Assessment Services
At Forward Counseling, we offer a variety of assessment services to help you know your baseline and grow from there. We offer assessments in these areas:
Mental Health Assessments (including assessing for Depression, Mood Disorder, Anxiety, ADHD, Post-traumatic Stress Disorder, Post Partum Depression, Adjustment Disorder, Stress and Coping)
Speech and Language Assessments
Academic Functioning for grades 1-12
Personal Values Assessment
Nutrition Assessments
Personality Assessments (including strengths, weaknesses)
Career Interest Assessment
Marital Assessment
Why do an assessment?
An assessment can help you create goals to address the real issues.
An assessment can lead to school accommodations for your child to help them succeed.
An assessment can answer your questions of why you do certain things the way you do them.
How does Forward Counseling Charge for Assessment Services?
The assessments are done by our team of providers whose fees range from $50-$225 per hour. Below you can find each assessment service and the expected length of time and charge to complete each assessment. In some cases, your insurance may pay for testing services. In some cases insurance does not cover testing, but we will do our best to file it properly.
Mental Health Assessments: $125 per session, 1-4 sessions; approximate cost $375
Speech and Language Assessments: $125 per session, with Denice Perkins, SLP-CCC, approximately 2 sessions; approximate cost $250.
Academic Functioning Assessments for grades 1-12: $85 per session, approximately 6 hours for testing and interpreting results; approximate total cost $510.
Personal Values Assessment: 1 session with Jessica Shea, LCSW; $125
Nutrition Assessments: by Dr. Wanderman, 1-2 appointments; approximate cost $375
Personality Assessments: 1 session with Jessica Shea, LCSW; $125
Career Interest Assessment: 1 session with Jessica Shea, LCSW; $125
Marital Assessment and Intervention Plan: $125 per session, approximately 5 sessions; total cost approximately $625.
