Psychological Assessment
A psychological assessment can provide clarity when you’re feeling uncertain about yourself, your relationships, or your path forward.
Dr. Niloofar Tavakoli provides comprehensive psychological evaluations for children ages 6 and older as well as adults. These evaluations are designed to identify patterns in thinking, emotional functioning, learning, behavior, and relationships. The assessment process offers meaningful insight that can support self-understanding, inform treatment planning, and address academic, workplace, or personal growth needs. Dr. Tavakoli works closely with clients, families, and professionals to provide clear, thoughtful feedback and help guide practical next steps.
Why Seek an Evaluation?
Many individuals pursue psychological assessment when they:
Struggle with focus, organization, or productivity despite strong effort
Experience ongoing stress in social or work settings that feels hard to explain
Notice repeating patterns in relationships that create frustration or conflict
Want to better understand their personality, strengths, and areas for growth
Are seeking guidance on next steps for therapy, school, or career
An evaluation can offer a clearer picture of how your mind works and provide tailored recommendations for moving forward.
What to Expect
A typical evaluation includes:
A clinical interview to understand your history, strengths, and challenges
Standardized assessments tailored to your specific needs
A detailed written report with personalized recommendations
A feedback session to review findings and discuss next steps
What to Expect
A psychological evaluation can:
Offer clarity and reduce self-doubt by identifying underlying patterns
Guide individualized treatment planning for therapy or other supports
Provide documentation for academic, workplace, or medical accommodations
Enhance self-awareness and support personal or professional growth
If you are seeking psychological evaluation in Houston or via telehealth in eligible states—Dr. Niloofar Tavakoli provides compassionate, thorough assessments designed to help you understand yourself more fully and move forward with clarity.
Types of Assessments Offered
1. Attention, Focus, and Learning
These evaluations explore concentration, planning, organization, and cognitive processing. They can help clarify whether difficulties with focus, productivity, or managing multiple responsibilities are connected to broader attention or learning patterns.
2. Social Communication and Developmental Patterns
These assessments explore how individuals navigate social interactions, communication, flexibility, and adaptive functioning. They can provide insight into how differences in processing or relating to others may impact relationships, school, work, or daily life.
3. Personality and Emotional Functioning
These evaluations examine patterns of thinking, emotions, and behavior that shape how people experience themselves and the world around them. This process can shed light on resilience, interpersonal style, self-image, and areas where growth may be possible.
4. Relational and Attachment Patterns
These assessments explore how early experiences, attachment styles, and relational dynamics influence current connections, communication, and intimacy. They can provide valuable insight for those wanting to deepen relationships, improve boundaries, or heal from past experiences.
Out of network
Dr. Tavakoli is an out-of-network provider, which means we do not bill insurance directly. This allows us to maintain the highest level of personalized care without the restrictions that often come with insurance panels.
That said, many of our clients successfully use their out-of-network insurance benefits to receive partial reimbursement for therapy. Depending on your plan and deductible, reimbursement often ranges from 50–80% of session costs for individual therapy.
To make this process easier, we provide you with the necessary documentation (a “superbill”) so you can submit it directly to your insurance company. Please let us know if you would like to obtain a superbill.