Testimonials

Psycho-Educational Assessment

“I would definitely recommend having a child assessed at Capital Psychological. We had many conversations with our daughter’s educators and knew in our gut that she learned differently. She is a very smart little girl, however, on paper when she was asked to produce a writing piece we didn't see the same results. Being a teacher myself, I had read over many many reports from psychologists and the ones I read from Dr. Garcia always stuck out. They are always very well written and specific to the child. It is not just a cut and paste, not a blanket statement. The recommendations she made were bang on and practical. When we decided to have our daughter assessed on her type of learning, this was the obvious choice.

We were incredibly impressed with the whole process. They worked based on our daughter’s ability, some of the sessions were an hour, some were an hour and a half, Sarah let her decide and be the guide. Our daughter was always so excited to go, this made it so easy. Once it was over, we were so impressed with the debriefing session. We were able to see the whole picture of how our daughter learns and Dr. Garcia specifically focus on her abilities, we were looking at her from an asset model not a deficit. It allowed us to see what we can do to help her, just because she does not learn the 'average' way, did not mean she was not smart. We were able to find ways and accommodations that work for her so she had success.

My daughter feels smart! I can't ask for anything more. She knows how to ask for help and knows that just because she learns differently doesn't make her any less of a person. Her confidence has grown significantly. I was worried, like many parents, that my child may become labelled. Now I realize that she was going to be labelled as slow or weak because she was struggling. She is no longer struggling, I am working with the teachers to find out what she needs to be successful. It is amazing to see the difference in my child. She has her sparkle back and she loves school once again. I am so thankful we took on this adventure. It is the best thing we could have done for our child. We are their advocates and I wanted her to know we believed in her abilities!!!”

“My wife and I were referred to Dr. Garcia’s services to have a Psycho-Educational assessment performed on our 10-year-old daughter. We were immensely impressed with the testing process throughout the entire experience- the organization within each session was brilliant. Since having our daughter assessed, we have seen a complete turnaround in her performance at school.  We would definitely recommend Dr. Garcia to a friend or family member who is thinking about having their child assessed. “