Psychological Assessments
At ANIMA, we provide comprehensive psychological and neuropsychological assessments for children, adolescents, and adults. Our approach is thoughtful, integrative, and grounded in deep clinical expertise, helping people make sense of patterns that may have been missed or misunderstood elsewhere.
We take time to understand the whole picture: development, context, strengths, challenges, and lived experience. This allows us to identify meaningful patterns, clarify complex presentations, and provide genuinely useful recommendations, not just diagnostically accurate ones.
Seeing the whole picture
Many people come to assessment after years of uncertainty, mixed feedback, or partial explanations. At ANIMA, our role is to look beyond surface‑level symptoms and isolated test results.
We are known for:
Recognising overlapping and co‑occurring presentations
Understanding how trauma, neurodivergence, learning, and mental health interact
Identifying patterns that are often overlooked when assessments are rushed or siloed
This depth matters, especially when assessments are guiding education, workplace adjustments, treatment planning, or access to supports.
Our Assessment Pathways
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ADHD Assessments
Clarifying attention, executive functioning, and daily impact.
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Autism Assessments
Strengths‑based autism assessments across the lifespan.
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Educational & Learning
Understanding learning profiles, strengths, and support needs.
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Other Assessments
Assessments for cognition, brain injury, or neurological conditions.
From your first contact to your final report, we aim to make the assessment process clear, supportive, and empowering. You can expect a collaborative approach that values your voice and lived experience, comprehensive evidence-based assessments tailored to your unique needs, and clear, detailed reports with practical recommendations and NDIS-ready documentation where required. Our assessments explore cognitive, emotional, and behavioural factors to help you understand your strengths and challenges, and we provide guidance on next steps so you feel confident moving forward.
What you can expect
What makes our assessments different?
Depth over speed: We take the time required to understand complexity
Integrated formulation: Not just test scores, but meaning and context
Clear, timely reports: Written to be understood and used, not shelved
Actionable recommendations: For home, school, work, and healthcare
Neuroaffirming and trauma‑informed practice: Across all ages
Conducted by Experts: All of our assesments are conduted by Clinical Psychologists and Neuropsychologists who undertake a minimum of 8 years of training.
Our reports are typically provided promptly after your feedback session, with timeframes discussed clearly in advance to avoid surprises.
Our Assessment Process
Our assessment process is structured, thorough, and designed to make things as clear and supportive as possible from the outset. While each assessment is tailored, most follow the steps below.
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You begin by completing the relevant assessment enquiry form. This allows us to understand what you’re looking for, who the assessment is for, and any important background, before we make contact.
We encourage you to provide any relevant referrals, reports or documentation relevant to your assessment.
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Once your enquiry is received, our Patient Care Team will contact you to:
Discuss the assessment pathway recommended for your needs
Answer practical questions
Book the diagnostic assessment
This ensures bookings are appropriate and well‑matched from the start.
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You or your child will then attend the diagnostic assessment with one of our Clinical Psychologists or Neuropsychologists. This may include:
A detailed clinical interview
Standardised assessment measures
Tasks selected specifically to address the referral questions
The exact components depend on the type of assessment and your individual needs.
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Following the assessment, you’ll receive:
a feedback session to walk through the findings, answer questions, and discuss practical next steps
a clear, comprehensive written report
Our reports are written to be understandable, useful, and actionable, and are provided in a timely manner, with timeframes discussed clearly in advance.
You don’t need to know exactly which assessment you need before enquiring; the enquiry form and booking call help us guide you to the most appropriate pathway.
Ready to take the next step?
If you’re considering an assessment for yourself, your child, or an adolescent in your care, the best place to start is an enquiry. This allows us to understand your needs and guide you to the most appropriate next steps.
Not sure where to start? Use our general enquiry form
Our goal is to empower every individual to understand their unique strengths and challenges, so they can make informed choices and thrive in ways that matter most to them.