Get clarity with a psychological assessment
Are you experiencing symptoms that don’t make sense? Or perhaps repeating patterns, even when you know they’re not serving you?
Psychological assessment can offer insight into how your system is wired—beyond labels, beyond checklists.
My assessments go deeper than standard diagnostic tools. I take a holistic, mind-body, trauma-informed approach that honours all parts of you. Every assessment is tailored to your unique system.
Different options are available, including assessments focused on neurodivergence. .
Please note I only work with adults aged 18 and over and a 50% deposit is required to confirm booking. The remainder is billed before the assessment report is sent.
Clinical psychologist vs psychiatrist
Psychiatrists attend medical school and specialise in pharmaceutical management of mental health symptoms.
A psychiatrist assessment:
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Can provide an 'official' diagnosis
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Compares your symptoms to a diagnostic criteria
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Medical approach grounded in pathology AKA if something is different, then it is 'wrong'
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Prescribes pharmaceuticals designed to suppress symptoms
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May or may not provide a report to the client which details rationale for diagnosis
Clinical psychologists train for 6-7 years in human behaviour, psychology and treatment of mental health difficulties.
A clinical psychologist assessment:
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Can provide an 'official' diagnosis
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Assesses holistically the symptoms you are experiencing and how this compares to a diagnostic criteria
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Approach is specific to the psychologist. I (Kelly) understand our systems to be adaptive and use the resources available to them at the time to find safety and regulation.
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Provides education, skills and (non-pharmaceutical) treatment to target root cause of symptoms
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Provide a report with individualised formulation explaining how the symptoms developed overtime within the cultural contexts the person had to adapt to.