Psychological Assessments · Calgary
Psychological Assessments in Calgary
Better Understanding. Meaningful Next Steps.
Whether you’re seeking answers about ADHD, learning difficulties, giftedness, or mental health, our psychological assessments are designed to help you better understand your experiences, identify your strengths, and explore appropriate next steps.
Not sure which assessment you need? Our team can help you explore the options before booking. Referring a client? Use our referral form.
At a glance
Fees
One flat fee per assessment, everything included
Where
In person at our Calgary office
You receive
A written report and a feedback meeting
Every report
Signed by a Registered Psychologist
Why an assessment helps
Our assessment team takes a comprehensive, individualized approach, bringing together clinical interviews, standardized testing, and relevant background information to provide meaningful findings and practical recommendations.
Clarity
A clearer understanding of the factors influencing your experiences and functioning, grounded in standardized testing and your own history.
A plan that fits
Recommendations shaped around your strengths, so the next step feels doable.
Words for your experience
Language for what you have been living with, and the confidence to ask for the support you need.
Find the right assessment
Each assessment starts with one question: what is getting in the way, and what will help? Choose the one closest to what you are wondering about. If you are not sure, choose “Not sure yet” on the request form and we will guide you.
ADHD Assessment for Adults
For adults who have always wondered whether attention, focus or restlessness has a name.
ADHD Assessment for Children and Teens
For parents noticing focus, impulsivity or school struggles that effort alone has not solved.
Psychoeducational Assessment
A full picture of how you or your child learns, for school supports, post-secondary accommodations and Student Aid.
Gifted Assessment
Cognitive testing for gifted program applications, including Westmount Charter and school GATE programs.
Diagnostic Mental Health Assessment
A structured look at anxiety, depression, trauma or mood, often requested by a family doctor.
PDD and AISH Cognitive Assessment
Cognitive and adaptive functioning testing to support PDD eligibility and, where appropriate, other disability support applications.
Autism Assessment
For children, teens and adults looking for clarity about autism, and the language and support that come with it.
Assessment that goes beyond a diagnosis
An assessment is more than a label or a report. Here is what you can expect from ours.
The right assessment
We review your questions, needs and goals before scheduling to help identify the most appropriate assessment.
A comprehensive approach
Our psychologists consider assessment findings alongside personal history, strengths and everyday functioning.
Support beyond the report
We help you understand your results and explore appropriate next steps, including additional supports when needed.
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 appointmentWe learn your history, review any past reports and plan your testing. You leave knowing exactly what to expect.About 1 hour
- Testing sessionsOne-on-one sessions in our Calgary office, with breaks whenever you need them. Questionnaires from people who know you well may be part of it.1 to 3 visits
- 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
What your report can help with
School
Recommendations for Individualized Program Plans, classroom accommodations and specialized programs.
Post-secondary
Documentation for exam accommodations, accessibility services and Alberta Student Aid funding.
Work
Documentation and recommendations for workplace accommodations, shared only if you choose.
Your healthcare providers
Diagnostic findings and recommendations that can help inform discussions with your healthcare providers.
Understanding yourself
Language for what you have been living with, and strategies that fit how you think.
Programs and funding
Documentation for PDD, AISH and other supports that require an assessment.
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.
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.
Common questions
How do I get started?
Send us a request. Our intake team reviews it with your psychologist and gets in touch to recommend the right assessment, confirm the fee and book your first appointment. Sending a request does not commit you to anything.
Do I need a referral?
No. You can reach out on your own, and many people do.
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.
Who will do my assessment?
A psychologist registered with the College of Alberta Psychologists, as a Registered Psychologist or a Registered Provisional Psychologist. You can meet them in the “Who completes your assessment” section above. Assessments by a Registered Provisional Psychologist are supervised, and every report is reviewed and signed by a Registered Psychologist.
How long does it take?
Most assessments take 3 to 5 appointments. Your written report is usually ready about 3 to 4 weeks after your last testing session, and we go through it with you at a feedback meeting. If you are working toward a school, program or application deadline, tell us in your request so we can plan around it.
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.
Will my report be accepted by schools and post-secondary programs?
Your report is written to the standards schools, post-secondary accessibility offices and Alberta Student Aid ask for, including a Registered Psychologist’s signature. Each program makes its own decisions, so include its requirements with your request and we will plan around them.
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 testing be done online?
Testing happens in person at our Calgary office, where standardized tests can be given the way they were designed. Your feedback meeting can be online.
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.