At Hazel Approach Psych Services, we specialize in culturally responsive, evidence-based evaluations for children, adolescents, and adults (ages 6 and up).
Our goal is to provide accurate diagnoses, actionable recommendations, and meaningful insights that support mental health, education, legal decisions, and daily functioning.
We offer a variety of assessment types:
Our goal is to provide accurate diagnoses, actionable recommendations, and meaningful insights that support mental health, education, legal decisions, and daily functioning.
We offer a variety of assessment types:
Neuropsychological Testing Comprehensive Cognitive Insight Our neuropsychological testing evaluates ADHD, Autism, learning disorders, memory and cognition, and the impact of neurological injuries (such as TBI or stroke). These assessments provide a detailed profile of strengths, weaknesses, and supports to guide treatment and accommodations. |
Forensic & Behavioral Risk Assessments |
🧠 Psychological Assessments
Purpose
Psychological assessments provide an in-depth understanding of an individual’s emotional, behavioral, social, and cognitive functioning. They are designed to clarify diagnoses, guide treatment, and support requests for accommodations.
What We Assess
Psychological assessments provide an in-depth understanding of an individual’s emotional, behavioral, social, and cognitive functioning. They are designed to clarify diagnoses, guide treatment, and support requests for accommodations.
What We Assess
- Emotional functioning, including symptoms of anxiety, depression, and mood disorders
- Personality traits, coping strategies, and stress responses
- Social skills and interpersonal functioning
- The impact of trauma, including racial trauma and complex trauma
- Adaptive functioning and day-to-day coping
- General cognitive assessment (to evaluate baseline intellectual functioning and problem-solving skills when a full neuropsychological evaluation is not required)
- When symptoms are complex or not fully understood
- To guide therapy or psychiatric treatment planning
- When schools or workplaces require documentation for accommodations
- To clarify the impact of past experiences on current well-being
- To establish a baseline of cognitive functioning without a full neuropsychological workup
- A comprehensive clinical interview
- Standardized psychological questionnaires and rating scales
- General cognitive testing to provide intellectual baseline information
- Integration of results into a clear, written report with practical recommendations
🔍 Neuropsychological Testing
Purpose
Neuropsychological testing evaluates how the brain’s functioning affects thinking, learning, and behavior. These assessments are more detailed than standard psychological testing and provide insight into both strengths and challenges.
What We Assess
Neuropsychological testing evaluates how the brain’s functioning affects thinking, learning, and behavior. These assessments are more detailed than standard psychological testing and provide insight into both strengths and challenges.
What We Assess
- Attention, concentration, and executive functioning (planning, organization, flexibility)
- Learning, memory, and information processing
- Academic functioning and learning disorders (reading, writing, math)
- Neurodevelopmental conditions, including ADHD and Autism
- Cognitive decline (e.g., dementia) or recovery from neurological injury (stroke, TBI, concussion)
- To determine the presence of ADHD, Autism, or a learning disorder
- To evaluate unexplained changes in memory, attention, or thinking
- To assess recovery or functioning after a brain injury or neurological event
- For recommendations regarding accommodations in school or the workplace
- A clinical interview and record review
- Standardized tests of intellectual, academic, and cognitive abilities
- Self-report and observer-report questionnaires
- A detailed written report with diagnostic impressions and individualized recommendations
⚖️ Forensic & Behavioral Risk Assessments
Purpose
Forensic and risk-focused assessments provide objective, court-ready evaluations that address safety, responsibility, and capacity. These evaluations balance an individual’s needs with the concerns of courts, schools, or agencies.
What We Assess
Forensic and risk-focused assessments provide objective, court-ready evaluations that address safety, responsibility, and capacity. These evaluations balance an individual’s needs with the concerns of courts, schools, or agencies.
What We Assess
- Juvenile risk: violence, aggression, substance use, suicidal ideation, deviance, problematic sexual behavior
- School risk and behavior: threat assessments, chronic misconduct, or disruptive behavior patterns
- Parenting capacity and custody: ability to provide safe, stable, and nurturing care
- Traumatic Stress: assessment of trauma or related stressors in a child protective matter
- Guardianship: cognitive/functional capacity and need for decision-making supports
- Parole-related assessments: including cases focused on adolescent behavior in the MADIS cohort, youth division, or juvenile affairs contexts
- When the court requires an expert evaluation for risk, custody, or guardianship
- For parole hearings or mitigation in cases where adolescent development is a central factor
- To guide treatment and safety planning in schools or juvenile justice settings
- Clinical interviews and observation of the individual and/or caregivers
- Record review (medical, educational, legal, psychiatric)
- Use of standardized forensic and risk assessment tools
- A structured report with findings and recommendations tailored to the referral question