Assessments offered

Every child is different, and their assessment should be too.

Assessments at Liora Psychology explore your child’s strengths, challenges and support needs.

You don’t need to know which assessment to choose before getting in touch. I’ll help you work out the most appropriate pathway.

Assessment fees

Fees are shown as ranges because each assessment is tailored to your child. The total cost depends on the assessment tools, appointments and professional time needed to explore your concerns. These ranges provide a guide to the expected cost.

The ranges include the initial parent consultation, assessment sessions and questionnaires, scoring and interpretation, a written report with practical recommendations, and a feedback appointment. With your consent, information may also be gathered from your child’s school or other professionals.

Initial parent consultations are booked following a phone call to discuss your concerns and whether Liora Psychology is a suitable fit. The consultation fee will be confirmed when booking, with payment due on the day of the consultation. This fee forms part of the overall assessment cost shown in the ranges below.

Following the parent consultation, I’ll recommend an assessment plan and confirm the total fee for the agreed assessment in writing before you decide whether to proceed.

If further assessment is recommended along the way, I’ll discuss the options and costs with you first. No additional assessment work or related fees will be added without your agreement.

  • $1,400

    Understanding how your child thinks, learns and solves problems.

    A cognitive assessment explores your child’s thinking and learning skills, helping you understand their strengths and where they may need extra support.

    Through a range of activities, we explore how your child:

    • Understands and uses words

    • Solves problems and works out new information

    • Recognises patterns and how shapes fit together

    • Holds information in mind while using it

    • Completes simple tasks quickly and accurately

    This assessment can help when learning feels difficult, your child’s abilities seem uneven, or you’re wondering whether they need greater learning challenges.

    The results help guide practical ways to support your child’s learning at home and school.

  • $1,600

    Understanding your child’s learning and everyday support needs.

    If your child needs extra help with both learning and everyday activities, this assessment explores their thinking skills alongside how they manage daily life.

    As well as assessing how your child learns and solves problems, we gather information from parents or caregivers and, where appropriate, educators about skills such as:

    • Communicating their needs and understanding others

    • Dressing, eating and managing personal care

    • Playing and connecting with other people

    • Following routines and becoming more independent

    Bringing this information together helps us understand your child’s strengths and the support they need across home, kinder or school.

    Where appropriate, assessment can help clarify whether your child’s difficulties are consistent with an intellectual disability. Findings are explained clearly, with practical recommendations tailored to your child.

  • $2,300–$2,900

    Understanding why learning feels hard.

    If your child is finding reading, writing or maths difficult, a learning assessment can help you understand what they’re finding hard, where their strengths lie and what support may help.

    Depending on your concerns, assessment may explore:

    • Reading words accurately, reading smoothly and understanding what they read

    • Spelling and putting ideas into writing

    • Understanding numbers and solving maths problems

    We may also explore how your child works with sounds in words, thinks and solves problems, where this helps us understand their learning.

    Where appropriate, assessment can help identify a Specific Learning Disorder affecting reading, writing or maths. You may have heard terms such as dyslexia or dysgraphia.

    You’ll receive practical recommendations to help support your child at home and school.

  • Looking beyond attention.

    ADHD can look different from one child to another. Assessment explores how your child manages attention, activity levels, impulses and everyday tasks, alongside their development, emotional wellbeing and experiences at home and school.

    Information from parents, educators and time spent with your child helps build an understanding of their strengths, needs and whether ADHD may explain the difficulties they are experiencing. Where diagnostic criteria are met, assessment can provide an ADHD diagnosis.

    ADHD Assessment

    $1,800–$2,200

    For families seeking to understand whether their child’s difficulties with attention, activity levels, organisation or impulse control may be related to ADHD.

    Assessment considers your child’s development and everyday experiences, including other factors that may contribute to these difficulties. Findings guide practical recommendations for support at home and school.

    ADHD + Cognitive Assessment

    $2,500–$2,900

    For children who would benefit from exploring how they think and learn alongside an ADHD assessment.

    This includes the comprehensive ADHD assessment, together with assessment of skills such as understanding information, solving problems, remembering instructions and working through tasks.

    Cognitive testing is not required to diagnose ADHD. We’ll discuss whether it would provide useful additional information for your child before including it.

  • Neuroaffirming autism assessment for children and adolescents is coming soon to Liora Psychology.

    Assessment will focus on developing a meaningful understanding of each child's individual strengths, differences, experiences and support needs.

    More information about the assessment process and fees will be available soon.

What to expect

01

Get in touch

Tell me a little about your child and what you’re hoping to understand.

02

Parent consultation

We'll talk through your concerns and your child's developmental and educational history.

03

Your assessment plan

I’ll recommend an individual assessment pathway, confirm the total fee and explain the payment schedule before we begin.

04

Assessment

Your child completes the relevant assessment activities. I'll then bring together everything we've learned to prepare their report and recommendations.

05

Feedback & next steps

We'll talk through what we've learned, what it means for your child, and the recommendations moving forward.

Appointments: Initial parent/caregiver consultations are generally held online via telehealth. Child assessment appointments are currently offered in person on Saturday mornings. Appointment length and the number of sessions depend on your child’s needs and assessment plan.

Report timeframe: Your written report will typically be provided within four weeks of the final assessment appointment, once all required questionnaires and supporting information have been received.

Payment: Your payment schedule will be confirmed with your assessment plan. The final balance is due before the report is released.

Not sure where to start?

You don't need to have it figured out before you get in touch.

You might know that your child is struggling with reading, finding school exhausting, having difficulty concentrating, falling behind despite additional support, or simply that something doesn't quite add up.

That's enough to start with.

Tell me what's been happening, and I'll help you work out whether assessment may be useful and what type of assessment is likely to best answer your questions.

Enquire about an assessment

Additional services

Some assessments may benefit from additional consultation or observation. Where this is recommended, it will always be discussed with you first.

School observation — $220 per hour
Consultation with schools or other professionals — $220 per hour

Travel fees may apply for school observations outside the local area and will be discussed prior to booking.

Frequently Asked Questions

  • No. You can contact Liora Psychology directly and a referral is not required to access assessment services.

    In some circumstances, children and young people under 25 may be eligible for Medicare rebates for particular assessment services when referred by an eligible medical practitioner. If you already have a referral from a paediatrician or psychiatrist, please let me know when you enquire so I can confirm whether it may apply.

  • That’s very common.

    You’re welcome to call, text or email me to talk through your concerns, what you have noticed and what you are hoping to better understand. There is no expectation that families arrive knowing which test or assessment they need.

  • The process depends on the reason for referral, but may include a parent/carer interview, questionnaires, assessment sessions with your child, review of previous reports or school information, and consultation with teachers or other professionals where appropriate.

    A feedback appointment is then used to discuss the findings and recommendations.

  • The parent consultation is paid separately on the day. Assessment fees are then paid in instalments, with the final balance due before the report is released.

  • Often, yes.

    For school-aged children, information from teachers can provide valuable insight into how your child learns and functions in another environment.

    With appropriate consent, this may include questionnaires, discussion with the teacher and review of relevant school information.

  • No.

    Assessment is designed to understand your child’s presentation and determine whether the available information supports a diagnosis where relevant.

    Sometimes an assessment identifies a different explanation for a child’s difficulties, or further assessment may be recommended.

  • This varies depending on the type of assessment and your child’s needs.

    Some assessments may be completed over a small number of appointments, while more comprehensive assessments may require additional sessions, questionnaires or information from other professionals.

    I’ll explain the expected process before assessment begins.

  • Liora Psychology aims to provide the completed assessment report within approximately four weeks of receiving the final assessment information, including any outstanding questionnaires or collateral information.

    If there is likely to be a delay, I’ll let you know.

  • Yes.

    Reports are written to provide practical information and recommendations that can be shared with your child’s school and other professionals involved in their care.

  • Assessment is adapted to the individual child as much as possible.

    This may include breaks, movement, fidgets, reduced verbal information, changes to pacing or splitting testing across more than one appointment where appropriate.

    The goal is to obtain useful information without expecting a child to push through when they are too tired, distressed or overwhelmed.

  • Please provide as much notice as possible if you need to cancel or reschedule an appointment.

    • More than 48 hours’ notice: no cancellation fee

    • 24–48 hours’ notice: 50% of the scheduled appointment fee may be charged

    • Less than 24 hours’ notice or non-attendance: 100% of the scheduled appointment fee may be charged

    Exceptional circumstances can be considered on a case-by-case basis.

  • It depends on the purpose of the assessment and the supports included in your NDIS plan.

    NDIS funding may sometimes be used for psychological assessment where the assessment relates to functional capacity, support needs or an existing disability. However, NDIS funding does not generally cover diagnostic assessment simply to determine whether a person has a particular condition. NDIS

    If you are hoping to use NDIS funding, please let me know when you enquire. I can discuss the purpose of the assessment with you and whether it is likely to fit within the type of supports funded in your plan. You may also wish to confirm this with your plan manager, support coordinator or NDIS contact before proceeding.

  • Yes. The assessment explores whether your child meets recognised diagnostic criteria for ADHD, while considering other possible explanations for their difficulties and any additional needs.

    Diagnosis draws on your child’s developmental history, clinical interviews, assessment measures and information about their experiences across settings, such as home and school.

    If diagnostic criteria are met, the diagnosis will be explained during your feedback appointment and documented in your child’s report.

  • Your child’s assessment report can help inform discussions about medication with their paediatrician, psychiatrist or another appropriately authorised medical practitioner. With your consent, the report can be shared with their treating clinician.

    Psychologists do not prescribe medication. The prescribing clinician will review the findings, complete their own medical assessment and decide whether medication is appropriate. They may request further information or assessment, and a diagnosis does not automatically lead to a prescription.

    If you are considering medication, checking your treating doctor’s assessment requirements beforehand can help coordinate your child’s care.

  • No. Cognitive testing is not required to diagnose ADHD.

    It may be helpful when there are additional questions about how your child thinks and learns, or concerns about their progress at school. It provides information about skills such as understanding information, solving problems, remembering instructions and working through tasks.

    We’ll discuss whether cognitive testing would provide useful information for your child. If there are specific concerns about reading, writing or mathematics, a learning assessment may also be worth considering.

  • An assessment can still provide valuable information about your child’s strengths, needs and the support that may help. Not receiving a diagnosis does not mean their difficulties are any less real or important.

    Your feedback appointment and report will explain the findings and provide practical recommendations for home and school. Where appropriate, we’ll also discuss whether further assessment, monitoring over time or support from another professional may be helpful.