Testing & Assessments

Psychological, Psycho-Educational and ADHD Testing

The Clinical and School Psychologists at Newtown Therapy and Wellness Center provide a broad range of psychological and mental health evaluations, as well as psycho-educational testing for children, adolescents, and adults. Each assessment is tailored by the individual psychologist to address the client’s specific needs and concerns, and includes a comprehensive evaluation with treatment recommendations.

Testing and evaluations are only performed by the doctoral level psychologists and post-doctoral residents in the collective at Newtown Therapy and Wellness Center, all of whom have extensive training and experience with psychological and psycho-educational testing.

Kathryn Shipley, PhD

She/Her

Licensed Clinical Psychologist
Owner, Clinical Director

Katherine Bascom, PsyD, LBS

She/Her

Licensed Clinical Psychologist

Meghan Devine, PsyD, BCBA

She/Her

Licensed Clinical & School Psychologist

Kaitlyn Lavey, PsyD

She/Her

Doctor of Clinical Psychology

If you are interested in testing services, please call the Newtown Therapy and Wellness Center main phone number at (267) 755-9333, speak with your individual therapist to set up an appointment or submit our contact form for assistance. The following testing services are currently offered by the providers at Newtown Therapy and Wellness Center:

Comprehensive Psychological & Educational Testing

This evaluation is appropriate for concerns related to academic difficulties, learning disabilities, giftedness, attention disorders, mental health (psychopathology), emotional and behavioral issues, and pre-employment screening. The evaluation will be tailored to address the client’s specific needs and may include an assessment of cognitive functioning, educational achievement, attention, emotional, and behavioral functioning, and psychopathology. The evaluation consists of comprehensive interviews with relevant parties (e.g., individual, parents, teachers, spouse, other providers), behavioral observations by the trained examiner, appropriate testing, follow-up feedback and recommendations meeting, and a comprehensive report.

There is a range of fees for these evaluations, which varies according to the depth and length of the assessment. ($2,000 – $4,000+)

Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Testing

This evaluation is appropriate for concerns related to ADHD. It includes comprehensive interviews with relevant parties (e.g., individual, parents, teachers, spouse, other providers), behavioral observations by the trained examiner, a computerized continuous performance test (T.O.V.A.), an assessment of cognitive functioning (if appropriate), multiple informant rating scales, follow-up feedback and recommendations meeting, and a comprehensive report (if required). Fee is $700-$1000 for all testing, meetings, assessment and report write-up.

Autism Spectrum Disorders Testing

This evaluation is appropriate for individuals with concerns related to autism spectrum disorders and other developmental disorders. It consists of comprehensive interviews with relevant parties (e.g., individual, parents, teachers, other providers), behavioral observations by the trained examiner (this may take place in multiple settings, such as the clinic, school, and/or home), relevant testing (ADOS, CARS, intelligence testing, school-readiness assessment, rating scales), follow-up feedback, a recommendations meeting, and a comprehensive report. (Call for Pricing)

Early Admission to First Grade Testing

This evaluation is appropriate for Preschoolers who are being considered to enter First Grade before the usual age cut-off of the school or district. Dr. Meghan Devine, a Certified School Psychologist, can perform this assessment for the private and public school districts. (Call for Pricing)

School Accomodations Evaluation

NTWC also offers evaluations for school accommodations related to mental health disorders (i.e. anxiety, depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder). A letter can be written and signed by a licensed psychologist to endorse your child’s need for accommodations, such as extended time for assignments and/or tests, individualized due dates, receiving visual aids, etc. In combination with other documentation, this letter may be sufficient to also endorse recommendations for standardized testing. Please refer to your institution’s requirements for documentation to determine if this type of letter will suffice. The specific recommended accommodations will be tailored to the child’s needs and be based on results of valid and reliable measures of DSM-5 mental health diagnoses and diagnostic interviewing. The fee for this evaluation is $500 and includes a parent clinical interview, a child clinical/diagnostic interview, assessments aimed to measure DSM-5 diagnostic criteria, as well as a signed letter describing results of testing and recommended accommodations.