Psychological assessment is a structured process for answering specific questions about how a person thinks, feels, and functions. It draws on clinical interviews, standardized testing, and, where relevant, a review of records and collateral sources to produce findings that are grounded in current scientific understanding rather than impression alone. Depending on the referral, the purpose of an assessment may be legal, such as informing a court’s decision, or clinical, such as clarifying a diagnosis to guide treatment. In either case, the goal is the same: a thorough, objective, and defensible answer to the question at hand. Dr. Young’s services fall into three categories, outlined below.