Psychological Assessment
Specialist Psychological Assessment for Adults
I offer psychological and PTSD assessments to develop a clear, collaborative understanding of your experiences and current difficulties.
Assessment focuses on understanding, formulation, and guiding appropriate next steps, rather than applying labels.
Understanding the Assessment Process
My Approach to Psychological Assessment
Psychological assessment is a collaborative and thoughtful process that helps develop a clear understanding of your experiences, current difficulties, and needs.
I offer specialist psychological and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) assessments informed by extensive experience within NHS trauma services and private practice. Assessment is not about rushing to a diagnosis, but about developing a shared psychological formulation that helps make sense of what you have experienced and how it continues to affect you.
Assessment sessions are paced carefully and carried out in a way that prioritises emotional safety, containment, and respect.
A PTSD assessment is an important first step to gain a detailed and compassionate understanding of what you have experienced and how it continues to affect you.
Assessment sessions usually involve:
• Talking through your trauma history in a contained and supported way
• Exploring current symptoms, triggers, and coping strategies
• Understanding how trauma has impacted your thoughts, emotions, body, relationships, and sense of self
• Identifying any dissociative or safety-related difficulties
You will never be rushed, pressured, or asked to share more than feels manageable. At the same time, assessment does involve gently approaching material that may have been avoided. Avoidance is a very understandable response to trauma, but it can also keep symptoms going. I will support you to do this in a way that prioritises safety and stabilisation.
The outcome of assessment is a shared psychological formulation and clear plan for therapy.
If you request an assessment report following your assessment session, this will be charged separately.
Assessment Focuses On
Understanding your trauma history in a contained and supported way
Exploring current symptoms, triggers, and coping strategies
Identifying dissociative or safety-related difficulties
Understanding the impact of trauma on thoughts, emotions, body, and relationships
Developing a shared formulation and therapy plan
What We Will Explore Together
Your current concerns and priorities
The context of your experiences, at your pace
Emotional, physical, and relational impacts of trauma
Safety, stabilisation, and support needs
Next steps and possible therapy options
Time to ask questions and reflect
Clear feedback and next steps
A Calm First Step Toward Support
Get in Touch
Contact Information
Email Address
eleanor@C3psychology.com
