At Functional Psychology, we provide high-quality psychological assessments to help individuals, families, and support coordinators access the right supports. Whether you're seeking NDIS funding, diagnostic clarification, or a deeper understanding of day-to-day functioning, we offer tailored assessments for both children and adults.

Our reports are comprehensive, evidence-based, and written with clarity — ensuring they are useful for planning, decision-making, and advocacy. Explore our core assessment offerings below.

Our Services

Psychological Functional Assessments

For Adults

We offer comprehensive psychological assessments for adults to evaluate daily functioning across key life domains. These assessments are tailored for NDIS access, plan reassessment, or review of current supports.

Each assessment includes:

  • A structured clinical interview exploring the individual’s mental health history, daily living challenges, strengths, and goals

  • Review of relevant reports and collateral information from support workers, health professionals, and case managers

  • Use of standardised tools and adaptive behaviour measures to assess functioning across domains such as communication, social interaction, cognitive skills, emotional regulation, and independent living

  • A detailed, NDIS-aligned report providing a clear picture of the participant’s support needs and functional limitations in the context of their diagnosis

Our assessments are trauma-informed, respectful, and grounded in psychological expertise, ensuring that reports reflect both the complexity and individuality of each person’s lived experience.

Psychological Functional Assessment

For Children and Adolescents

We provide in-depth psychological assessments for children and adolescents to explore their developmental, emotional, behavioural, and adaptive functioning. These assessments are designed to support NDIS access, plan reassessment, and ongoing service planning.

Each evaluation includes:

  • A comprehensive clinical interview with caregivers to understand the child’s background, strengths, challenges, and daily functioning

  • Review of existing reports from allied health and educational professionals

  • Direct clinical observation of the child (where appropriate)

  • Administration of standardised adaptive behaviour measures to assess skills across communication, self-care, social interaction, learning, and regulation

  • A detailed written report that clearly outlines the child’s current level of functioning and recommended supports

All reports are written in line with NDIS criteria and highlight the individual’s needs in the context of everyday life, ensuring families and professionals have the evidence required to secure meaningful supports.

Cognitive Assessment

For Children and Adults

We provide formal cognitive assessments for both children and adults to gain a deeper understanding of intellectual functioning, learning needs, and cognitive strengths and weaknesses. These assessments are used for diagnostic clarification, educational planning, and to support NDIS access or plan reviews.

Each assessment includes:

  • A clinical interview to gather relevant background, developmental, and educational history

  • Administration of standardised tools:
    – WISC-V for children and adolescents
    – WAIS-IV for adults

  • Assessment of core cognitive domains such as verbal comprehension, working memory, processing speed, visual-spatial reasoning, and fluid reasoning

  • Optional use of adaptive behaviour measures to assist in identifying intellectual disability or other neurodevelopmental diagnoses

  • A comprehensive, plain-language report with scores, interpretation, and practical recommendations

Cognitive assessments may also be combined with a functional assessment when required for NDIS planning, providing a robust profile of an individual’s support needs and daily functioning.