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You’ve wondered long enough. Let’s find out.
Maybe you’ve always struggled to focus but assumed everyone felt this way. Maybe you’ve been compensating for years – working twice as hard, staying up late to finish what others seem to finish effortlessly, feeling chronically overwhelmed by things that shouldn’t be that hard. Maybe someone in your life recently got diagnosed and suddenly a lot of your own history started making sense.
Adult ADHD – formally known as Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder – is a neurodevelopmental condition that affects attention, impulse control, and executive functioning. It is not a childhood condition that people outgrow. Millions of adults live with undiagnosed ADHD, many of them high-functioning, highly intelligent people who have spent decades developing workarounds for symptoms they didn’t have a name for.
ADHD in adults looks different than the stereotype. It is not always the hyperactive kid who can’t sit still. In adults – and especially in women – ADHD often presents as chronic disorganization, difficulty completing tasks, emotional dysregulation, trouble with time management, racing thoughts, and a persistent sense of underperforming despite trying hard. It is frequently misdiagnosed as anxiety or depression, and often exists alongside both.
Getting a proper evaluation doesn’t just give you a diagnosis. It gives you a framework for understanding yourself, and a roadmap for actually getting better.
At The CBT Center, we offer comprehensive adult ADHD evaluations conducted by Dr. Christina Goodwin, Ph.D., a licensed clinical psychologist, published researcher, and specialist in adult ADHD assessment. Dr. Goodwin serves as Associate Clinical Professor at Cooper Medical School of Rowan University and completed her fellowship in Behavioral Medicine at the VA Boston Health Care System. She takes a thorough, nuanced approach – because ADHD doesn’t exist in a vacuum, and a good evaluation looks at the whole picture.
All evaluations are conducted via telehealth, making them accessible to adults across New Jersey and 40+ states through PsyPACT.
What the Evaluation Includes
Before your appointment (30-40 minutes): You’ll complete a set of history forms and validated questionnaires that Dr. Goodwin reviews before your session. This lets her come prepared and spend your time together on what matters most.
Your telehealth appointment (approximately 2 hours): Dr. Goodwin will explore your symptoms in depth – current and lifelong. She’ll look at how you function across different areas of your life: work, relationships, daily tasks, and self-management. She’ll also screen for anxiety, depression, trauma, and other conditions that can overlap with or mimic ADHD, because getting the diagnosis right matters.
Your report (delivered within 2 weeks): Whether or not ADHD is the right diagnosis, you’ll receive a full written diagnostic report with clear findings and practical, personalized recommendations. If you’re already working with a therapist or prescriber, this report can directly inform their treatment approach.
Optional feedback session: A clinical feedback session is available as an optional add-on, billed at Dr. Goodwin’s standard hourly rate.
What You’ll Walk Away With
A thorough, professionally written diagnostic report. A clear answer about whether ADHD explains your symptoms – or what does. Personalized behavioral recommendations you can start using right away. Documentation you can share with a prescriber, therapist, employer, or school. Clarity, finally.
Important Note About Accommodations Testing
This evaluation is designed to diagnose ADHD and guide treatment. It is not appropriate for adults seeking accommodations for standardized tests such as the LSAT, GRE, MCAT, or Bar Exam. Those evaluations require specific cognitive testing and are a separate service. Please contact us if you have questions.
Not sure if an evaluation is right for you? Contact us and we’ll help you figure it out. Ready to get started? Complete our New Patient Interest Form.
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Frequently Asked Questions
An adult ADHD evaluation is a comprehensive psychological assessment designed to determine whether Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) explains the symptoms you are experiencing. ADHD is a neurodevelopmental condition that affects attention, focus, impulse control, and executive functioning – the mental skills that help you plan, organize, and follow through on tasks.
Many adults have lived for decades not knowing they have ADHD. They’ve been told they’re lazy, scattered, or just need to try harder. They’ve developed elaborate workarounds and still feel like they’re falling behind. A formal evaluation gives you real answers – not guesswork.
The evaluation includes a thorough clinical interview, validated psychological questionnaires completed before your appointment, and a careful review of your personal, academic, and work history. Dr. Goodwin will also screen for anxiety, depression, trauma, and other conditions that frequently overlap with or mimic ADHD – because accurate diagnosis means looking at the full picture, not just checking a box.
Regardless of the outcome, you will receive a full written diagnostic report with clear findings and practical, personalized recommendations. Whether the answer is ADHD or something else entirely, you will leave with clarity and a path forward.
Absolutely. Many adults are diagnosed with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) for the first time in their 30s, 40s, or even later – particularly women, who are chronically underdiagnosed. For decades, ADHD research focused almost exclusively on hyperactive boys, which meant that girls and women with ADHD were consistently missed. Their symptoms looked different – more internal, more subtle – and they were better at masking and compensating. By adulthood, many have developed such sophisticated coping strategies that no one around them suspects a thing. They just feel exhausted from the effort of keeping up. If you’ve spent your whole life wondering why certain things feel so much harder for you than for everyone else, a formal evaluation can finally give you an answer.
A primary care physician or psychiatrist can screen for ADHD and prescribe medication, but they typically do not conduct formal psychological evaluations. A brief screening in a doctor’s office is very different from a comprehensive assessment. Dr. Goodwin’s evaluation involves validated psychological testing instruments, a thorough two-hour clinical interview, a detailed review of how you function across multiple areas of your life, and careful screening for co-occurring conditions like anxiety, depression, and trauma that can look like ADHD or exist alongside it. The result is a detailed written report that gives you – and any prescriber or therapist you work with – a much more complete and accurate picture than a quick office screening ever could.
You will still receive a full written diagnostic report with findings and recommendations. Dr. Goodwin will identify what IS driving your symptoms and provide a clear path forward. A negative ADHD diagnosis is not an empty outcome – it is genuinely useful clinical information. Many people leave the evaluation with a clearer understanding of how anxiety, depression, trauma, or other factors have been driving their symptoms for years. That clarity is valuable regardless of what the diagnosis turns out to be.
Yes. The written diagnostic report from your evaluation can support requests for workplace accommodations such as extended time, reduced distraction environments, or flexible scheduling. Please note that this evaluation is not designed for standardized test accommodations such as the LSAT, GRE, MCAT, or Bar Exam. Those evaluations require specific cognitive testing tied to the requested accommodation and are a separate, more involved service. Contact us if you are unsure which type of evaluation you need.
You will receive your full written diagnostic report within two weeks of your evaluation appointment.
The CBT Center charges a flat fee of $950 for a comprehensive adult ADHD evaluation. This includes pre-appointment questionnaires and history forms, the full two-hour telehealth evaluation appointment, and your complete written diagnostic report. An optional clinical feedback session is available after you review your report, billed at Dr. Goodwin’s standard hourly rate. The CBT Center is an out-of-network practice and a superbill will be provided so you can submit for potential reimbursement through your out-of-network insurance benefits.
No referral is needed. Simply complete The CBT Center’s New Patient Interest Form and indicate that you are inquiring about an adult ADHD evaluation. Dr. Goodwin will follow up directly to schedule your appointment.
The evaluation is conducted entirely via telehealth. Dr. Goodwin sees patients by video only, with availability designed for busy adults – Monday through Thursday evenings and Friday through Sunday mornings. As a PsyPACT member psychologist, she is licensed to provide services to adults in New Jersey and 40+ states across the country, including New York, Pennsylvania, Florida, Texas, California, and more. No matter where you are, if you are in a PsyPACT state, Dr. Goodwin can see you.