Psychological and psychoeducational testing
Real answers about ADHD, autism, IQ, and learning. Without the year-long waitlist.
Across the country, people wait 5 to 10 months for an evaluation, pay $2,500 to $4,500, then wait again for a report packed with jargon. My recent full evaluations have had the complete, plain-language report in the client's hands nine days after the first appointment, and a typical full battery runs about five billed hours, roughly $1,500 total. Faster and cheaper is a combination you will struggle to find anywhere.
Almost everyone says the evaluation was worth it. Almost everyone hates how it went.
Talk to people who have been through psychological testing and you hear the same three complaints. The waitlist was measured in seasons: 5 to 10 months is the national average for adult evaluations, and some clinics are booked years out. The report took months more to arrive. And when it finally came, it was thirty pages of test jargon that never quite said what to do next.
The diagnosis itself? People consistently call it life-changing. The information is valuable. The delivery is broken.
So this practice fixes the delivery: limited testing slots instead of a long waitlist, tight scheduling from intake to feedback, the report written while the data is fresh, and every finding translated into plain words with concrete next steps.
Questions an evaluation can answer
ADHD evaluation
For children, teens, and adults. Distinguishes ADHD from anxiety, depression, sleep problems, and plain overload, so treatment targets the right thing.
Autism evaluation
Including adults who have masked for decades and are asking the question for the first time. Affirming, evidence-based, and honest either way.
IQ and giftedness testing
Cognitive ability testing for gifted program admission, school placement decisions, or simply understanding how your child thinks.
Learning differences
Dyslexia, dyscalculia, written expression. Identifies the specific gap between ability and achievement, with the documentation schools need for supports and accommodations.
Diagnostic clarity
When years of treatment have not answered the basic question: what is actually going on? A full battery, including personality and projective measures, built to answer it.
The instruments
Every battery is assembled around your referral question, drawn from gold-standard instruments:
WAIS-5
Adult intelligence and cognitive ability (ages 16+)
WISC-V
Child and adolescent intelligence (ages 6 to 16)
WIAT-4
Academic achievement: reading, writing, math
TAT
Thematic Apperception Test, narrative personality measure
Rorschach
Performance-based personality assessment
Clinical interview and rating scales
Structured history plus standardized symptom measures, including observer forms
How it works
1. Free consultation call
We clarify the question you need answered, I confirm testing can answer it, and you get a written quote: which instruments, how many hours, total cost. No surprises later.
2. Intake and testing sessions
A clinical interview, then testing over one or more scheduled sessions, plus rating scales for you and, where relevant, people who know you well.
3. Report, fast
Scoring and writing happen immediately, not in a queue. Recent full batteries: report done nine days after the first appointment.
4. Feedback session
We go through everything in plain language: what the scores mean, the diagnosis if there is one, and exactly what to do next at school, work, home, or in treatment.
Pricing, out loud
$300 per hour, and the clock covers everything: interview, testing, scoring, report writing, and the feedback session. A typical full battery looks like this: three sessions of testing, one hour of report writing, one feedback session. Five billed hours, about $1,500, start to finished report.
Compare that to the market. Standard private-pay batteries nationally run $2,500 to $4,500, complex evaluations exceed $6,000, and the report-writing hours usually hide inside an opaque flat fee, delivered months later. Here the math is visible, you are quoted the full number before we start, shorter referral questions cost less because they take fewer hours, and complex cases get an honest higher quote up front instead of a surprise.
Payment by card, Venmo, or Zelle. Testing is private pay, and you receive a superbill with standard CPT codes to submit for out-of-network reimbursement if your plan covers testing. How out-of-network reimbursement works.
Who does the testing
I'm Dr. Anders Chan, a licensed psychologist (PsyD, LIU Post; postdoctoral training at the UCLA School of Medicine). Assessment is a core part of my training and practice, not a side offering: I administer, score, and interpret every measure myself, and I write every report I sign. I also teach psychological assessment concepts to psychologists studying for their licensing exam through thePsychology.ai.
Frequently asked questions
How much does a psychological evaluation cost?
Testing is billed at $300 per hour, and that rate includes scoring and report-writing time, not just face-to-face hours. A typical full battery is about five billed hours: three testing sessions, one hour of report writing, and a feedback session, roughly $1,500 total. Focused evaluations take fewer hours and cost less; complex referral questions take more, and you get the exact written quote after the free consultation, before committing to anything. For context, private-pay batteries in the US commonly run $2,500 to $4,500 and some exceed $6,000.
How long until I get the report?
Recent full-battery evaluations have had the finished report delivered nine days after the first appointment. Timelines are confirmed at the consultation and depend on scheduling and any records that need collecting, but the report is treated as the product, not an afterthought. Much of the field quotes several months; some university clinics quote years.
Why do assessments elsewhere take so long?
Demand for ADHD and autism evaluations has spiked, many clinics batch their testing and writing, and reports often sit in a queue behind other cases. This practice is built small and fast on purpose: limited slots, testing scheduled tightly, and the report written immediately while the data is fresh.
Will I actually understand the report?
Yes. The most common complaint about psychological reports is that they are jargon-stuffed and end without clear guidance. Reports here are written in plain language, explain what each score means in real life, and end with specific, prioritized recommendations: what to do at school, at work, at home, and in treatment.
Is testing done remotely or in person?
Evaluations are conducted virtually over secure video using validated remote-administration protocols, with standardized procedures for stimulus presentation and response capture. Whether remote testing fits your referral question is confirmed at the consultation; if your situation needs in-person administration, Dr. Chan will say so and help you find it.
Can adults be tested for ADHD or autism, or is it just for kids?
Adults are a large part of the practice. Many adults spent decades compensating: smart enough to pass classes while losing keys, deadlines, and relationships, or masking social exhaustion so well nobody asked. The DSM-5-TR explicitly recognizes that autistic traits may be masked by learned strategies until later in life. Testing gives you data instead of guessing.
Will a diagnosis go on my record?
If you pay privately, results go to you and to no one else without your written permission. Nothing is filed with insurance unless you choose to seek reimbursement. You decide who sees the report, whether that is a school, an employer, a physician, or nobody.
Does insurance cover psychological testing?
Sometimes, and usually out-of-network. Testing here is private pay at $300 per hour, and you receive a superbill with the CPT codes insurers expect (96130 series for testing services). PPO plans often reimburse a meaningful portion after the deductible. The insurance guide explains how to check your plan in one phone call.
What is the difference between this and the online ADHD quizzes or telehealth prescribers?
A screener is a yes-or-no smoke alarm; an evaluation finds the fire. Full testing measures cognitive ability, attention, achievement, and emotional functioning against age norms, rules out look-alike explanations, and produces documentation that schools, testing boards, and physicians accept. Ten-minute intake quizzes cannot do any of that.
What do I get at the end?
A feedback session where Dr. Chan walks you through the results in plain words, the full written report with scores, diagnosis if one applies, and prioritized recommendations, plus the documentation needed for accommodations requests. You also get time to ask questions until it all makes sense.
Stop wondering. Start with a free consultation.
Fifteen minutes to clarify your question, confirm testing can answer it, and get a transparent quote. If testing is not what you need, you will leave knowing that too.
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