ADHD Assessments in Melbourne
A clear answer, with a report you can actually use.Maybe you've wondered for years. Or maybe you've read enough to suspect ADHD explains more than you've been told. An assessment is how you find out properly. Not through an online quiz or Tik-Tok reel, but through a structured clinical process with a psychologist who works with neurodivergent adults every week.
We offer ADHD assessments for adults (18+), in person at our Thornbury clinic in Melbourne's north or via Telehealth Australia-wide.
Get assessed properly from the get-go
What you can expect
✔ Thorough, multi-session assessments
✔ Aligned with Australia's ADHD guidelines
✔ No long waitlists
✔ One transparent fee
✔ Secure Telehealth available
✔ Therapy pathway after diagnosis
What this means for you
✔ Honest answers, either way
✔ Faster clarity on symptoms and diagnosis
✔ Access appropriate therapy sooner
✔ Get a report that psychiatrists & GPs can use
✔ Gain a deeper understanding of yourself
Why adults are seeking ADHD assessments now
Why ADHD in women is often diagnosed late
Many adults, particularly women, were missed as children because their difficulties didn't look like the stereotype: they were the daydreamers, the "bright but disorganised", the ‘good girls’ quietly exhausting themselves to appear on top of things.
This "masking" works, until it doesn't, commonly unravelling in the face of increased demands (career, parenthood, both) and arriving as exhaustion, anxiety, or burnout rather than anything that looks like textbook ADHD.
Our psychologists assess with these presentations specifically in mind. If your difficulties have been invisible to everyone but you, that doesn't make them less real, it makes a careful assessment more important.
ADHD isn't just a childhood condition.
It is now well established that ADHD can persist into adulthood, with an estimated worldwide prevalence of around 2.5%, and up to 70% of individuals with childhood-onset ADHD continue to experience impairing symptoms as adults, even if they no longer meet the criteria for a formal diagnosis.
An accurate assessment matters because the alternative means years of misattributing your difficulties to laziness or lack of willpower. This carries real costs. Understanding how your brain works is the starting point for building a life that works with it, not against it.
Our assessments follow the Australian Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guideline for ADHD — the NHMRC-approved national standard developed by the Australian ADHD Professionals Association (AADPA).
Signs that lead adults to seek an assessment
Everyone experiences these sometimes. What prompts an assessment is when they've been lifelong, show up across different areas of life, and cost you more than they should:
Focus that won't cooperate; scattered when you need focus, or locked-on for hours to the wrong thing
Chronic procrastination and difficulty starting tasks, even ones that matter to you
Disorganisation that persists despite systems, apps, and genuine effort
Restlessness; physical, mental, or both
Emotional reactions that arrive fast and hit hard
A trail of unfinished projects, missed deadlines, and "wasted potential" comments or thoughts
Exhaustion from holding it all together in ways others don't seem to need to
Finding yourself doing extraordinary things under time pressure but struggling to do the ordinary
If this reads uncomfortably familiar, an assessment can tell you whether ADHD explains it, or whether something else does. Both answers are useful.
What the assessment involves
Intake questionnaire and history:
Before your first appointment, you'll complete standardised psychometric measures and background questions. Where possible, we gather perspective from someone who knew you in childhood and/or knows you well now, ADHD requires evidence of symptoms across your lifespan, not just today.
Comprehensive clinical interview:
A structured, in-depth session with your psychologist covering attention, organisation, impulsivity, emotional regulation, and how these patterns have played out through school, work, and relationships. We also screen for conditions that can look like ADHD or travel alongside it; such as: anxiety, depression, autism, sleep issues, PTSD, PMDD because getting this right means ruling things in and out.
Feedback session:
We walk you through what we found in plain language: whether you meet the diagnostic criteria for ADHD, what else may be contributing, and what we'd recommend next. You'll have room to ask everything.
Your diagnosis in writing:
A comprehensive, plain-language letter or report you can use with your GP, a psychiatrist, or your workplace. Too often we have heard tales of patients being assessed in a single telehealth call or session, and walking away with no written evidence of their diagnosis.
Assessment tools
We use multiple tools and diagnostic interview to rule out other conditions that may better explain a client’s presentation. Some of the assessment tools we use:
Diagnostic Interview for ADHD in Adults (DIVA 5)
Conners Adult ADHD Rating Scales (CAARS)
Barkley Adult ADHD Rating Scale (BAARS-IV)
Barratt Impulsiveness Scale (BIS-11)
Wender Utah Rating Scale (WURS-25)
Weiss Functional Impairment Rating Scale – Self (WFIRS-S)
Are we right for you?
| WHAT WE CAN DO | WHAT WE DON'T DO |
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| Our psychologists are trained to comprehensively assess and diagnose ADHD | We don't prescribe medication: this requires a psychiatrist or an authorised-GP, depending on the State you live in and current legislation |
| Provide you with a written diagnosis | We don't diagnose ADHD from a single 45 min telehealth call |
| Offer clarity on the best explanation for your symptoms, whether that's ADHD or not | We don't currently offer formal combined Autism Spectrum Disorder assessments |
| Provide you therepeautic support to better understand yourself and manage your life with (or without) ADHD | We don't currently assess or treat children or adolescents younger than 18 |
FAQs
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No. You can book directly with one of our psychologists without a referral. If you have a Mental Health Treatment Plan from your GP, you may be eligible for a Medicare rebate.
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With a valid Mental Health Treatment Plan from your GP, Medicare currently provides rebates for up to 10 sessions per calendar year. Medicare rebates range from approximately $100 to $150 per consult under mental health care plans.
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We currently have appointments available without a long waitlist. Availability varies between psychologists, so booking sooner gives you the best choice of appointment times.
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Yes. We offer secure telehealth appointments across Australia, as well as in-person appointments at our Thornbury clinic with selected psychologists.
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It depends on your goals and what you'd like support with. We believe therapy should have a purpose, not continue indefinitely. Your psychologist will work with you to develop a clear focus and regularly review your progress.
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Complete our 2-minute questionnaire to help us recommend the best suited psychologist for your needs.