Our Assessment Process

Our neuro-affirming OCD assessments consist of 1-2 hours of interview time.

Appointments can be scheduled in one- or two-hour blocks, depending on your preference and capacity. Our team will work with you to structure the sessions in a way that supports comfort, pacing, and a thorough assessment process.
In your appointment, we will talk about your experiences of intrusive thoughts and compulsions using structured clinical interview guidelines informed by the DOCS and Y-BOCS-SC, review the DSM-5-TR criteria for OCD, and complete questionnaires including the OCI-R and VOCI.

If you are under 25, we ask that you bring a parent, carer or an adult you knew as a child.

If you are over 25, you are welcome to bring a support person.
You will be invited to complete online questionnaires prior to or during the assessment process. These measures help provide additional information about intrusive thoughts, compulsive behaviours, anxiety, and other related experiences that may be relevant to understanding OCD.
Once the assessment process is complete, you will attend a 1-hour feedback session with your assessor.

During this session, we will:

Discuss the assessment findings

Explain how they relate to diagnostic criteria (if applicable)

Provide recommendations for supports, strategies, or next steps

This is also your opportunity to ask questions and reflect on the information in a supportive and collaborative space.

Fees & Frequently Asked Questions

OCD assessment fees range from $1500 to $2000, depending on your clinicians experience.

Senior clinicians: $2000

Other clinicians: $1500

Fees include interview time, questionnaires, and a comprehensive written report. All registered and provisional psychologists are supervised by our senior clinicians.

Please refer to the clinician's profile page for their specific assessment fee.

*Fees are based on a standard assessment with up to 2 hours of interview time. If additional time is required due to complexity, we will contact you beforehand with an updated quote.
You are welcome to pay privately for your assessment.

You may be able to access:

Medicare rebates are available for OCD assessments under a valid Mental Health Care Plan (MHCP), as OCD is a recognised mental health condition. Please speak with your GP to obtain a referral prior to your assessment.

Private health fund rebates may be available depending on your provider, level of cover, and assessor.

You may be able to use your NDIS funding to pay for an assessment depending on your plan goals. If you are plan-managed, we recommend checking with your Support Coordinator or Plan Manager to confirm whether your assessment can be covered.
We are currently offering OCD assessments for adults. If you are under 18 and seeking an OCD assessment, please reach out to our team. We may be able to assist or provide appropriate external referral options.

OCD Assessments

We are here to move beyond outdated stereotypes and create space for OCD to be understood in all its forms. Our neuro-affirming team provides comprehensive OCD assessments that recognise the many ways OCD can present, including intrusive thoughts, mental compulsions, reassurance seeking, and patterns that may be misunderstood or overlooked.

Our OCD assessments are trauma-informed and place strong emphasis on differential diagnosis, particularly between OCD and Autism. We explore whether repetitive behaviours or routines are driven by intrusive fears and compulsive processes, rather than reflecting an Autistic cognitive style. This distinction is especially important for individuals with a recent Autism diagnosis whose OCD symptoms may have been overlooked.

We also differentiate OCD from other anxiety disorders, neurodevelopmental differences, complex trauma, and related mental health conditions.