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Evaluation 05

Executive Functioning & Brain Health

For capable adults who want to understand why certain demands cost so much.

Planning, initiation, organization, working memory, emotional regulation, and follow-through, evaluated objectively. Also for adults with a family history of dementia or a vascular or metabolic risk profile who want a documented baseline while everything still feels intact.

Format
Virtual
Testing time
4–5 hours
Report
2 weeks
Fee from
$2,450

Who this is for

This evaluation fits

  • 01Adults who are effective in most respects and stalled in a few specific ones
  • 02Leaders and clinicians whose responsibilities have outgrown their systems
  • 03Adults with a family history of dementia who want a baseline now
  • 04Anyone with vascular or metabolic risk who wants a documented starting point

Common reasons people come

What brings people here

Knowing the next step and not starting it

Systems that never quite hold

Follow-through that depends on urgency

A recent stretch of unusual overload

Family history of cognitive decline

Wanting a baseline while well

What the evaluation includes

Measured, not estimated

Each area below is assessed with validated, age-normed measures and interpreted together rather than in isolation.

01Planning
02Initiation
03Organization
04Working memory
05Cognitive flexibility
06Inhibition
07Emotional regulation
08Processing speed
09Memory baseline
01

Functional interview

Where the effort actually goes across work, home, and the parts nobody sees.

02

Executive measures

Performance-based tests of planning, flexibility, inhibition, and working memory.

03

Cognitive baseline battery

Core memory, attention, and language measures documented for future comparison.

04

Risk and lifestyle review

Sleep, vascular and metabolic factors, hearing, activity, and stress load, examined together.

Expected timeline

From first call to feedback

A small number of evaluations are scheduled each month, so each stage receives the hours it requires.

  1. Consultation

    15 minutes

    A short call to define the question worth answering.

    Step 1 of 5
  2. Interview

    Week 1

    History, current demands, and where the system breaks down.

    Step 2 of 5
  3. Testing

    Week 1–2

    Four to five hours of measures.

    Step 3 of 5
  4. Interpretation

    Week 2

    Scoring, pattern analysis, and report writing.

    Step 4 of 5
  5. Feedback

    Week 2–3

    Findings plus a practical, specific plan.

    Step 5 of 5

What patients receive

What you leave with

01

An objective profile

Which executive systems are strong, which are taxed, and under what conditions.

02

A documented baseline

Measurements to compare against in five, ten, or twenty years.

03

A brain health plan

The specific, evidence-based factors shown to protect cognition, prioritized for your profile.

04

Practical structure

Strategy built around how you actually work, not how you are supposed to.

Frequently asked

Questions people ask first

Is this the same as an ADHD evaluation?

Related but distinct. If the question is whether ADHD explains the pattern, the ADHD evaluation is the right one. This evaluation measures executive function and cognitive health more broadly, with or without a diagnostic question.

Can I do this if nothing is wrong?

Yes, and it is a reasonable thing to do. A baseline taken while everything feels intact is the most valuable one you can have.

Does brain health planning actually change outcomes?

The evidence supports several modifiable factors — sleep, vascular health, hearing, activity, and cognitive engagement among them. The plan is built on that literature, not on supplements.

How long does the whole process take?

Typically two to three weeks from interview to feedback.

Clear next steps

How to begin

01

Request a consultation

A complimentary 15-minute call to describe what you are noticing and hear whether this evaluation answers your question.

02

Receive an estimate

A Good Faith Estimate and a written plan for scheduling arrive before any work begins.

03

Reserve your dates

Interview and testing sessions are scheduled together, so the full timeline is known from the start.

Also offered

While you wait

The Brain Blueprint™

Written work from this practice — plain-language guides to attention, memory, habit, and recovery. A one-page primer is free to download.

Next step

What happens next

Messages are answered within one business day. Consultations are usually available the same week.

  1. 01

    Book a 15-minute call

    Nothing is scheduled or charged at this stage.

  2. 02

    We decide together

    Which evaluation answers your question, what it costs, and when it can be held.

  3. 03

    You receive it in writing

    Dates, fees, and a Good Faith Estimate, before anything begins.