Lake Oswego Therapy & Evaluations
Compassionate answers for families who need to understand the whole child.
From our Lake Oswego office, we provide comprehensive psychological evaluations and evidence-based therapy for children, teens, and college-age young adults throughout the greater Portland metropolitan area. Our practice was founded on a simple belief: every young person deserves to be understood fully, not just through a single test score or quick checklist, but through a thoughtful, individualized process that uncovers both strengths and challenges.
Discover Your Child's Strengths
Many of the children and teens we help are bright, motivated, and capable, yet something is making school, friendships, or daily life harder than it should be. Whether your child is struggling with reading, having difficulty focusing in class, feeling overwhelmed by anxiety, or navigating the pressures that often come with high expectations, our team is here to help your family find answers and a clear path forward.
At Whole Child Collective, we believe every child has strengths waiting to be discovered. Through comprehensive psychological evaluations and targeted, evidence-based treatment, we help families understand how their child learns best and where their natural abilities lie.
Expert Care, Warmly Delivered
Families throughout Lake Oswego trust our practice because we take the time to understand the whole child.
Our clinicians bring advanced training from leading children's hospitals and specialty clinics across the country, applied with warmth and care in our Lake Oswego office.
Parents often tell us they appreciate that our team is both highly trained and genuinely approachable, creating a supportive environment from the very first conversation.
Many of our Lake Oswego families find us through personal recommendations from other parents who have experienced our evaluation process firsthand.
We partner with medical providers, learning specialists, educators, and school administrators to coordinate support across every area of your child's life.
Comprehensive Evaluations in Lake Oswego
Many families begin their search for answers by looking for ADHD testing or dyslexia testing. In reality, concerns related to attention, learning, or school performance are often more complex than a single diagnosis.
Rather than testing for a single concern, our evaluations assess multiple areas, including:
- Attention and executive functioning
- Reading, writing, and math skills
- Dyslexia and other learning differences such as dysgraphia or dyscalculia
- Cognitive abilities and processing speed
- Memory and problem solving
- Emotional functioning and anxiety
Our evaluations are conducted by licensed psychologists and examine the full range of cognitive, academic, and emotional factors that influence learning, unlike brief screenings or single-focus testing sometimes offered by tutoring centers.
Evaluations That Uncover the Full Picture
We offer both psychoeducational evaluations and neuropsychological evaluations, tailored to each child's unique situation. Our team evaluates for:
Our practice also conducts pediatric neuropsychological evaluations for children and teens with medical or neurological conditions that may affect development, helping families understand how their child's brain is functioning and how those patterns influence learning, attention, memory, and emotional regulation.
Our Evaluation Process
Thorough, personalized, and designed to give your family the clarity needed to move forward with confidence.
Parent Intake Meeting
A dedicated one-hour appointment to understand your concerns, your child's history, and what you hope to learn.
Two Testing Sessions
Your child completes dedicated sessions assessing cognitive abilities, academic skills, attention, memory, and emotional functioning.
School Coordination
We gather teacher observations and rating scales to build a complete picture of how your child functions across different environments.
Detailed Feedback Session
Every evaluation concludes with a feedback meeting where we walk through the results, answer your questions, and provide clear recommendations for next steps.
Therapy Tailored for Children and Teens
In addition to evaluations, our Lake Oswego practice provides evidence-based therapy for children, teens, and college-age young adults navigating challenges such as anxiety, OCD, ADHD, and mild depression.
Our clinicians use well-established approaches including:
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP) for anxiety and OCD
- Parent Management Training for ADHD and executive functioning challenges
Many of the young people we work with appear high-functioning on the surface. They may excel in sports, dance, theater, or academics while privately struggling with perfectionism, social pressure, or persistent worry. Therapy at Whole Child Collective is active and skills-based, so progress carries over into the classroom, the home, and their relationships.
Parent Coaching & Flexible Access
Children and teens make the greatest progress when parents are active partners in the process. Parent coaching provides practical strategies that can be implemented at home right away, often on alternating weeks between therapy sessions, creating a steady rhythm that reinforces new skills and accelerates progress for the entire family.
We understand that families in Lake Oswego and the greater Portland metro area lead full, busy lives. That is why we offer both in-person and virtual appointments. Psychological evaluations are conducted in person, while virtual sessions can provide flexibility for ongoing therapy or intake sessions.
Our practice welcomes families from across the Portland metro area and beyond, including Bend, Oregon and Vancouver and Camas, Washington.
A Trusted Resource for Pediatricians, Educators, and Therapists
Many of the families who come to Whole Child Collective are referred by pediatricians, educators, therapists, or learning specialists who are seeking a thoughtful and thorough evaluation process for the children and teens they serve.
Schools often recommend comprehensive psychological evaluations when a student is struggling academically, emotionally, or behaviorally and the underlying cause is not yet clear. Pediatricians and other medical providers may also refer families when concerns arise related to attention, learning, anxiety, or neurological conditions such as concussions or epilepsy.
Our team regularly collaborates with referring providers and school teams so that families receive clear answers and practical next steps. After each evaluation, we provide detailed recommendations that can support academic planning, therapy decisions, and school accommodations.
Families Travel to Us from Throughout the Region
Whole Child Collective is located in Lake Oswego and serves families from communities across the greater Portland metropolitan area.
Families regularly travel to our practice from nearby communities including Portland, Beaverton, Tigard, West Linn, Tualatin, Wilsonville, Sherwood, Vancouver, and Camas.
We also work with families from many Portland neighborhoods, including Dunthorpe, Arlington Heights, Portland Heights, Forest Heights, Bonny Slope, Hillsdale, Southwest Hills, Eastmoreland, Alameda, Laurelhurst, Pearl District, Northwest Portland, and Southwest Portland.
Your child deserves the opportunity to thrive
Taking the first step can feel overwhelming, especially when you are unsure whether your child's challenges stem from anxiety, ADHD, a learning difference, or something else entirely. Helping families sort through these questions is exactly what we do. Whether you are seeking a comprehensive psychological evaluation or therapy for your child or teen, our team will guide you through the process step by step.
If your child is experiencing a mental health crisis or is in immediate danger, please call 988 (Suicide and Crisis Lifeline) or go to your nearest emergency room. This page describes outpatient evaluation and therapy services and is not a substitute for emergency care.