People who seek psychological assessments often have spent years aware of a gap between their ability and their output. They've started to wonder whether ADHD, attention difficulties, or learning disorders such as dyslexia might explain it and are looking for testing in the Denver area to find out. Others have been told by a residency director, a therapist, or someone else whose judgment they trust that an evaluation might explain difficulties that haven't responded to effort alone.

The goal isn't just a diagnosis, but a full account of why that gap between ability and output exists — even when the explanation doesn't reduce to a single label. That might mean attention difficulties that were never named or a learning difference that's gone undiagnosed since childhood. Often there's also anxiety or self-doubt that comes from years of not knowing why things were harder than they should have been. 

I serve as Director of Psychological Assessment for Student and Resident Mental Health at the University of Colorado Anschutz, where I've spent over a decade assessing graduate students and medical residents in demanding academic and professional environments. 

Depending on your concerns, testing — sometimes called psychoeducational assessments, ADHD evaluations, or gifted evaluations — may examine attention and executive functioning, learning and academic skills, cognitive abilities, or emotional factors that affect performance. This includes evaluations for ADHD, dyslexia, and giftedness, as well as testing accommodations for exams such as the ACT, SAT, LSAT, GRE, NCLEX, and Step I and II of the USMLE. An assessment provides a complete picture of how these pieces fit together, giving you practical recommendations through a detailed written report and feedback session.

What ages do you assess?
I conduct assessments for children, adolescents, and adults, from age seven through adulthood.

How long does an assessment take, from start to feedback?
The process begins with a detailed interview, followed by about five hours of one-on-one testing. I also gather collateral information where relevant, such as records from your current clinical team or questionnaires completed by family members. From there, scoring, analysis, and report writing take another four hours or so, and we finish with a feedback session where I walk you through what the testing showed. Altogether, most assessments span ten to twelve hours.

How much does an assessment cost?
Assessment fees are billed at $330 per hour. A comprehensive evaluation — the kind needed for testing accommodations on licensing exams or a full ADHD workup — typically costs $3,300 to $3,960. A more focused evaluation involves fewer hours and costs less. I can give you a clearer estimate once I understand what you're looking to have evaluated. 

If you think an assessment might help make sense of what you've been experiencing, I'd encourage you to reach out. You can find more on fees and the consultation process.