Psychological Testing & Assessments
Comprehensive, Affirming Evaluations Tailored to You
At the Aguirre Center for Inclusive Psychotherapy, we offer psychological testing services that honor the complexity of your lived experiences. We understand that assessments can feel intimidating, especially when past experiences with healthcare or educational systems have been invalidating or biased. That’s why we approach every evaluation with cultural humility, clinical rigor, and a commitment to justice. Whether you're seeking clarity for yourself, your child, or a loved one, our assessments aim to illuminate—not pathologize—and to guide you toward the support, services, or insights you need to thrive.
Culturally-Sensitive
Psychological Testing
Psychological assessment can be a helpful and powerful tool to better understand yourself. Our goal in psychological assessment is to do just that: Help you better understand yourself, using a collaborative, holistic, thorough, and culturally-responsive approach.
You (or your child) might benefit from a culturally sensitive psychological assessment if you're:
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Feeling unsure about a diagnosis or needing clarity to guide treatment
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Seeking accommodations at school, work, or in testing environments
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Wanting support for disability documentation (e.g., ADA, college boards)
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Struggling with emotional, cognitive, or relational patterns that don’t make sense
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A therapist looking to refer a client for diagnostic clarity
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An adult exploring neurodivergence (e.g., ADHD or autism) later in life
Why Choose Our Psychological Assessment Services?
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Culturally Responsive & Identity-Affirming
We specialize in working with clients from diverse cultural, racial, linguistic, and LGBTQIA+ backgrounds. Our team brings both lived and clinical expertise to ensure your identity is never erased or misunderstood during the assessment process.
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Trauma-Informed, Strengths-Based Approach
We don’t just look for what’s “wrong.” Our assessments aim to identify strengths, clarify challenges, and contextualize symptoms within broader systems of power, oppression, and resilience.
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Clinically Comprehensive
Our evaluations include thorough interviews, evidence-based measures, and individualized feedback. We tailor each assessment to the client’s goals, whether that’s to inform therapy, secure accommodations, or better understand yourself or your child.
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Highly-Trained & Experienced Psychologists
All of our assessments are provided by Dr. Melanie Wilcox who has extensive experience in the assessment and treatment of adolescents and adults with a variety of clinical presentations particularly in the area of learning disorders, ADHD, and career exploration. As a professor at University of Albany in New York, she teaches courses on psychological assessment and provides supervision and training in the areas of psychometry and assessment.
Psychological Testing & Assessments Offered
A psychological assessment typically seeks to explain any difficulties or issues an individual is experiencing in their life. Through psychological testing and evaluation, our psychologists can accurately diagnose psychological conditions and provide tailored treatment recommendations.
Different types of assessments that we offer at ACIP include:
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ADHD (Teens & Adults)
Assessments to understand attention, focus, executive functioning, and behavioral regulation, with cultural and developmental context in mind. -
Autism Spectrum Evaluations
Neurodiversity-affirming evaluations that recognize diverse expressions of communication, emotion, and social connection—particularly within BIPOC and LGBTQIA+ communities. -
Learning Disabilities & Academic Accommodations
Psychoeducational testing for dyslexia, dysgraphia, and other learning challenges, often used to support IEPs, 504 plans, or college accommodations. -
Mood, Anxiety, and Trauma-Related Concerns
Evaluations to assess depression, anxiety, PTSD, and related concerns—especially when diagnostic clarity can help guide treatment or support a disability accommodation request. -
Personality, Identity, & Diagnostic Clarification
Insight-oriented psychological testing that deepens understanding of relational patterns, attachment styles, or longstanding concerns impacting functioning. This type of evaluation is an invaluable tool for understanding and treating psychological disorders. -
Career Exploration & Vocational Assessment
Evaluations that help clients—especially emerging adults, career changers, or neurodivergent individuals—gain insight into their values, interests, cognitive strengths, and personality traits. These assessments can support decisions around college majors, career transitions, or finding meaningful, sustainable work that aligns with one’s identity and goals. -
Pre-Surgical Psychological Evaluations
Collaborative assessments often required for procedures such as gender-affirming surgeries, bariatric surgery, or pain interventions.
What To Expect
A thorough, collaborative approach to assessment does take time. Because issues and problems vary with each person, assessments will be tailored to the patient's situation; clients can generally expect to meet for approximately five to eight sessions from beginning to end (*except potentially shorter evaluations such as career exploration or Gender Affirmative Evaluations).
PLEASE NOTE: All of our assessment services are provided via telehealth. You will need access to a stable internet connection, a laptop or desktop computer with a camera as well as a mobile device (e.g., smart phone; tablet), and a quiet, well-lit, private space in which to meet by telehealth that includes a flat surface on which you can write (e.g., a desk or table). If you have any questions, do not hesitate to reach out to Dr. Wilcox.
Fees for Testing
Fees may differ slightly depending on the type of evaluation. Generally, our comprehensive evaluation fee is $2,500. This includes psychoeducational testing & evaluations for:
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Learning Disorders
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ADHD
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Intellectual Assessments
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Psychoeducational Assessments
Shorter evaluations are typically charged by the hour, at $225 an hour. This includes:
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Gender Affirmative Evaluations
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Bariatric Surgery Evaluations
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Career Exploration
A 50% deposit is required on the day of testing, with the balance due at the feedback appointment. Accepted forms of payment include HSA, FSA, and credit cards. We do offer sliding scale services for those in need of financial assistance.
Please Note: Our clinicians are not contracted with any health insurance panels. Most insurance companies do not typically cover “learning” or “educational” assessments such as testing for learning disabilities, nor do they pay for psychoeducational assessments of academic achievement, cognitive (IQ) testing, or personality inventories. However, you can use your HSA or FSA account and depending on your particular insurance plan, you may be able to submit documentation for Out of Network benefits. Dr. Wilcox will provide you with all the needed documentation to send to your insurance for reimbursement.
If you have any questions about the assessment process or are ready to schedule a phone consultation to discuss your testing needs, please don't hesitate to contact Dr. Melanie Wilcox.