Assessments FAQ’s

What is a psychological assessment?

At BN, LLC we view assessments as interventions in their own right.
Assessments are collaborative, in-depth, and not merely “testing.”
We partner with students to aid them in viewing their strengths and weaknesses accurately.
Thus, when faced with learning challenges at school or home, we can help students make changes, they desire.
We often follow-up assessments with coaching, or psychotherapy after assessments have concluded.
Assessments can provide documentation to obtain test or school accommodations.

During & After Assessments

After assessments, we work with schools to identify supports students need.
We often follow up by helping put recommendations in place.
By aiding students with our programs to alter their academic habits.
We often offer psychotherapy to address depression, anxieties, emotional challenges.
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Assessment Costs

Our assessments are often quite comprehensive, often 20-28 hours [total time],
Fees usually range from $4500 – $6000 [before insurance].
We require an initial session payment of $450.00 for our first session via cc.
You have no obligation beyond that unless you decide to move forward. You’re in control.
When assessment are required, we send you a good-faith estimate for those reasonably expected costs over the course of the entire assessment.
We can, as needed, craft tiered or partial assessments that are less expensive.

Insurance Billing

We bill your insurance carrier for testing or therapy.
You agree to pay the balance insurance has not paid within 60 days via CC.
Holly Kelly [billing specialist] bills insurance, and follows-up to help with your claims.
Holly can be reached at hollybilling@gmail.com or 503-446-9942
Most Insurers DO NOT COVER more than 1/3 to 1/2 of your total assessment costs. .
YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR YOUR TOTAL BILL if your insurer reimburses or not.
Pre–Authorization Some insurers require us to submit assessment pre-authorizations.
We submit clinical information to reviewers after an initial session. Within 24-48 hours reviewers tell us how many testing hours they will pay for at their rates [which are always lower than our rates of $275.00 per hour].

Assessment Procedures & Steps

Our team includes you, a psychologist, and our psychometry assistants Lauren and Jolene.
Jolene or Lauren do about half of our testing, and one of them will contact you to schedule.
First sessions are ~90 – 120 minutes. We take a detailed patient history and elicit your goals.
Scheduled test sessions [3-5] of 60-180 minutes. We don’t complete all tests in one session.
Our assessments are about 8-10 face-hours to ensure patients do their best, for valid findings.
When all tests & forms are done, we spend another 8-10 hours scoring, interpreting, and writing.
Parent feedback sessions last 1-2 hours to review test findings, and recommendations.
Child/teen feedback sessions are brief [60m] and focus on moving forward via a strength lens.

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Psychotherapy FAQ’s

What is psychotherapy? Psychotherapy [talk therapy] ranges from parent training to ERP-CBT techniques to family therapy to Motivational Interviewing, and more. Psychotherapy is with individuals, or family members or groups. We ask questions to get to know a person’s strengths, and employ many different types of therapy skills.

During Psychotherapy We work with you or family members, to identify change goals, understand your strengths, and your problems, and help guide you to making those changes you desire to make. We work with many problems often including entangled academic issues, discouragement, depression, anxieties, traumas, medical regimen issues, and behavioral and emotional challenges.

Therapy Costs Unless you arranged for a special fee, therapy sessions [60m] are $275.00.

Re-Authorization Some insurers require us to submit re-authorization paperwork for ongoing therapy. We send standard forms for reviewers and they informs us in 24-48 hours how many sessions they might authorize, their rates of reimbursement [often less than our fees].

Therapy Steps

Initial Sessions are ~90-120 minutes usually with parents as we take a detailed patient history.
We work collaboratively with the patient to elicit their goals, values, and strengths.
We may meet weekly, or less to help you move toward your goals.
A meta-goal of all psychotherapy is to gain more awareness and psychological flexibility.
And no longer needing psychotherapy to live fully.

Assessments FAQ’s

What is a psychological assessment?

During & After Assessments

After assessments, we work with schools to identify supports students need.

We often follow up by helping put recommendations in place.

By aiding students with our programs to alter their academic habits.

We often offer psychotherapy to address depression, anxieties, emotional challenges.

More at bdtxpdx.com

Our assessments are often quite comprehensive, often 20-28 hours [total time],

Fees usually range from $4500 – $6000 [before insurance].

We require an initial session payment of $450.00 for our first session via cc.

You have no obligation beyond that unless you decide to move forward. You’re in control.

When assessment are required, we send you a good-faith estimate for those reasonably expected costs over the course of the entire assessment.

We can, as needed, craft tiered or partial assessments that are less expensive.

Insurance Billing

We bill your insurance carrier for testing or therapy.

You agree to pay the balance insurance has not paid within 60 days via CC.

Holly Kelly [billing specialist] bills insurance, and follows-up to help with your claims.

Holly can be reached at hollybilling@gmail.com or 503-446-9942

Most Insurers DO NOT COVER more than 1/3 to 1/2 of your total assessment costs. .

YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR YOUR TOTAL BILL if your insurer reimburses or not.

Pre–Authorization Some insurers require us to submit assessment pre-authorizations.

We submit clinical information to reviewers after an initial session. Within 24-48 hours reviewers tell us how many testing hours they will pay for at their rates [which are always lower than our rates of $275.00 per hour].

Assessment Procedures & Steps

Our team includes you, a psychologist, and our psychometry assistants Lauren and Jolene.

Jolene or Lauren do about half of our testing, and one of them will contact you to schedule.

First sessions are ~90 – 120 minutes. We take a detailed patient history and elicit your goals.

Scheduled test sessions [3-5] of 60-180 minutes. We don’t complete all tests in one session.

Our assessments are about 8-10 face-hours to ensure patients do their best, for valid findings.

When all tests & forms are done, we spend another 8-10 hours scoring, interpreting, and writing.

Parent feedback sessions last 1-2 hours to review test findings, and recommendations.

Child/teen feedback sessions are brief [60m] and focus on moving forward via a strength lens.

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Psychotherapy FAQ’s

Initial Sessions are ~90-120 minutes usually with parents as we take a detailed patient history.

We work collaboratively with the patient to elicit their goals, values, and strengths.

We may meet weekly, or less to help you move toward your goals.

A meta-goal of all psychotherapy is to gain more awareness and psychological flexibility.

And no longer needing psychotherapy to live fully.

Contact Jolene Heinrich, MAT at 503-915-3600 or jolene.heinrich@bdtxpdx.com

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