Gain Clarity, Understand Your Brain and Find Your Next Steps

Have you often wondered why staying focused, managing time, getting started or keeping up with daily responsibilities seems harder than it should?

For many adults, difficulties with attention and executive functioning have been present for years—but may have been overlooked, misunderstood or attributed to anxiety, stress, lack of motivation or personal shortcomings. An adult ADHD evaluation can help you better understand how your brain works and identify meaningful strategies for moving forward.

Collaborative Counseling offers comprehensive, neurodiversity-affirming ADHD evaluations for adults ages 18 and older in Minnesota. Our goal is not simply to identify challenges. We help you recognize your strengths, understand areas where additional support may be useful and leave the process with practical recommendations tailored to your life.

What to Expect During the Evaluation Process

Step 1: Submit an inquiry

Complete our ADHD evaluation inquiry form with basic information about your concerns, previous evaluations, accommodation needs and interest in medication support.

Step 2: Initial consultation

An evaluator will contact you for a brief consultation. This gives you an opportunity to ask questions and helps determine whether this evaluation process is an appropriate fit for your needs.

Step 3: Evaluation meeting

The initial evaluation meeting generally lasts approximately four hours. It includes structured questionnaires, assessment measures and a clinical interview focused on understanding your history, current concerns, strengths and executive functioning.

Step 4: Results and feedback meeting

Approximately one week later, you will return for a feedback meeting lasting up to one hour. Your evaluator will explain the findings, answer your questions and review personalized recommendations and resources with you.

Evaluations may be available in person at our Maple Grove, Minnesota office or through secure Telehealth for eligible adults physically located in Minnesota at the time of service. Availability and format will be confirmed during the consultation process.

Cost of an Adult ADHD Evaluation

The total fee for the comprehensive ADHD evaluation is $1,450. This includes:

• The three- to four-hour evaluation meeting
• Assessment scoring and clinical interpretation
• Preparation of evaluation findings
• The results and feedback meeting
• A personalized Executive Functioning Toolkit
• Treatment and resource recommendations, when appropriate

A $300 nonrefundable deposit is required when scheduling and is applied toward the total fee. The remaining balance of $1,150 is due at the end of the initial evaluation meeting.

ADHD evaluations are currently offered as a self-pay service and are not billed to insurance. The fee applies regardless of whether the evaluation results in an ADHD diagnosis.

Frequently Asked Questions About Adult ADHD Evaluations

Do you evaluate children or teenagers for ADHD?

At this time, Collaborative Counseling’s comprehensive ADHD evaluation service is available only to adults ages 18 and older.

Can adults be diagnosed with ADHD later in life?

Yes. Some people reach adulthood without having their attention or executive-functioning differences formally recognized. An evaluation considers both current concerns and relevant patterns from earlier stages of life.

Is an online ADHD evaluation available?

Telehealth evaluations may be available to adults who are physically located in Minnesota at the time of service. Your evaluator will discuss whether an online or in-person format is most appropriate for your circumstances.

Does the evaluation guarantee an ADHD diagnosis?

No. The purpose of the evaluation is to gather and carefully consider information. Results may support an ADHD diagnosis, identify another possible explanation or indicate that additional evaluation is needed.

What happens if I do not receive an ADHD diagnosis?

You will still receive feedback about your strengths and areas of executive-functioning difficulty, along with a personalized toolkit and recommendations that may help you move forward.

Can you prescribe ADHD medication?

Collaborative Counseling does not provide medication management as part of the evaluation. Your evaluator may offer referrals to qualified prescribing professionals when appropriate.

Can the evaluation support workplace or college accommodations?

When the evaluation findings support a need for accommodations, your evaluator may provide documentation and recommendations. Approval is determined by the employer, school or other organization receiving the request.

Is the evaluation covered by insurance?

The evaluation is currently a self-pay service and is not billed to insurance. The total fee is $1,450, including the evaluation and feedback meetings.

Take the Next Step Toward Greater Clarity

You have likely spent a great deal of time trying to work harder, stay organized or push through your difficulties. An evaluation can help you move away from blame and toward a clearer understanding of your brain, your strengths and the support that may help you thrive.

To learn more about comprehensive adult ADHD evaluations in Minnesota, complete our online inquiry form or call Collaborative Counseling at 763-210-9966.

Information provided on this page is educational and is not a substitute for professional mental health care, medical advice or emergency services. Evaluation results and recommendations vary based on each individual’s history, symptoms and clinical findings.

Meet Your Adult ADHD Evaluator

Bethany Dillon, LPCC, ADHD-CCSP

Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor
ADHD-Certified Clinical Services Provider

Bethany is a neurodiversity-affirming mental health clinician who specializes in ADHD, anxiety and trauma. She has more than 13 years of experience in the mental health field and has completed more than 100 hours of specialized ADHD training.

Bethany approaches evaluations with warmth, curiosity and respect. She believes that no one is broken, damaged or weak. Instead, each person already possesses meaningful strengths, and greater self-understanding can help those strengths become more accessible.

Her clinical approach is person-centered, trauma-informed and culturally sensitive. She tailors the evaluation and recommendations to the individual because no two people experience ADHD in exactly the same way.