ADHD Assessment · Adults
Adult ADHD Assessment in Calgary
If you have spent years working twice as hard to stay focused, organized and on time, you deserve a clearer understanding of why. Our adult ADHD assessment looks at your whole story, includes diagnostic conclusions where the findings support them, and gives you a plan that fits how your mind works.
At a glance
Who it is for
Adults 18 and older
Time with you
About 4 to 5 hours over 3 visits
You receive
A written report and a feedback meeting
Where
In person at our Calgary office
Is this assessment for you?
Adults often come to us after a lifetime of hearing they just need to try harder. You might recognize yourself in some of these:
- You lose focus in meetings, reading or conversations, even when you care about them
- Deadlines sneak up on you, and you do your best work at the last minute
- You start many things and finish few, or jump between tasks all day
- You misplace keys, phone or paperwork more often than the people around you
- Your mind feels busy or restless, and slowing down is hard
- Your child was recently diagnosed, and their story sounds a lot like yours
- Someone has suggested ADHD, but you have never had a full assessment
- You need documentation for work or school accommodations
Recognizing yourself here is a reason to ask, not a diagnosis. Anxiety, sleep, stress and other things can affect focus too, and a careful assessment sorts out what is really going on.
What your report can help with
Your healthcare providers
Diagnostic findings and recommendations that can help inform discussions with your healthcare providers, including about treatment and medication.
Work accommodations
Documentation and recommendations you can share with your employer, if and when you choose.
School and Student Aid
Documentation for post-secondary accommodations and Alberta Student Aid funding.
Understanding yourself
Language for what you have been living with, and strategies matched to your strengths.
An assessment can be an important first step, but support doesn’t have to end with the report. Depending on your findings and recommendations, our team can help you explore counselling, therapeutic groups, or other appropriate supports at Your Counselling. Any additional services are optional and arranged separately.
How it works
Our psychologists use evidence-informed assessment methods, standardized measures, and recognized diagnostic criteria, where appropriate. Every assessment follows the same clear path, so you always know what comes next.
- Send a requestFill out a short form about you or your child and what you are hoping to learn. Sending it does not book anything or commit you.About 5 minutes, online
- We review and replyOur intake team reviews your request with your psychologist, confirms the right assessment and fee, and contacts you to book your first appointment.By phone or email
- Intake interviewA structured interview about your childhood, school, work, health and what you notice day to day. With your permission, someone who knows you well can fill out a short questionnaire.About 1.5 hours
- Testing sessionAttention and executive functioning tasks plus questionnaires. We also look at anxiety, mood and sleep, so nothing that looks like ADHD gets missed.About 2 hours
- Your written reportA comprehensive written report outlining assessment findings, diagnostic conclusions where supported, and individualized recommendations. Written in plain language. A Registered Psychologist reviews and signs it.Usually about 3 to 4 weeks after your last testing session
- Feedback meetingWe walk through your results, answer your questions and talk about next steps.About 1 hour, in person or online
Your fee, everything included
Adult ADHD Assessment
$1,600
One flat fee, everything included.
Everything included
- Intake interview
- Attention and executive functioning testing
- Screening for anxiety, mood and sleep
- Questionnaires for you and someone who knows you
- Scoring and interpretation
- Comprehensive written report: findings, diagnostic conclusions where supported, and individualized recommendations
- Feedback meeting
Common questions
Can I be diagnosed with ADHD as an adult?
Yes. Many adults are diagnosed for the first time in their 20s, 30s or later, often once life asks more than their coping strategies can carry. ADHD starts in childhood, so we ask about your early years too, but you do not need a childhood diagnosis.
Can you prescribe medication?
Psychologists do not prescribe medication. With your consent, your report gives your family doctor or psychiatrist the findings and recommendations that can help inform a conversation about treatment options, including medication.
What should I bring?
If you have them, bring old report cards, past assessments and a list of current medications. They help, and they are not required.
How is this different from a psychoeducational assessment?
An ADHD assessment focuses on attention and executive functioning. A psychoeducational assessment adds cognitive and academic testing, which post-secondary programs often ask for when learning is also a concern. If you are unsure, choose “Not sure yet” on the request form.
Will my employer find out?
Only if you tell them. Your report belongs to you, and you decide whether to share it and with whom.
Will the assessment give me a diagnosis?
Not always, and that depends on the findings. Your report includes diagnostic conclusions where the results support them. Either way, it explains your strengths, what may be behind the difficulties you noticed, and practical recommendations.
Can a doctor, therapist or school refer me?
Yes. Professionals can refer through our referral form, or you can reach out yourself. With your consent, we can share your report and recommendations with the person who referred you, so everyone supporting you is working from the same picture.
Is it covered by insurance?
Some extended health insurance plans provide coverage for psychological assessments. Coverage varies depending on the insurer, the type of assessment, and the provider’s registration. We recommend confirming your assessment coverage and any benefit limits before booking. We provide detailed receipts for your claim.
Who completes your assessment
Assessments are completed by psychologists registered with the College of Alberta Psychologists. Testing happens in person at our Calgary office, at a comfortable pace with breaks whenever you need them.
Aiyman Vassanji, M.C.P.
Registered Provisional Psychologist
Completes ADHD, psychoeducational, gifted, diagnostic mental health and cognitive assessments for children, teens and adults, from your intake appointment through testing, your report and your feedback meeting.
Assessment areas: attention and executive functioning, learning and cognitive abilities, giftedness, mood and anxiety, and intellectual and adaptive functioning.
Susan J. Morison, M.A.
Registered Psychologist · Clinical supervisor
A Registered Psychologist specializing in clinical and forensic psychology, with a long career in generalized and specialized psychological assessment.
Supervises our assessment service, and reviews and signs every assessment report.
About provisional registration. A Registered Provisional Psychologist has completed graduate training in psychology and is completing a period of supervised practice, as the College of Alberta Psychologists requires before full registration. Assessments completed by a Registered Provisional Psychologist are supervised by a Registered Psychologist, who reviews and signs the report.
Paying for your assessment
One flat fee covers your intake, testing, scoring, written report and feedback meeting.
Extended health insurance
Some extended health insurance plans provide coverage for psychological assessments. Coverage varies depending on the insurer, the type of assessment, and the provider’s registration. We recommend confirming your assessment coverage and any benefit limits before booking.
Alberta Student Aid
Eligible post-secondary students may qualify for reimbursement of psychological assessment costs through Alberta Student Aid’s disability-related funding programs. Reimbursement amounts and eligibility depend on the applicable grant, assessment findings, and program requirements. We encourage students to confirm their eligibility before booking. Alberta Student Aid: assessment reimbursement
Medical expense tax credit
Psychological assessment fees may qualify as eligible medical expenses for income tax purposes. Eligibility depends on Canada Revenue Agency requirements and your individual tax circumstances.
If cost is a barrier
Let us know in your request, and we will talk through your options with you.
Other assessments we offer
Not sure which assessment fits? See all assessments, or choose “Not sure yet” on the request form.
Psychoeducational Assessment
A full picture of how you or your child learns, for school supports, post-secondary accommodations and Student Aid.
Diagnostic Mental Health Assessment
A structured look at anxiety, depression, trauma or mood, often requested by a family doctor.
ADHD Assessment for Children and Teens
For parents noticing focus, impulsivity or school struggles that effort alone has not solved.
Request an assessment
Tell us about you or your child and what you are hoping to learn. Our intake team reviews every request with your psychologist and will be in touch about next steps. Sending a request does not commit you to anything.
Questions first? Call 403-668-7561 or email hello@yourcounselling.ca. Physicians, therapists and schools can refer through our professional referral form.