Led by Shea McTaggart, PsyD
Comprehensive psychological and neuropsychological evaluation for adults 18+ who want clarity on ADHD, mood, trauma-related concerns, personality patterns, or overlapping symptoms that prior treatment hasn't fully explained. We integrate test data with your story so the results actually inform what comes next.
Three ways we evaluate
Dr. McTaggart offers three clinical assessment formats for adults seeking diagnostic clarity, cognitive understanding, or insight that can launch therapy. Each includes testing, expert interpretation, a written report, and a collaborative feedback session.
A comprehensive evaluation to clarify symptoms, emotional patterns, and personality traits. Ideal when you want answers about mood, interpersonal difficulties, or identity struggles. Includes in-depth testing, expert interpretation, and a feedback meeting to discuss results, diagnosis when appropriate, and tailored treatment recommendations.
A brain-based evaluation exploring how cognitive functions — attention, memory, processing speed, and executive functioning — intersect with emotion, behavior, and everyday life. Especially helpful for clarifying ADHD, autism spectrum presentations, and learning differences, and for documentation when academic or professional accommodations may be appropriate.
A client-centered, insight-driven approach that weaves evaluation together with therapeutic interaction. Rather than a traditional test-and-report format alone, this work includes real-time reflection and meaning-making during the process — designed to help you understand what is happening and experience the evaluation itself as a catalyst for growth and self-awareness.
Who it's for
You may be considering evaluation if you have persistent questions about attention, executive functioning, mood, trauma, or personality, especially when symptoms overlap or a previous diagnosis never quite fit your experience.
Assessment is often sought by adults who:
Dr. McTaggart brings fifteen years of experience across community mental health, inpatient care, rehabilitation neuropsychology, forensic work, and private practice, with a neuropsychoanalytic perspective that treats brain and mind as one lens.
ADHD & executive functioning
Comprehensive psychological assessment can clarify whether ADHD or related conditions contribute to attention, impulsivity, or emotional regulation difficulties and help rule out other factors that mimic or overlap with those symptoms.
If you already have a diagnosis, evaluation can still be useful to refine the picture before starting or changing treatment. Many adults also continue into therapy at this practice to work on executive functioning alongside the self-perceptions and patterns that often develop over time.
What you receive
Test results woven together with intake interview findings and your personal history, not isolated numbers.
Thoughtful differential diagnosis when ADHD, mood, trauma, or personality-related concerns overlap.
A comprehensive report you can use for treatment planning or share with physicians and other providers.
Time to discuss results in plain language, ask questions, and understand recommendations.
The process
Formal evaluation follows three clinical stages. If you're still deciding whether assessment is the right step, a complimentary phone consultation is available first — optional, and separate from intake.
A structured clinical interview where we clarify your referral questions, review available records when you have them, and gather developmental, medical, psychiatric, and educational history alongside how you're functioning now. We explore what's changed, what's stayed the same, and what you hope evaluation will answer. This stage is information-gathering and hypothesis-building: we develop working ideas about what may be going on and use them to select the right test battery — before any standardized testing begins.
Standardized psychological and neuropsychological measures tailored to the questions identified during intake. Sessions are paced to respect cognitive and emotional demands, and may span one or more appointments depending on complexity. Behavioral observations during testing inform how we interpret results alongside the picture from intake.
A dedicated feedback session to walk through findings, answer questions, and discuss recommendations for treatment, accommodations, or next steps, including ongoing therapy with Dr. McTaggart or Catherine Comiskey if appropriate.
After assessment
Evaluation and therapy are distinct services, but they inform each other. Many clients pursue assessment first for clarity, then continue with depth-oriented therapy with Dr. McTaggart or Catherine Comiskey to work with what the evaluation revealed.
Reach out for a complimentary consultation. We'll help you determine whether evaluation is the right step and what it would look like for your situation.
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