ADULT PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT
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Our psychological assessments are completed by HCPC-registered Psychologists with specialist expertise, and provide a structured and evidence-based approach to understanding your difficulties. An assessment will involve developing a shared understanding, formulation, and guide appropriate therapy.
At The Lotus Psychology Practice, we offer confidential and comprehensive psychological assessments for adults, tailored to your individual needs and experiences.
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A psychological assessment is a collaborative clinical process designed to build a clear understanding of your difficulties, including your life experiences, relationships, patterns of thinking, feeling and responding.
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Assessments can be helpful for:
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developing a clearer understanding of difficulties
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identifying patterns that may be maintaining distress
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informing a tailored approach to evidence-based therapy
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making sense of longstanding or complex experiences
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The focus is not only on diagnosis where relevant, but on developing a shared, meaningful formulation that explains how your difficulties have developed and are being maintained.​​​
What is a Psychological Assessment?
Types of Psychological Assessment We Offer
Our team have specialist experience and training to deliver a range of psychological assessments, depending on your needs. This includes:
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General psychological assessment for mental health, emotional or relationship difficulties.
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Cognitive Assessment (e.g. attention, memory, executive functioning)
Where appropriate, we consider overlapping or co-occurring presentations, supporting a more integrated understanding.
Assessment & Therapy: How they fit together
Prior to your first appointment, you will be asked to complete standardised and validated questionnaire measures, which are used to inform the assessment. A comprehensive psychological assessment is completed across the first two sessions. This helps us to develop a shared understanding of your current difficulties.​
Following an assessment, you will receive a full report, which includes individualised recommendations and resources, as well as an agreed therapeutic plan and individual goals.
This shared understanding helps you feel informed, confident, and ready to take the next step towards improving your wellbeing.
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Based on the assessment, we will agree the most appropriate therapeutic approach, tailored to you. Psychologists are trained across multiple therapeutic modalities, and the approaches are integrated based on an individuals unique needs. All therapies at The Lotus Psychology Practice are informed by scientific research and are and in line with National Institute for Health and Care Excellence guidelines.