Psychological Assessment for Adults
Comprehensive psychological assessments for deep understanding and personal growth.
What Psychological Assessment Can Offer You.
Psychological assessment is a powerful tool that goes beyond diagnosing specific conditions—it provides a comprehensive, nuanced understanding of who you are as a person. Our thorough assessments explore various aspects of your emotional, cognitive, and psychological makeup, offering insights into the patterns, behaviors, and inner conflicts that shape your life. This holistic approach helps uncover the complexities that may not be immediately visible, offering a clearer picture of how your unique traits influence your daily functioning, relationships, and emotional well-being.
Our assessments are designed to support your personal growth and therapy by offering a deeper understanding of your strengths, challenges, and underlying emotional dynamics. By identifying the core issues that may have gone unnoticed in previous treatment or life experiences, our evaluations help create a roadmap for targeted, effective therapeutic work. Whether you are navigating career changes, relationship challenges, or simply seeking greater self-awareness, the insights gained from an assessment can be a powerful guide to informed decision-making and self-empowerment.
In working with diverse individuals, we ensure that our assessments are tailored to your specific experiences and needs, acknowledging the richness and complexity of your life history. If you have ever felt misunderstood, misdiagnosed, or unsure about how your symptoms and traits fit together, our in-depth process offers the clarity you need. With this holistic perspective, you will have a clearer understanding of your own psychological landscape, empowering you to navigate the challenges and opportunities ahead with more confidence and insight.
Why Choose an Assessment with TidePools?
Gain a Comprehensive, Holistic Picture: Understand the full scope of your emotional, cognitive, and psychological landscape—beyond just symptoms or labels.
Clarify Complexities: Address the hidden factors that may have gone unnoticed in past evaluations, offering insight into persistent challenges or confusing patterns.
Tailored to You: Our assessments are customized to your unique experiences and needs, reflecting the complexity of your personal and professional life.
Enhance Your Therapy: Use the insights from the assessment to inform and accelerate your therapeutic work, leading to more effective and meaningful sessions.
Support for Personal Growth: Empower yourself with greater self-awareness and emotional intelligence, enabling you to navigate life’s challenges with confidence.
Informed Decision-Making: Gain a clearer understanding of your strengths and areas for growth, so you can make informed choices about your career, relationships, and life direction.
A Collaborative Process: Work with a psychoanalytically-trained professional who listens deeply and works with you to explore the nuances of your psychological and emotional life.
The Assessment Process at TidePools
Our assessment process is designed to give you a deep, holistic understanding of your psychological and emotional life. The first step is a one-hour consultation with a clinician, where we will explore your unique needs, discuss your personal and professional concerns, and determine whether our approach is the right fit for you. This consultation serves as an opportunity for you to ask questions, understand how our process works, and clarify any details before moving forward with a full assessment.
If we decide to proceed with the assessment, we will design a process tailored to your specific needs. Assessments typically include a combination of in-office visits and video meetings, as well as completing various assessments both in-person and online. This flexible, comprehensive approach allows us to gather the information necessary to create a thorough, nuanced picture of your psychological and emotional landscape.
The full assessment typically spans several weeks and involves a combination of structured testing, in-depth interviews, and reflection on your personal history. We recognize that every individual is unique, and so the specifics of each assessment may vary depending on your goals, questions, and life circumstances. While the cost of the full assessment will be discussed during your consultation, the pricing varies based on the scope of the assessment and the areas of focus.
The goal of the assessment is not just to offer a diagnosis but to provide insight into your emotional and psychological life, which can serve as a foundation for deeper personal work or therapeutic support. Our commitment is to help you uncover the answers you’ve been seeking, whether that means resolving long-standing questions or gaining a clearer sense of how to move forward with greater understanding and confidence.