Together, we’re empowerful.
Neurodiversity-affirming therapy, assessment, training, and advocacy - empowering across home, school, and work.
Work with a psychologist who gets it.
Life is hard. It is even harder finding professionals who are both capable and caring.
Dr. Stephanie Adams Svendez brings over a decade of expertise developed across community mental health, school, and hospital systems. She specializes in bridging the gap between adults, parents, children, schools, and everything in between. She provides assessment, consultation, advocacy, and therapy services from a neurodiversity affirming and disability-informed lens. Her work is proudly informed by her own lived experience as a neurodivergent clinician.
Comprehensive Psychological Assessment
Evaluation of complex or subtle disability presentations when prior testing hasn’t fully explained the picture.
Many clients seek assessment after years of unanswered questions, misdiagnosis, burnout, or feeling out of sync with expectations placed on them.
I provide in-depth, neurodiversity-affirming psychological evaluation that:
Thoroughly explores all diagnostic possibilities (e.g., ADHD, Autism, OCD, Dyslexia, Dyscalculia, psychosis, depression, anxiety)
Makes sense of complex or nuanced presentations that don’t fit neatly into checklists
Reviews records and earlier evaluations to clarify diagnostic questions and identify areas where additional documentation may strengthen accommodation requests
Provides clear, well-supported documentation of functional impairment for high-stakes academic, professional, or workplace accommodations
Evaluations are transparent, collaborative, individualized, and designed to offer meaningful understanding - not just results.
Services
Psychological Assessments
I use a comprehensive, neurodiversity-affirming therapeutic assessment approach to help you understand your or your child’s important strengths and areas of need. I provide independent evaluations, diagnostic clarification, and recommendations across home, school, and the workplace for children and adults.
Consultation & Advocacy
I understand people do not exist in a vacuum and know exactly how to help you advocate for what you or your child need. From equipping you with knowledge about your ADA rights to attending IEP meetings, I act as your personal school psychologist and disability advocate!
Individual & Family Therapy
I am here to help you thrive. I specialize in individual and family therapy for neurodivergent and anxious people. I’m experienced in treating difficulties ranging from OCD to depression to learning problems. I use a multicultural and intersectional approach to understand the whole picture.
Fees
Overview
Fees range by service and client need. Visit each service page for more details.
$360 per intake (85-min)
$170 per 30-min session
$300 per 50-min session
Assessment: $2,880 - $7,500
Consultation & Advocacy: $300 per hour
Insurance
In order to provide high quality, client-centered care, I do not accept insurance for payment. I provide superbills upon request that you may submit to your insurance company for out-of-network reimbursement. Please consult with your insurance provider for more information about your policy. Learn more about out-of-network therapy services here.
Check out my fee and insurance guides for more information, including questions to ask your insurance:
Good Faith Estimate
You have the right to receive a “good faith estimate” explaining how much your medical care will cost. For more information, visit www.cms.gov/nosurprises or click here.
Connect with Dr. Stephanie
Referrals
I also collaborate with attorneys and other professionals when additional evaluation or clarification of prior documentation may support accommodation requests or appeals.
drstephanie@empoweredtogetherpsych.com
Phone
(310) 800-1447
Locations
Therapy, assessment, advocacy, and consultation services throughout all of California, Washington D.C., Florida, Maine, New York, New Jersey, Oregon, Texas, Vermont, and Washington via online telehealth services. Providing in-person assessment services during select times of year in the Greater Los Angeles and Willamette Valley areas.
Locations & Areas Served
Dr. Stephanie is proudly licensed as a psychologist and able to provide therapy, assessment, consultation, and advocacy services to clients located in the following states:
