehensive instrument for assessing intellectual functioning in adults aged 16-89 years old. It provides comprehensive information about someone's general intellectual functioning (i.e., intellectual quotient, IQ). The diagnosis is established based on the clinical criteria as per the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, the fifth edition (DSM-5).
Steps:
1. You attend a face-to-face appointment that involves some pen-and-paper exercises, as well as questions about your mental health, education, employment, and meaningful life events. It lasts up to three hours.
2. A close family member/carer that has known you from an early age attends an online semi-structured clinical interview to provide information about your childhood and your daily functioning as an adult. It lasts up to one hour.
3. You are encouraged to submit additional documents to help with the diagnostic process, e.g., school reports, medical letters, previous cognitive/disability assessments.
4. The practitioner prepares and send you the report in two weeks from the assessment date.
This is a face-to-face assessment that lasts up to three hours.
Neuropsychological assessment
The Adult Neuropsychological assessment is based on a structured pen-and-paper clinical battery, conducted according to the guidelines set out by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) and the British Psychological Society (BPS). It uses one of the recommended formal assessment tools, i.e., The Wechsler Memory Scale, fourth edition (WMS-4) which is a comprehensive instrument for assessing different memory functions in adults aged 16-89 years old.
This assessment is recommended for someone who has a brain trauma/injury, dementia, epilepsy, stroke, neuroinfectious illness, and/or multiple sclerosis. The assessment is usually part of a more comprehensive neurological assessment (to be run by a neurologist and/or psychiatrist). It provides comprehensive explanations about someone's memory functioning and other mental skills such as language, attention, and speed of information processing.
Steps:
1. You and a close family member/carer that has known you well as an adult fill in psychometric tests before the appointment.
2. You attend a face-to-face appointment that involves pen-and-paper exercises, as well as questions about your mental health, education, employment, and meaningful life events. It lasts up to three hours.
3. You are encouraged to submit additional documents to help with the diagnostic process, e.g., medical letters, previous cognitive/neuropsychological/disability assessments.
4. The practitioner prepares and send you the report in two weeks from the assessment date.
This is a face-to-face assessment that lasts up to three hours.
Cognitive assessment
The adult cognitive assessment is based on a structured pen-and-paper clinical battery and additional pen-and-paper exercises, conducted according to the guidelines set out by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) and the British Psychological Society (BPS). It provides comprehensive explanations about someone's mental skills regarding executive functions (e.g., learning, memory, reasoning, decision-making, attention, language). It is recommended for someone who has a neurological condition (e.g., brain trauma/injury, dementia, epilepsy, stroke, neuroinfectious illness such as e.g., AIDS/HIV, neurosyphilis, meningitis, and/or multiple sclerosis) and is usually part of a more comprehensive neurological assessment. It is also recommended in chronic substance misuse, chronic alcohol misuse, and/or other chronic and severe mental health issues (e.g., PTSD, depression, anxiety) that might have had a detrimental impact on someone's cognitive functioning.
Steps:
1. You attend a face-to-face appointment that involves pen-and-paper exercises, as well as questions about your mental health, education, employment, and meaningful life events. It lasts up to three hours.
2. You and a close family member/carer that has known you well as an adult might be asked to fill in psychometric tests after the appointment.
3. You are encouraged to submit additional documents to help with the diagnostic process, e.g., medical letters, previous cognitive/neuropsychological/disability assessments.
4. The practitioner prepares and send you the report in two weeks from the assessment date.
This is a face-to-face assessment that lasts up to three hours.
I accept self-referrals, as well as medical, occupational, educational or other professional referrals.