Orlando Psychological Testing & Evaluations | Offices in Metro West, East Orlando, Clermont & Lake Mary Florida

Orlando Psychological Testing & Evaluations | Offices in Metro West, East Orlando, Clermont & Lake Mary Florida
Is your child out of control? Are your doctors telling you its just a phase? But your instincts are telling you there is an underlying reason for such radical behavior?
- Here at Total Life Counseling we can provide an expert second opinion by administering a psychological evaluation.
Psychoeducational Services

List of assessments
- Cognitive Ability (Woodcock Johson COG IV, Wechsler Intelligence Scales for Children-Fifth Edition, WAIS-IV (Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scales, Fourth Edition), DAS-2)
- Personality Assessment (MMPI 2 RF)
- Behavioral Assessments (e.g., BASC-3, CONNERS-3, GARS-3, ASRS, ADHD-IV)
- Gifted Screening (e.g., KBIT-2, RIST 2; WJ IV, WISC-V)
- Gifted Evaluation (DAS-2, WISC-V, WJ COG IV, RIAS 2)
- Achievement Test (e.g., WJ ACH IV, TORC-4, GORT 5)
- Projective Measures (House Tree Person, Thematic Apperception Test, Rorschach Test)
- Functional Behavior Analysis
Psychological Services

Psychological Evaluation can be integrated with the assessments above, depending on the concerns.
- Beck Anxiety Inventory
- Beck Depression Inventory
- Assessment for Suicide Risk
- Massachusetts Youth Screening Instrument, Second Edition (MAYSI 2)
- The Alcohol Use Disorder Identification Test
- Alcohol, Smoking and Substance Involvement Screening Test
- CAGE Questionnaire for Drug Aid
- Drug Use Questionnaires (DAST-10)
- Life Orientation Test-Revised (optimism vs pessimism)
- SASSI-2
- COPE (assess coping skills)
- Measure of Attachment Qualities
- Measure of Body Apperception
- Attitude Toward Self
About the Evaluator!
Valerie Ware is a Psychologist and Behavioral Specialist with over a decade of education and psychology experience who works with clients of all ages to help them reach their potential. She evaluates for Gifted, Autism, ADHD, Learning Disabilities, Anxiety, Career Pathways, and emotional assessments. She has a passion for children and early developmental therapies as she has spent many years providing therapeutic treatment for students with Autism and has been a foster mother. Valerie attends church, is family-centered, and she prioritizes her time for her family, and for community activities.
Call us for a 15 Minute Complimentary Phone Consultation with our School Psychologist – (407) 248-0030

Total Life Counseling Center provides counseling, therapy, coaching, camps and career services for all of central Florida, including: Orlando, Winter Park, Maitland, College Park, Dr. Phillips, Pine Castle, Conway, Windermere, Winter Garden, Ocoee, Oviedo, Longwood, Altamonte Springs, Casselberry, Lake Mary, Sanford, Deland, De Bary, Deltona, Daytona, New Smyrna, Cocoa, Titusville, Merritt Island, Kissimmee, St. Cloud, Celebration, Mt. Dora, the Villages and the tri-cities of Tavares, Eustis and Leesburg.
Our counseling, therapy, camps, group, coaching and family services are conveniently located in:
Main Office:
Southwest Orlando FL | Metrowest, Windermere, Winter Garden, FL | 1507 S. Hiawassee Road #101, Orlando, FL 32835
Satellite Offices:
1. Winter Park, FL | Downtown Orlando, Maitland, Altamonte Springs, FL | 1850 Lee Road #215, Winter Park, FL 32789
2. East Orlando, FL | Waterford Lakes UCF | 1850 Alafaya Trail, Orlando, FL 32826
3. Clermont, FL | Minneola Groveland, FL | 100 N. Hwy 27, Clermont, FL 34711
4. Lake Mary, FL | Longwoord, Sanford, Oviedo, Winter Springs, FL | 1325 S International Pkwy #2221, Lake Mary, FL 32746
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