Psychological Assessments Sydney

Our Support services are highly flexible!

The assessment process for both children and adults at DFS starts with a structured interview with either or both of our psychology and occupational therapy heads of team, depending on your needs. The interview assists us in establishing what the problem is, as well as identifying key factors in your personal history. It also engages clients with the process.   

Once we have built up a picture of your behaviours and presentation, we can then start the tests to gain an individual profile about relevant issues, while highlighting the appropriate therapy interventions and where they should be focused. 

Psychological assessment undertaken at any of our Sydney or Wollongong clinics can help with the diagnosis of mental health disorders, including:

• Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)/Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD),

• Autism Spectrum Disorder,

• Depression, Anxiety,

• Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD),

• Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD), and

• Intellectual Disability and Substance Abuse. 

Such tests may also be beneficial for clients with acquired brain injury (ABI) and for improving performance in management and leadership development. 

Psychological assessment has several benefits, both to practitioners and clients. It can help to confirm a diagnosis, particularly in complex cases. The tests also illuminate what interventions clients require, and their intensity, which is helpful in cases where clients seem to be holding things together during an interview, but in reality, require more clinical interventions.   

Clients can feel empowered by, and engaged in, the psychological assessment process. This can help to develop a rapport with their clinicians and a deeper understanding of treatments. Most importantly, psychological assessments have been found to have positive effects when combined with personalised and collaborative test feedback.