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ADHD Assessments

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I'm an ADHDer, a Licensed Mental Health Counselor, and an ADHD Certified Clinical Services Provider (ADHD-CCSP). I know how hard it can be to get an ADHD assessment, and how validating it feels to finally get one! I am so excited that I can now offer these to people!

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I can offer ADHD assessments to people 13 ages and up in Washington state or Florida, where I am licensed.

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Here is the process for how I administer ADHD Assessment Evaluations:

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Scheduling

 

1. You book an appointment with me on the scheduling tool at the bottom of this page. All ADHD Assessment Evaluations will be two hours, and be offered on Thursday afternoons, 12:30-2:30 pm or 3-5 pm.​  I do not have any other available times to offer. We will have a 2 minute break to stand up in the middle. :)

 

Cost of ADHD Assessments / Evaluation

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2. The total cost of the ADHD assessment and evaluation is $525. This is my rate of $175 billed for 3 hours. The appointment is two hours, and it takes me one hour to formulate your results and write your letter. The cost of the letter, $175, is due at the time of booking. I cannot bill your insurance company for the letter or time it takes me to write the letter. The fee of the assessment and evaluation, $350, is due at the time of the session, or you can pay one half at the time of the session and the other half one week later.

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ADHD Assessment Evaluation Letter

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3. The letter will include all of your results, which you can send to medication providers, schools, and workplaces. I will send the letter approximately one week after the session. Please send me an email if you need the letter sooner than that. This letter is also important for you! It lets you know whether or not you have ADHD, and/or other relevant diagnoses. You can also use this letter to prove to friends and family what you have suspected, and to have that validation and satisfaction of knowing how your unique brain works. The feeling of having this confirmation is worth the assessment for many people.

 

Most medication providers, schools, and workplaces will accept this letter for your medication and accommodation needs. However, it is up to you to verify that they will accept an ADHD Assessment letter from a therapist with a Master's degree, and if they have any specifications they require in the letter. Please note that this letter with your results is not the same as an accommodation letter. This can be provided in a separate session, billed at my hourly rate.

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Insurance for ADHD Assessments

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4. I can bill your insurance for the assessment and evaluation if you have Aetna (WA or FL) or Ambetter Coordinated Care (WA only) insurance. You are responsible for determining whether you have a deductible to meet; if you do, I will charge your card for the cost at the time of the session. ​If I am not billing Aetna or Ambetter Coordinated Care, I will send you a superbill you can send to your insurance company to try to get reimbursement. I cannot guarantee that your insurance company will provide reimbursement. 

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Difference between ADHD Assessment / Evaluation and Psychological Evaluation

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5. ​The average cost for a psychologist to assess for ADHD is $4,000, and includes 3-4 hours of testing and an additional 10-12 hours billed for compiling results and producing the letter. The average wait time is six months to a year and a half. Comprehensive psychological evaluations include assessing for ADHD, Autism, learning disabilities, and other diagnoses.

 

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Prior to the ADHD Assessment

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6. I will confirm your appointment and send you the intake package within 24 hours of receiving the appointment booking, Monday through Thursday. It is your responsibility to complete all of the therapy paperwork and self-administered screeners prior to 24 hours of the appointment time. If you do not complete all the paperwork before then, I will assume you are not able to show up and I will cancel your appointment. The cost of the letter ahead of time also functions as a way to hold your appointment time and as a no-show fee if you do not show up. If you do not show up, you will have one opportunity to reschedule and attend your appointment.

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   a. The pre-assessment screeners in the therapy paperwork include:

          1. PTSD Checklist for DSM5, PCL-5, for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

          2. General Anxiety Disorder, GAD-7, for Generalized Anxiety

          3. Patient Health Questionnaire, PHQ 9, for Major Depressive Disorder

          4. Yale-Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale, YBOCS, for Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

          5. Autism Quotient-10, AQ 10, for Autism Spectrum Disorder

          6. Adult ADHD Self-Report Symptom Checklist, ASRS-v1.1

          7. Audit C-Plus 3, for substance abuse

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Confirming the  ADHD Assessment Appointment

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​7. When you book the session, it will send me an email to approve the appointment. The website will automatically send the first email saying you booked it. (All times are in Pacific Standard Time). ​

 

Once I approve the appointment, the website will send you a second email with your link to Google Meet. I will meet you on Google Meet for your assessment! ​

 

Please check your spam folders for the second confirmation email, which has the link to meet. If you do not receive the second email with a link within two days before the appointment, please send me an email and I will send it to you again. Please have your camera and microphone on at the appointment.

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At the ADHD Assessment Evaluation

 

8. At the ADHD assessment evaluation, I will administer the following assessments:

         1. Mental Health Biopsychosocial Assessment, done in a therapeutically validating and affirming way

         2. DIVA-5 Diagnostic Interview for ADHD

         3. Copeland System Checklist

         4. Wender Utah Rating Scale for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

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Receiving your ADHD Assessment letter

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9. Approximately one week after the session, or before, I will send you a letter detailing your assessment results. You can use this letter to send to medication providers and universities or workplaces. I will only send you the letter once the fee has been paid in full.

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Discussing ADHD Assessment Results

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10. If you want a second session to discuss your assessment results, you can email me at counselor@katemageau.com to schedule that. All sessions are booked for 50-minutes and billed at my hourly rate of $175.

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Thank you! I look forward to meeting you! Here's to happy, healthy, ADHDers with support! :) 

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​For any questions, please email me at counselor@katemageau.com 

Please note that I am currently full for ongoing therapy.

For additional resources about ADHD, please see my suggested books on ADHD and Autism; and follow me on TikTok and Instagram!​

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