“Every test was explained before we began, and nothing felt rushed. The feedback session was the first time anyone had gone through my own results with me at my pace.”
Noel E.
Psychological evaluation
An evaluation that starts with your questions.
For adults who want to understand how they focus, learn and think. You meet one psychologist, take part in testing, and talk through a written report together.
60 min
Intake interviewWritten
Report and feedback sessionMD
Video for clients in Maryland
About
Careful, plain-spoken evaluation.
I am a licensed psychologist in Maryland. I evaluate adults who want a diagnostic answer, or a clearer picture of how they think, learn and focus, and I explain what I find in plain words. An evaluation is not therapy. It looks at your history, your daily life and what testing shows, and it ends in a written report you keep.
I explain each test before we start, and I tell you what the results can and cannot say.
Evaluations
What I evaluate.
Each evaluation is built around your question. We agree on what to look at before any testing begins.
ADHD evaluation
For adults who wonder whether trouble with focus, organization or follow-through fits ADHD, or something else. We review your history, use interviews and rating scales, and test attention and memory.
Autism evaluation
For adults who have long felt different in how they connect, communicate or take in the world. It includes a detailed interview about your childhood and daily life, plus structured tasks in session.
Learning and cognitive evaluation
For adults who want to know how they learn, read, remember and solve problems, often for school, a licensing exam or work. Testing covers reasoning, memory, processing speed and academic skills.
A second look
For adults who carry a diagnosis they are unsure about, or several that do not seem to fit together. I review earlier records and test what is needed to look again.
Evaluation and therapy
An evaluation is not therapy.
They answer different questions and run on different schedules. Some people want one, some the other, some both.
Therapy
Works toward a goal: what can change?
Ongoing sessions, at a pace you set
Skills and support in the room
Conversation and practice
One therapist, week to week
An evaluation
Answers a question: what is going on?
Visits with a clear end
A written report you keep
Interviews, records and testing
Next steps put in writing
The process
How an evaluation works.
01
Intake interviewA 60-minute conversation about your history, your question and what you want the evaluation to clarify.
02
Testing visitsOne or more visits for interviews, questionnaires and tests. I tell you how long each will take before you book.
03
Feedback sessionWe go through the findings together, and a written report follows. You can ask about every part of it.
Testimonials
Here's what clients say.
What it was like to work together.
“Dr. Calzada asked questions nobody had asked me before and listened to the whole answer. The office was quiet, and I never felt hurried.”
Kunal S.
“The report was written in plain language, and she took the time to go through it with me. She answered every question I had.”
Ricky C.
Sample reviews.
Contact
Get in touch.
Send a note and I will reply on weekdays. I keep your details private and share them only as the law allows.