Our process involves three appointments: intake, assessment, and feedback.

We begin with a 60-minute intake appointment to collaboratively design the evaluation process around your needs. This is generally followed, within 1 to 3 weeks, by an assessment appointment which can range from under an hour to five hours, depending on which service you've selected.

Results typically take 1 to 4 weeks to be reviewed, processed, and written into a report. We conclude with a 45-minute feedback session, where Dr. Worm reviews your results and shares detailed recommendations both in conversation with you and in a written report.

Intake and feedback sessions are conducted virtually, while the assessment appointment may be virtual or in-person. The Comprehensive Adult ADHD Assessment and Learning Disability Assessment both require in-person cognitive testing while the Diagnostic ADHD Assessment and Autism Evaluation can be completed fully virtually.

If results are needed more quickly, just let us know and we’ll do our best to accommodate.

Below are the services we offer. More information can be found by clicking the following link: Overview

Autism Evaluation

• An adult-centered evaluation exploring how you experience the world through in-depth questionnaires and a naturalistic conversation with a psychologist and not whether you fit someone else's idea of what autism looks like.

Diagnostic ADHD Assessment

• A focused evaluation using real-time attention tasks and self-report tools, reviewed together in your feedback session. It's a supportive starting point for understanding whether ADHD fits your experience.

Comprehensive ADHD Assessment

• A full evaluation of your cognitive strengths, and attention designed to give you a complete picture, not just a label, and to support accommodations for school, work, or standardized testing.

Learning Disability Assessment

• An in-depth look at how you read, write, and work with numbers, using cognitive and academic testing to identify learning differences and map out next steps for work or school.

We are out of network for all insurance companies. We recommend contacting your insurance company for out of network benefits.

We are conveniently located in the heart of Takoma Park and two blocks from the Takoma Metro Red Line station. Our address is below:

6930 Carroll Avenue, Suite 610
Takoma Park, Maryland 20912

Parking is located at the building. If that lot is full, there is street parking and a paid lot one block from the office.

The office is conveniently located two blocks from the Takoma Metro Red Line station. Bus lines that service Takoma station can be found here: https://www.wmata.com/rider-guide/stations/upload/station_bus_maps/pdfs/Takoma%20Station.pdf

Please see our Fees Page.

To schedule an appointment, please click the following link to book a 15 minute consultation: Schedule Now

Alternatively you can send us a message by clicking the following link: Contact us

We will then follow-up with you by email to schedule your intake appointment.

We welcome the opportunity to consult with your current providers, including therapists and psychiatrists.

We welcome referrals from primary care physicians, psychiatrists, therapists, and other providers, as well as self-referrals from adults and college students.

Your patient stays in your care. We provide a focused diagnostic evaluation for ADHD, autism, and/or learning disability and share our findings with you. We are not seeking to take over ongoing treatment or medication management. Our goal is to give you and your patient a clear, evidence-based picture to inform the next steps in their care.

What you'll receive. After the evaluation, we provide your patient with a detailed written report, and are glad to consult directly with you if it would be helpful to discuss findings or next steps together.

Turnaround time. From intake to feedback session, evaluations typically take 2 to 7 weeks.

How to refer. You're welcome to have your patient contact us directly to schedule a free 15-minute consultation, or reach out to us at by email at tworm@initiativepsych.com or phone at (301) 327-4960 to discuss a referral directly.

A sliding scale is also available for clients experiencing financial hardship. Reach out and we can talk through what fits your situation: Contact

This practice is focused specifically on psychological assessment.