Complex questions.
Clear answers.

Neuropsychological and forensic evaluation in San Jose, California.

When the diagnosis is uncertain, when the stakes are high, and when previous answers conflict — the evidence decides. Not assumptions.

321-208-1554 · 321-298-8668

Gerard Chambers, Psy.D., Ph.D., neuropsychologist, San Jose

Most of what you’re paying for is finding out what is not going on.

A thorough evaluation spends most of its effort on the explanations that turn out to be wrong. Attention problems can come from ADHD. They can also come from anxiety, depression, sleep disorders, trauma, medication, medical conditions, learning disorders, or simple life circumstance.

Ruling those out is not overhead. It is the product.

Start with your question

Most people don’t arrive asking for an evaluation. They arrive with a question no one has answered well yet.

“I think I have ADHD.”

Maybe. ADHD is a diagnosis of exclusion — which means the work is ruling out everything else that produces the same picture.

ADHD evaluation →

“I wonder if I’m autistic.”

Late diagnosis and subtle presentation are difficult work. Difficult is not the same as impossible.

Autism evaluation →

“I’ve had three different diagnoses.”

Conflicting opinions usually mean the wrong question was asked — or the same question was asked three times with different tools.

What each evaluation involves →

“Do I qualify for accommodations?”

That isn’t a question I answer in advance. It’s a question the evidence answers — for the MCAT, LSAT, Bar, GRE, licensing boards, school, or work.

Testing accommodations →

“My attorney needs an expert.”

Independent evaluation, IME, capacity, mitigation, diversion, testimony. Independent means the conclusion isn’t decided in advance — including by the side that retained me.

Forensic neuropsychology →

“Can my father still decide?”

Testamentary, financial, and decision-making capacity — evaluated on evidence rather than on family consensus.

Capacity evaluation →

You come here once

One day in the office. Everything else happens from wherever you are.

Diagnostic interview — remote. A conversation about your history. There’s no reason to drive for it.
Inventories — sent to you. Completed at home, sometimes even before you come in.
Testing — one day, in person, in San Jose. The only trip (most of the time).
Feedback — remote. What the testing found, and what it means.

Why one full day and not three short ones

The testing day is built to mimic a work day or a school day. The problem you’re trying to explain doesn’t happen in the first ninety minutes. It happens at hour four, when attention has been spent and effort has to be sustained rather than summoned.

Some people assume more visits means a more thorough evaluation. It usually means the opposite — you end up measuring the days instead of the person.

What it costs

$6,500 – $7,500

Diagnostic evaluations, depending on complexity. Court-related and accommodation evaluations are quoted individually. I don’t take insurance, though many people recover part of the cost afterward.

How fees work · How to get reimbursed

If it isn’t workable for you, say so.

This isn’t for everyone

People should not come to me if they already have the answer and are unwilling to change it.

I can’t promise a diagnosis. I can’t promise accommodations. I can’t promise the outcome an attorney is hoping for. What I can promise is that the conclusion will be earned, and that I’ll tell you what the evidence actually says — including when that isn’t what you wanted to hear.

Honest conclusions are more valuable than convenient ones.

What happens next

You call. You describe the question — not your symptoms, your question. What decision are you trying to make?

You’ll be told what the evaluation involves, what it costs, how it works, and what it can and cannot determine. Then you decide. No pressure at any point. Some people who call don’t need an evaluation at all, and we tell them so.