A neurodiversity-affirming, identity-informed assessment takes time, care, and depth. Unlike traditional diagnostic models that rely on quick checklists or deficit-based tools, I take a relational, narrative, and contextual approach. This means I spend many hours before and after our sessions reviewing your history, making meaning of your lived experiences, and integrating what emerges into a clinically sound, human-centered understanding of your neurotype.

For every hour we spend together, there are often several hours of behind-the-scenes work that go into:

• Reviewing your intake materials and inventories

• Interpreting screening tools in context (gender, culture, masking, trauma)

• Synthesizing patterns across your life

• Incorporating collateral perspectives

• Preparing a thoughtful feedback session

• Writing summary or full narrative reports (when included)

Assessments for neurodivergent adults, especially queer, trans, and gender-expansive adults, are complex because traditional tools often fail to reflect our lived experience. My pricing reflects the time, labor, clinical expertise, and care required to offer an affirming, accurate, and grounded assessment that honors your story rather than reducing you to a checklist.

You’re not paying for a diagnosis; you’re investing in:

• Time - often 5–15+ hours of structured, thoughtful work

• Clinical expertise from a PhD-level, neurodivergent clinician

• Identity-informed interpretation that centers gender, culture, trauma, and masking

• An affirming approach that rejects pathologizing frameworks

• A safe, reflective process to understand your inner world and patterns

• A report (if included) that is personalized, narrative-rich, and meaningful

• An experience designed for late-identified adults, not a rushed evaluative appointment

This is not a transactional service, it is a collaborative process designed for clarity, integration, and self-understanding.

I believe that high-quality, neurodiversity-affirming assessment should be as accessible as possible. To support this, Resonant Minds offers a three-tiered pricing structure for every assessment: Full Fee, Equity Rate (15% off), and Community Access Rate (30% off).

Why I use a tiered model

Assessment work is intensive, relational, and time-consuming. It involves careful review of your history, lived experiences, sensory profile, and narrative; thoughtful interpretation of screening tools; detailed report writing; and a collaborative feedback session. The full fee reflects the depth of this work and the time it requires.

At the same time, I recognize that many people, particularly Black, Indigenous, People of Color, LGBTQIA2S+ people, and disabled folks, have been historically excluded from diagnosis and often face financial and systemic barriers to accessing affirming assessments. My tiered rates help redistribute access while keeping my practice sustainable.

How the sliding scale works

You are welcome to self-select the pricing tier that feels most accessible and sustainable for you:

• Full Fee: Reflects the full cost of the service and directly supports my ability to offer reduced-fee options to others.

• Equity Rate (15% off): Designed for people with financial constraints who would benefit from a moderate discount.

• Community Access Rate (30% off): Reserved for people experiencing significant financial hardship or systemic barriers. Availability is limited each month.

No documentation is required. I trust you to choose the rate that aligns with your resources and lived circumstances.

Why full-fee assessments matter

When someone pays the full fee, they help sustain Resonant Minds and expand the number of reduced-fee assessments I can offer. This is part of the community-supported structure of my practice and reflects my commitment to equity and collective care.

Availability

Reduced-fee slots are limited each month to ensure the financial and emotional sustainability of this work. If a reduced-fee slot is not currently available, I maintain a waitlist and will reach out when the next opening becomes available. You are always welcome to choose the full-fee option if you prefer not to wait.

Payment is due when scheduling your assessment session. If spreading the cost out is helpful, a two-payment option is available: half at scheduling, and the remaining half before the feedback session and final report.

Resonant Minds operates as a private-pay practice. This allows assessments to remain affirming, confidential, and free from insurance constraints that often pathologize or narrow diagnostic processes.

I can provide a superbill if you wish to pursue out-of-network reimbursement. Insurance coverage varies widely, so please check your plan for details about your specific benefits and eligibility.