Understanding first. Diagnosis when it matters.
Psychological evaluation and consultation for adults looking for solutions, answers, and, if appropriate, diagnosis.
Assessments for ADHD, Autism, anxiety, depression, and diagnostic clarity are available virtually in 40+ states through PsyPact.
Evaluations from $1,800. Your $350 Roadmap Session is included.
I Built This Practice For You
The High Achiever
You're the one who has always handled it. The first in your family to do this, the one others lean on, the one whose competence has never been questioned. And privately, you are tired in a way that no amount of rest seems to fix. You've started to wonder if this new normal is exhaustion from a lifetime of achievement, burnout, masking, or an underlying disorder.
The Curious
You suspect there is a name for what you have been managing your whole life—something more specific than anxiety, more accurate than depression. You've read enough to recognize yourself in the descriptions. Now you want a rigorous answer from someone who will not flatten you into a checklist.
The Parent
Your child was just diagnosed, and somewhere in the evaluator's description, you recognized yourself. The restlessness. The scripts you run before every conversation. The way you have always worked twice as hard so no one would see the effort. You have spent years advocating for them. This time, the question is yours.
The Clinician
You are a therapist or psychiatrist who has hit the edge of what therapy alone can answer. Your client deserves diagnostic clarity, and you want to refer them to a clinician who will return them to you with a report you can actually use.
What Sets This Practice Apart
Research rigor in private practice
Most assessments use templated batteries. The Mending Place builds the battery around developmental history, cultural context, and client's specific question.
Measures are selected, not defaulted.
Cultural and contextual interpretation that sees what shaped the symptoms
Diagnosis is interpreted through the full architecture of a person. This includes their identity, family system, history, and the environments they have had to survive.
Context is not an afterthought to the data. It is part of the data.
A report you can actually use
The evaluation deliverable is built to be used by the client, by the family, and by the clinicians supporting them. The feedback session translates findings into language and direction that can inform what happens next.
Findings translated into action.
Our Evaluation Process
The Consultation
A 15-minute call to determine if evaluation is the right next step. No commitment, no pressure.
The Assessment
Two- to four-hour testing session tailored to the question being asked. Measures are chosen for the person, not pulled from a template.
The Roadmap Session
We go through your history and I tell you plainly whether an evaluation makes sense, and which one. $350, included in your evaluation fee.
The Feedback Session
A working conversation, not a one-way delivery of results. Findings are translated into language and direction that can actually be used.
Fee Transparency
Evaluations start at $1,800. Your $350 Roadmap Session is credited toward it.
Comprehensive psychological evaluation requires hours of one-on-one time, careful interpretation, and a written report built for use. Our pricing reflects the time, the rigor, and the training. The Mending Place provides Good Faith Estimates for all services. Out-of-network superbills are available for clients who wish to pursue reimbursement through their insurance. Detailed information about fees and payment is available during the consultation.
Dr. Leann V. Smith, PhD
Licensed Psychologist (#38882) | Texas
Authority to Practice Interjurisdictional Telepsychology (APIT)
Dr. Leann V. Smith is a licensed psychologist and researcher whose clinical work centers on assessment that honors the full person. Trained across integrated behavioral health, community wellness, academic, and private practice settings, she brings a research record in impostor phenomenon, racial socialization, and culturally responsive assessment to every evaluation. She built The Mending Place to do work she could not do inside an institution.
Her approach is rooted in the belief that good care starts with good understanding. Rather than defaulting to a single treatment model, she uses comprehensive assessment to clarify what's actually happening—then builds a path forward based on that clarity.