Understand the Whole Picture
For adults and older adolescents seeking psychological assessment New Mexico services, the most important question is often not simply, “Do I meet criteria for a diagnosis?” It is, “What explains the pattern I have been experiencing?” If you have wondered about ADHD, autism, a learning difference, gender-related questions, cognitive concerns, or how several factors may fit together, a comprehensive evaluation can help create a clearer picture.
I provide tele-assessment to people age 16 and older throughout New Mexico, with attention to how cognitive, learning, developmental, emotional, identity, and functional patterns interact in everyday life.
At a Glance
- Comprehensive assessment for ADHD, autism, learning differences, cognitive concerns, gender identity, and complex diagnostic questions
- Private vocational and functional evaluation for questions about work, education, accommodations, and career direction
- Explicitly LGBTQIA+ and gender-affirming practice
- Self-pay practice with clear fees and a firm quote before scheduling
- No direct insurance billing; documentation can be provided for clients pursuing possible out-of-network reimbursement
- Written report, practical recommendations, and a dedicated results meeting included
You do not need to know exactly which assessment you need before contacting us. We can begin with the questions you are trying to answer.
Psychological Assessment New Mexico
My psychological assessment New Mexico practice is designed around the questions that bring a person to evaluation rather than around a predetermined test battery. Depending on your concerns, an assessment may consider several domains together so that the conclusions reflect the broader pattern of how you think, learn, function, experience yourself, and navigate daily life.
- ADHD Assessment New Mexico: evaluation of attention, executive functioning, developmental history, emotional factors, and other conditions that may resemble, overlap with, or complicate ADHD.
- Autism Evaluation New Mexico: adult autism assessment focused on developmental history, social communication, patterns of behavior and experience, strengths, support needs, and relevant differential diagnosis.
- Learning Disability Evaluation New Mexico: assessment of reading, writing, mathematics, academic skills, and related cognitive processes to clarify possible learning disorders and appropriate accommodations.
- Gender Identity Assessment: respectful, gender-affirming evaluation for people exploring or clarifying gender identity, including psychological documentation related to gender-affirming care when clinically appropriate.
- Integrated Diagnostic Assessment: for people whose concerns do not fit neatly into a single category. Evaluation can consider overlapping cognitive, developmental, learning, emotional, personality, identity, and functional factors to understand how the pieces fit together.
- Intellectual & Cognitive Assessment: evaluation of overall cognitive abilities, patterns of strengths and relative challenges, and the practical implications of those findings.
- Vocational & Functional Assessment: evaluation of how cognitive, psychological, academic, and functional characteristics may affect work, education, career direction, workplace fit, accommodations, and support needs.
Other specialized referral questions may be considered when they fall within the scope of the practice. New Mexico DVR referrals and documentation related to NM DD Waiver eligibility remain available but are separate from the primary self-pay services described here.
Is Psychological Assessment Right for Me?
People often seek an evaluation because something has never quite made sense. You may have succeeded in some areas while struggling unexpectedly in others, received different explanations over the years, or reached a point where understanding the pattern matters for work, school, relationships, identity, or your own sense of yourself.
- You wonder whether ADHD, autism, a learning disorder, or another condition may explain longstanding difficulties.
- You already have one diagnosis but feel that it does not explain the whole picture.
- You have experienced uneven performance in school, work, or everyday tasks and want to understand why.
- You need documentation that may support appropriate school or workplace accommodations.
- You are exploring your gender identity or seeking thoughtful, affirming assessment or documentation related to gender-affirming care.
- You are considering an educational or career direction and want a clearer understanding of your strengths, limitations, and functional needs.
- You want an evaluation that respects your identity, strengths, culture, relationships, and lived experience rather than reducing you to a diagnosis or label.
Psychological testing and tele-assessment services are available to clients physically located in New Mexico. This is an assessment-only practice; I do not provide psychotherapy.
Why Choose This Assessment Practice?
A useful evaluation should do more than determine whether diagnostic criteria are met. My approach emphasizes integration: understanding how test findings, developmental history, life experience, emotional functioning, learning, identity, and real-world functioning relate to one another.
- Licensed in New Mexico since 1996, with approximately three decades of psychological assessment experience in the state.
- Extensive experience evaluating complex combinations of cognitive, academic, psychological, developmental, identity-related, and vocational concerns.
- Fellowship training in Behavioral Medicine with additional training in Integrative Mind-Body Medicine.
- Doctoral faculty and program administration experience in Clinical Psychology and Mind-Body Medicine.
- Recommendations are designed to be practical and connected to the person's actual life, not merely to diagnostic categories.
- Explicitly LGBTQIA+ and gender-affirming, culturally responsive, strengths-aware, and respectful of diverse identities, relationships, families, and lived experiences.
- Carlos Ramírez, MA supports the practice through testing, intake coordination, and practice management.
What to Expect from Psychological Assessment
- Clarify the Question: We begin with what you are trying to understand. You do not need to arrive already knowing which diagnosis or test battery you need.
- Clinical Intake & Records: I meet with you to review developmental, educational, occupational, psychological, medical, identity-related, and other history as relevant to the referral question. Prior records can be reviewed when useful.
- Individualized Assessment: Measures are selected based on the questions being evaluated and their appropriateness for tele-assessment. Depending on the evaluation, portions of testing may be administered by Carlos Ramírez, MA under my supervision.
- Interpretation & Integration: I interpret the results in the context of your history, identity, circumstances, and current functioning, looking for the broader pattern rather than considering individual scores in isolation.
- Results Meeting: We review the findings together in understandable language, discuss what they mean, and leave time for questions.
- Written Report: You receive a written report summarizing conclusions and practical recommendations relevant to your referral questions. Recommendations may address treatment, education, accommodations, workplace considerations, gender-affirming care documentation when appropriate, or additional resources.
For many people, the most valuable part of assessment is not simply receiving a diagnosis. It is finally having a coherent explanation for patterns, experiences, or questions that may have been difficult to understand for years.
Psychological Testing Fees & Insurance
Typical Assessment Fees
- Learning & Achievement Evaluation $1,500
- ADHD or Autism Assessment $2,000
- Integrated, Gender Identity, or Vocational / Functional Evaluation Quoted in advance
The exact scope of an evaluation depends on the questions being addressed. A firm quote is provided before you decide whether to proceed. For standard self-pay assessments, 50% is due to schedule the initial appointment, with the balance due before delivery of the final report.
Accepted Payment Methods
New Mexico DVR referrals: DVR-referred assessments remain available when authorized directly by the New Mexico Division of Vocational Rehabilitation. These referrals are handled separately from the self-pay services described above.
We do not bill insurance companies directly.
This is primarily a self-pay assessment practice. Some clients have out-of-network benefits that may reimburse part of the cost of psychological testing. Because benefits vary substantially by plan, we encourage you to contact your insurer before scheduling if reimbursement is important to you.
When appropriate, we can provide documentation for you to submit to your insurer. Coverage and reimbursement cannot be guaranteed and remain between you and your insurance company.
If you are unsure whether the scope or cost of an evaluation makes sense for your situation, the initial consultation is an opportunity to discuss that before making a commitment.
Credentials & Experience
I have been licensed to provide psychological services in New Mexico since 1996. My current New Mexico license is as a Psychologist Associate, under which I provide psychological services with required professional supervision.
- Licensed in New Mexico since 1996
- Licensed Psychologist Associate (New Mexico), PA9601: current license to provide supervised psychological services to clients physically located in New Mexico
- PhD in Clinical Psychology, Capella University
- Approximately 30 years of psychological assessment experience serving clients and referral sources in New Mexico
- CIMHP: Certified Integrative Mental Health Professional
- CTMH: Certified Clinical Telemental Health Provider
About the Practice
If you would like additional background before deciding whether to inquire, you can learn more about my professional history, approach to psychology, writing, and commitment to inclusive practice.
Psychological Assessment New Mexico: Frequently Asked Questions
What if I am not sure whether I need ADHD, autism, learning, or another type of evaluation?
Can I complete psychological assessment in New Mexico entirely online?
Do you provide ADHD assessment in New Mexico?
Do you provide adult autism evaluation in New Mexico?
Do you provide learning disability evaluation in New Mexico?
Is this practice LGBTQIA+ and gender-affirming?
Do you provide gender identity assessments?
Do you provide therapy?
Who administers the testing?
How long does the assessment take?
Will I receive a written report?
Can an evaluation help with school or workplace accommodations?
What is a vocational or functional evaluation?
Do you accept insurance?
Do you assess children?
Can you coordinate with my therapist, physician, school, or workplace?
Are New Mexico DVR referrals still accepted?
Begin with the Questions You Want Answered
If you are looking for psychological assessment New Mexico services for ADHD, autism, learning differences, gender identity, cognitive or functional concerns, or simply want to understand why certain patterns have followed you through school, work, relationships, or adult life, we can begin with the questions you are trying to answer.
Assessment services are provided to clients physically located in New Mexico and are offered consistent with applicable professional, supervisory, and telepractice requirements. Information on this page is general and does not constitute diagnosis or treatment.