Comprehensive Adult ADHD Assessment

The 4-Stage Assessment Process

A clear, step-by-step pathway from initial consultation to your comprehensive report.

Initial Phone Consultation

A 15-minute call to discuss your concerns and determine whether a full assessment is appropriate for you.

Pre-Assessment Forms

Screening questionnaires are emailed to you and need to be completed prior to your assessment appointment.

Comprehensive Assessment

An in-depth assessment lasting approximately 2 hours, including a standardised diagnostic interview.

Report & Recommendations

A comprehensive written report with diagnostic conclusions and tailored advice to help you move forward.

What to Expect

Pre-Assessment Screening

Initially screening questionnaires will be used to help determine whether a full assessment is appropriate. These tools explore the presence and impact of ADHD symptoms in your daily life. You will be asked for a Collateral history questionaire to be completed by someone who knows you well, ideally a parent or older relative.

Diagnostic Interview

We meet for a diagnostic appointment which takes place online. During this session, we gather additional information about your background and complete a semi-structured diagnostic interview that is standardised and clinically validated for assessing ADHD in adults.

If more time is needed, we can arrange a follow-up session.
If maintaining focus for a long session is difficult, we can break the assessment into shorter appointments.

Diagnostic Criteria & Differential Diagnosis

We carefully compare your profile against the DSM-5 diagnostic criteria for ADHD, while also considering whether your experiences may be better explained by other conditions or life factors. ADHD shares overlapping features with a range of other challenges (e.g., anxiety, depression, trauma, autism), so this differential process is key to ensuring that any diagnosis made is accurate and meaningful.

Feedback & Report

Once your assessment is complete, we will discuss the outcome and result together. This is a space for us to:

Talk through the outcome and explain the reasoning behind our conclusions.
Explore your strengths and areas of need.
Discuss a range of recommendations and strategies, whether or not a diagnosis is given.
Explore whether specific ADHD medication may be an appropriate treatment option to support the management of ADHD symptoms.

You'll receive a comprehensive written report outlining our findings, diagnostic conclusions, and tailored advice to help you move forward.

About Lucy

Lucy is committed to helping individuals understand and overcome the emotional and psychological challenges they face in everyday life. Through her academic training and extensive clinical experience, she has developed a strong ability to engage clients and work with them in a thoughtful, collaborative, and effective way.

Lucy first began working in the area of neurodiversity over 20 years ago, initially in a school specialising in supporting neurodivergent children. She now specialises in adult ADHD assessments, with a particular awareness of late-identified ADHD and high-masking presentations.

Her approach is neuroaffirmative, compassionate, and grounded in over two decades of clinical experience. She has been in private practice for over 16 years.

Qualifications

M.A. (Hons) Psychology
Master's in Health Psychology
Certificate in Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT)
Diploma in Practitioner Skills for Eating Disorders
Member of ACI (Irish Association of Alcohol and Addiction Counselling)
UKAAN ADHD Assessment Certificate

Areas of Experience

Addiction Anxiety Depression OCD Bipolar Disorder Neurodiversity Personality Disorders

Comprehensive Adult
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