Services

Evaluations designed to answer your question

We evaluate children, adolescents, and adults. Educational and learning evaluations are designed for school-age children and students; psychological, ADHD, and accommodations evaluations are available across the lifespan. Every Northlight evaluation is a flat fee that includes the intake interview, all testing sessions, scoring and interpretation, a written report, and a 30–45 minute feedback meeting. There are no hidden hourly charges and no office visits; every service is delivered online.

Choose the evaluation that matches your concern, or book a free consultation and we will recommend one.

Children, Adolescents, and Students

ADHD & Attention Evaluation

$1,500

Ages 6–21 with concerns about focus, impulsivity, organization, or hyperactivity

For children and teens who struggle with focus, follow-through, impulsivity, or restlessness at school or home. We combine a detailed clinical interview, standardized rating scales from parents, teachers, and (for older children) the student, and a computerized attention test to determine whether ADHD is present, rule out look-alike causes such as anxiety or sleep problems, and recommend classroom supports and treatment options. Your report meets the documentation standards most schools require for a 504 plan.

What is included

Clinical interview with parent and child; standardized parent, teacher, and self-report rating scales; continuous performance test; developmental and school history review; diagnostic report with school and treatment recommendations; feedback session

Gifted & Advanced Placement Evaluation

$1,500

Ages 6–16 seeking documentation for gifted programs, grade acceleration, or private school admission

For families seeking documentation for gifted programs, early entrance, grade acceleration, or private school admission. Includes an individually administered IQ test, an academic achievement screen, and a brief social-emotional screen, so you learn not only your child's ability level but how to support a gifted child's emotional and social development. The report is formatted for school gifted committees and admissions offices.

What is included

Individually administered IQ test; brief academic achievement screen; social-emotional screen; report formatted for school gifted committees; feedback session

Disability Documentation & Accommodations Evaluation

$1,800

Students (grades 9–college) needing current documentation for a 504 plan, SAT/ACT/AP accommodations, or college disability services

For high school and college students who need current, compliant documentation for a 504 plan, extended time on the SAT, ACT, or AP exams, or registration with a college disability services office. We review prior records, administer the targeted cognitive, processing, and achievement measures these bodies require, and write the report to their published standards. Completed accommodation request forms are included.

What is included

Review of prior records; targeted cognitive, processing-speed, and achievement testing; rating scales; report written to College Board, ACT, and ADA/Section 504 documentation standards; completed accommodation forms; feedback session

Social-Emotional & Behavioral Assessment

$2,000

Ages 6–21 with anxiety, mood, behavioral, or adjustment concerns affecting school or home

For children and teens whose anxiety, low mood, irritability, or behavior is affecting school, friendships, or family life. We conduct clinical interviews with the parent and child, gather multi-informant measures of emotional and behavioral functioning, and screen for attention and learning factors that often hide underneath. You receive a clear diagnostic formulation and specific recommendations for therapy, school support, and home strategies.

What is included

Clinical interviews; multi-informant behavior and personality measures; screening for attention and learning contributions; diagnostic formulation; treatment and school recommendations; feedback session

Learning Disability Evaluation

$2,200

Ages 6–21 struggling with reading, writing, spelling, or math despite effort (dyslexia, dysgraphia, dyscalculia)

For students who work hard but still fall behind in reading, spelling, writing, or math. This evaluation identifies dyslexia, dysgraphia, dyscalculia, and related processing weaknesses using an IQ test, a comprehensive achievement battery, and measures of phonological processing, working memory, and processing speed. The report is written to satisfy IDEA and Section 504 eligibility criteria and includes evidence-based intervention recommendations.

What is included

IQ test; comprehensive academic achievement battery; phonological processing, processing speed, and working memory measures; attention and emotional screening; IDEA/504-ready report; feedback session

Independent Educational Evaluation (IEE) & School Advocacy Package

$2,500

Families who disagree with a school's evaluation or need an outside opinion for an IEP dispute

For parents who disagree with a school district's evaluation or need an outside expert opinion. We conduct a full record review, administer targeted testing to address the disputed questions, and produce a written IEE report. The package includes Dr. Alemu's virtual attendance at one 60-minute IEP or 504 meeting to present findings directly to the school team.

What is included

Full record review; targeted testing to address disputed questions; written IEE report; one 60-minute virtual IEP/504 meeting attendance; feedback session

Comprehensive Psychoeducational Evaluation

$3,000

Ages 6–21 with overlapping or unclear concerns (attention, learning, emotional) who need the full picture

For children and teens with overlapping or unclear concerns—attention, learning, and emotional factors all in play. This is our most complete evaluation: cognitive, academic, attention, executive function, adaptive, and social-emotional measures integrated into a single report that explains how the pieces fit together. Includes an extended 90-minute feedback meeting and prioritized recommendations across school, home, and treatment.

What is included

Everything in the ADHD, Learning Disability, and Social-Emotional evaluations in a single integrated battery; adaptive functioning measure; executive function measures; integrated report with prioritized recommendations across school, home, and treatment; extended 90-minute feedback session

Young Adults and Adults (18+)

Adult ADHD Evaluation

$1,500

Adults who suspect lifelong attention problems, or who need documentation for treatment, work, or school

For adults who have struggled with focus, follow-through, disorganization, or restlessness since childhood, or who need documentation to begin treatment or request accommodations at work or school. We take a careful developmental history, gather rating scales from you and someone who knew you growing up, administer a computerized attention test, and screen for the anxiety, mood, and sleep problems that often mimic ADHD. You receive a clear diagnosis and a plan.

What is included

Clinical interview with developmental history; self-report and informant rating scales; continuous performance test; screening for anxiety, mood, and sleep contributors; diagnostic report with treatment and workplace/academic recommendations; feedback session

Adult Diagnostic Psychological Assessment

$2,000

Adults with anxiety, depression, mood instability, trauma history, or diagnostic questions that have not been resolved in therapy

For adults living with anxiety, depression, mood swings, the after-effects of trauma, or a diagnostic question that therapy has not answered. We combine an extended clinical interview with standardized personality and symptom measures and screen for attention and cognitive factors underneath. The report gives you and your treating clinician a clear formulation and specific treatment recommendations.

What is included

Extended clinical interview; standardized personality and symptom measures; attention and cognitive screening; integrated diagnostic formulation; treatment recommendations written for the client and their treating clinician; feedback session

Adult Learning Disability & Exam Accommodations Evaluation

$2,200

College and graduate students and professionals needing documentation for the GRE, LSAT, MCAT, bar and licensing exams, college disability services, or ADA workplace accommodations

For college and graduate students and professionals who need current documentation for the GRE, LSAT, MCAT, bar, nursing, medical, or other licensing exams, for college disability services, or for ADA accommodations at work. We review prior records, administer the cognitive, achievement, processing-speed, and attention measures testing agencies require, and write the report to their published standards. Completed accommodation forms are included.

What is included

Record review; cognitive and achievement testing; processing-speed, working-memory, and attention measures; report written to testing-agency and ADA documentation standards; completed accommodation forms; feedback session

Comprehensive Adult Psychological Evaluation

$3,000

Adults with overlapping attention, learning, cognitive, and emotional concerns, or who need a full evaluation for disability, legal, or medical purposes

For adults with overlapping attention, learning, cognitive, and emotional concerns, or who need a complete evaluation for disability, legal, vocational, or medical purposes. Includes a full cognitive battery, achievement and executive-function measures, personality and symptom measures, and functional assessment, integrated into a single report with prioritized recommendations and an extended 90-minute feedback meeting.

What is included

Full cognitive battery; achievement and executive-function measures; personality and symptom measures; adaptive and functional assessment; integrated report with prioritized recommendations; extended 90-minute feedback session

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