Adult ADHD Assessment in Tennessee
Neurodivergent-affirming ADHD assessments for adults who have spent years wondering why focus, follow-through, and daily life feel harder than they should. Available virtually throughout Tennessee and in-person in Murfreesboro.
Wondering If You Might Have ADHD?
ADHD in adults often looks nothing like what most people picture.
It doesn't always look like a child bouncing off the walls.
In adults - especially those who were missed in childhood - it often looks like:
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Chronic overwhelm and the feeling of always being behind
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Starting things with intensity and losing momentum just as quickly
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Emotional highs and lows that feel hard to regulate or explain
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A mind that races, jumps, or goes completely blank under pressure
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Exhaustion from managing what feels like it should be simple
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A lifetime of being told you're smart but inconsistent, capable but unreliable
Many adults, particularly women, late-identified individuals, and those with trauma histories, weren't identified in childhood because their ADHD didn't fit the stereotype. They developed workarounds, pushed harder, and often internalized the gap between their potential and their output as a personal failing.
It wasn't a failing. It was an unmet need.
ADHD Can Look Different in Adults
ADHD is frequently missed or misidentified in:
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Women and gender-diverse individuals
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Adults with inattentive-type presentations
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High-achieving or intellectually strong adults who masked through performance
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Adults with co-occurring anxiety, depression, or autism
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Those with trauma histories, where ADHD symptoms and trauma responses overlap
Being missed doesn't mean you didn't have ADHD. It often means the people around you were looking for the wrong things.
My Approach to Adult ADHD Assessment
I use the DIVA-5 (Diagnostic Interview for ADHD in Adults) - a structured, comprehensive interview that explores ADHD symptoms across the lifespan, including how they showed up in childhood, adolescence, and adulthood.
What this looks like in practice:
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A thorough, conversational exploration of your history and current experiences
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Questions about attention, impulsivity, emotional regulation, and executive functioning across different contexts
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Attention to how ADHD intersects with anxiety, trauma, autism, and masking
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A collaborative process focused on understanding your experience, not confirming a predetermined outcome
What the ADHD Assessment Process Includes
Assessment Options
Screening Session
$170 A single 50-minute session to explore your history and questions related to ADHD. A good starting point if you're unsure whether a full assessment is right for you.
Focused Therapeutic Assessment
$680 + $75 deposit A four-session process using the DIVA-5. Three assessment sessions plus one feedback session.
Includes deposit, three 50-minute assessment sessions ($170 each), one 50-minute feedback session ($170), and personalized recommendations and resource list.
Optional Add-Ons
Written summary ($170), Additional feedback sessions ($170 each), Accommodations letter session ($200)
Adding ADHD to an autism assessment: $340 (two additional 50-minute sessions)
What Happens After the Assessment?
Your assessment includes a feedback session where we review results together and discuss what they mean for your daily life - work, relationships, energy, and the patterns that have followed you for years. You'll receive personalized recommendations and a resource list.
If you're seeking ADHD medication following the assessment, please verify with your prescribing psychiatrist that they accept a diagnosis from a masters-level clinician before beginning.
Who This Assessment Is For
This may be a good fit if you are:
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An adult in Tennessee questioning whether you might have ADHD
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Self-recognizing ADHD patterns in yourself
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Struggling with overwhelm, inconsistency, or emotional regulation in ways that feel bigger than just stress
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Looking for clarity and language for experiences you've never been able to fully explain
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Interested in understanding your brain - not just managing symptoms
Is It Also Autism?
ADHD and autism overlap more than many people realize - and for some adults, an ADHD diagnosis or exploration opens a door to wondering whether autism might also be part of the picture.
The two neurotypes share a number of traits: sensory sensitivity, emotional intensity, difficulty with transitions, and nervous systems that can be easily overwhelmed. But autism also brings its own distinct experiences, particularly around social exhaustion, masking, and a deep sense of feeling fundamentally different from others in ways that ADHD alone doesn't fully explain.
It may be worth exploring autism if:
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Social interactions leave you exhausted in a way that feels deeper than introversion
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You have spent significant energy learning how to appear "normal" or fit in
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You feel a strong, persistent sense of being fundamentally different, not just scattered or inconsistent
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Sensory experiences feel more overwhelming or consuming than what ADHD typically accounts for
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You relate to late-identified autistic experiences when you encounter them
Many adults discover that both ADHD and autism are part of their neurotype - sometimes called AuDHD - and that understanding both together gives a much clearer picture than either alone.