Assessment Process
Step 1
Join our Waiting List
After enquiring, we’ll send you a short form to help us understand which assessments you’d like to discuss and your preferred location, so we can place you on the appropriate waitlist.
If you’re unsure whether an assessment is needed, you’re welcome to book a one-off consultation with a senior practitioner to talk this through.
Step 2
Intake Forms
When you reach the top of the waitlist we will book you an intake appointment and provide an electronic intake form for you, your child and their teacher to complete, along with an invoice. These will need to be completed prior to your intake appointment.
Step 3
Intake Appointment
Your intake appointment is 50-90 minutes with your psychologist. In this appointment you will discuss developmental history and current concerns.
You and your psychologist will confirm which assessment(s) is needed, create a plan, and book your assessment. You will be provided with a final quote at this appointment.
Step 4
Psychometric Questionnaires
After your intake appointment, your psychologist may send you, your child and/or their teacher psychometric questionnaires to complete. We kindly ask that these are completed before your first assessment session.
STep 5
Assessment Appointment(s)
Now your assessment begins! Some appointments will be for your child, and others will be for you to attend without them. This will be made clear in the plan you receive at your intake session.
Step 6
Diagnostic formulation & report writing
Now it’s our turn. Once we’ve gathered information from questionnaires, observations, interviews, and assessment results, your psychologist will carefully interpret the findings to understand your child’s strengths and areas of support. This includes determining whether your child meets diagnostic criteria.
Your psychologist will then prepare a comprehensive report outlining the results, their interpretation, and, most importantly, individualised recommendations to support your child at home and at school (where applicable).
Step 7
Feedback
In your 50–90 minute feedback session, your psychologist will talk you through the results, any diagnoses (if applicable), and the reasoning behind their conclusions. Regardless of diagnosis, our key focus is on discussing the recommendations to support your child. This session is usually completed without your child present.
You may also choose to include an additional feedback session for your child, where we explain the results in a developmentally appropriate way.
In some cases, we recommend involving your child’s school in the feedback process. This can be done within your feedback session or as a separate school-based session.