Psychological assessment services
Insight.
Understanding.
Empowerment.
The Powell Collective provides psychological assessments for children, youth, and adults—helping individuals and families better understand neurodiversity-related differences, learning, attention concerns, mental health, and cognitive functioning.
Evidence-informed assessment
Understand strengths and needs
Recommendations tailored to daily life
Why assessment matters
Helping individuals and families move forward with clarity, understanding, and confidence.
We recognize that many people seek an assessment after months—or even years—of unanswered questions. A child may be working hard yet continue to struggle in school. A student may wonder why learning feels more difficult than it seems for others. An adult may be seeking answers about attention, executive functioning, learning, or neurodivergence.
Our role is to provide thoughtful, comprehensive assessments that bring clarity to these questions and offer meaningful recommendations to support success at home, school, work, and in everyday life.
Assessment services
Areas of Assessment
Assessments are designed to better understand neurodiversity-related differences, learning and attention concerns, mental health, and cognitive functioning — for children, youth, and adults.
Attention & executive functioning
ADHD
$1,800
Explore attention, impulsivity, hyperactivity, organization, time management, task initiation, working memory, and emotional regulation across school, work, and daily life.
Learning & academics
Psychoeducational Assessment
$2,800
Explore how a student learns, including strengths and challenges in academic skills, thinking, memory, processing speed, and attention-related factors — helping explain why school may feel difficult despite effort.
Adults age 18+
Autism Assessment
$2,800–$3,200
Explore social communication, sensory processing, developmental history, and functioning. For those seeking clarity around neurodivergence and social differences.
Emotional functioning
Anxiety and Mood Disorders
May be considered alongside other assessment areas
Explore patterns of anxiety, mood, stress, and emotional functioning — helping clarify what may be contributing to distress, changes in motivation, difficulty coping, or challenges at school, work, home, or in relationships.
Fees, payment plans & insurance
Making assessment more accessible.
If you have questions about fees, payment plans, or insurance coverage, please reach out. We’re happy to discuss the available options and help make the assessment process more accessible.
Insurance coverage varies by plan. Clients are encouraged to confirm eligibility and reimbursement requirements directly with their insurance provider.
Who we support
Assessment across stages of life.
Different life stages bring new challenges and changes, and support can help you navigate them with greater clarity and confidence.
Ages 6–17
Children & youth
We support families whose children are experiencing concerns related to learning, attention, emotional regulation, school functioning, or the possible need for academic accommodations.
- Difficulties in reading, writing, or mathematics
- Attention-related concerns
- Academic accommodations
Post-secondary
College & university students
We support post-secondary students experiencing concerns related to learning, attention, executive functioning, organization, mental health, or the possible need for academic accommodations.
- Navigating post-secondary accessibility supports
- Attention or executive functioning concerns
- Understanding learning and mental health needs
Age 18+
Adults
We support adults seeking to understand attention, learning, mental health, cognitive functioning, or neurodiversity-related differences affecting daily life, work, relationships, or well-being.
- ADHD and/or autism-related questions
- Anxiety, mood, or cognitive concerns
- Recommendations to support daily functioning
A clearer way forward
Every person learns, thinks, and experiences the world differently. Assessment can help clarify those differences and guide meaningful support.
There is more than one way to learn, think, and move through the world.
Our practice
Collaborative, respectful, and evidence-informed.
The Powell Collective was founded to provide professional, ethical, and evidence-informed psychological assessment services that help individuals and families gain clarity, understanding, and practical direction.
We take time to understand the referral question, gather relevant background information, complete appropriate assessment measures, and provide feedback that is clear and useful.
Recommendations are tailored to the individual and may include academic accommodations, school-based supports, strategies for daily life, workplace supports, and referrals to other professionals.
As an Indigenous-owned practice, The Powell Collective is committed to creating a welcoming environment where every individual and family feels respected, heard, and understood. We strive to provide culturally responsive care that honours each person’s unique experiences, strengths, and identity.
- Ethical and independent professional practice
- Respectful communication and careful clinical judgment
- Clear feedback and practical recommendations
- Comprehensive reports that support families, educational planning, workplace accommodations, and ongoing professional care
Founder
Meet the team
Cindy Powell, M.Ed.
Registered Psychologist #1162
I provide comprehensive psychoeducational and psychological assessments for children, youth, post-secondary students, and adults who are experiencing challenges with learning, attention, focus, or emotional well-being.
Many people seek assessment when they are trying to better understand the challenges they are experiencing—whether that involves learning differences, attention and focus concerns, cognitive challenges, or emotional difficulties such as anxiety or depression. My goal is to help bring clarity to these concerns in a way that feels supportive, respectful, and easy to understand.
An assessment is about more than a diagnosis. It is an opportunity to better understand your unique strengths and needs, to feel heard and validated in your experiences, and to receive practical, individualized recommendations that can support success at school, in post-secondary settings, at work, and in daily life.
As a registered psychologist and owner of an Indigenous-owned practice, I am committed to providing culturally responsive, respectful, and inclusive care. I strive to create an assessment experience where every individual and family feels welcomed, heard, understood, and valued.
My goal is to provide an assessment process that feels thoughtful, transparent, and approachable, helping clients and families leave with clear answers and practical recommendations.
Assessment should leave people with a clearer understanding of themselves—not simply a diagnosis.
As The Powell Collective grows, the practice will expand to include additional psychologists and allied professionals who share the same commitment to ethical, thoughtful, and client-centred care.
Get in touch
Contact The Powell Collective
To inquire about assessment services, complete the form or contact us by email. We welcome inquiries from individuals, parents, caregivers, post-secondary students, physicians, schools, and other referral sources.
Not sure where to start?
If you are unsure whether an assessment is the right next step, you are welcome to reach out with a brief description of your concerns. We can help identify the questions, strengths, and needs that may guide a useful next step.
Important: Please do not include urgent or highly sensitive personal information in email or the inquiry form. The Powell Collective does not provide emergency or crisis services. If you or someone else is in immediate danger, call 911 or go to the nearest emergency department.