Families & individuals
You've noticed something — at school, at work, in daily life — and you want real answers. Start here to see how an evaluation works, what it can tell you, and how to begin.
How it works →
Now booking — first appointments in September
Thoughtful answers to meaningful questions.
Psychological and psychoeducational evaluation for children, teens, and adults — ages 7 and up — in Hillsborough, North Carolina, an easy drive from Mebane, Burlington, Roxboro, and Durham alike. When something isn't making sense at school, at work, or at home, a careful evaluation can turn confusion into a way forward.
Rooted in place. Committed to understanding.
Most people who come here have been living with a question for a long time. Many have been dismissed, minimized, or handed a label that never quite fit.
I do one thing, and I do it thoroughly: I help people understand what's actually going on. Not a score. Not jargon. An honest, plain-language picture of how you or your child thinks, learns, and feels — and what to do next.
Begin here
Two paths in, one standard of care
Referring providers
Pediatricians, therapists, and school teams: I built this practice to be the evaluator you can hand a family to with confidence. Clear referral questions in, usable reports and closed loops back.
Refer a patient →What I assess
Every evaluation is built around your question
Most fall into four areas.
Attention
ADHD & executive function
Attention, focus, and executive functioning — for kids who can't hold it together in the classroom and adults who've white-knuckled it for years.
DevelopmentAutism spectrum
Careful, evidence-based autism evaluation across the lifespan, including presentations that earlier screenings missed.
LearningLearning & psychoeducational
Reading, writing, and math — understanding why school is hard and exactly what kind of help will work.
ClarityPsychological & diagnostic
Diagnostic clarity for anxiety, depression, mood, and personality — especially when the picture is complicated or nothing has quite explained it.
The approach
Most testing tells you about a person. Therapeutic Assessment works with them.
It's a collaborative model in which the assessment itself becomes the intervention — and it's the heart of how I practice. For some people, it's also worth doing at full depth.
What makes it different →People change more readily when they feel understood than when they're simply told what's wrong.
— The premise behind Therapeutic Assessment
Rooted in place
Named for the river and the road
Hillsborough exists because two paths crossed — the Eno River and the Great Trading Path, meeting at a ford. This practice takes its bearings from that crossing: people find their way through here.
The compass in the logo isn't decoration; it's the whole idea.
Thorough
No shortcuts, no template mill
Every measure administered gets interpreted; every finding gets addressed.
Collaborative
Your questions shape the work
And the findings come back to you in a conversation, not a document dump.
Genuinely usable
Reports written to be used
Plain language, with recommendations a teacher, doctor, or therapist can act on the day they read them.
You don't have to keep guessing.
Reach out, and let's figure out the right question to ask.