Our Intake process typically begins with a 15-minute phone consultation
with one of our therapists, at no charge, to hear your concerns and determine which
of our professionals would best fit your family’s needs.

Our experience has taught us that establishing a clear roadmap at the outset of our work is essential for success. Our intake and assessment process helps the therapist identify the strengths and challenges of the child and family, and formulate a course of intervention and therapy. The assessment is individualized for the child and family, but includes meeting with parents to share their concerns and establish priorities, and sessions with the child to evaluate and assess strengths and challenges. The assessment process may include one or more of the following:

• Additional parent and/or child meetings
• Meeting with the whole family
• Phone consultations with other care-giving professionals
• Use of questionnaires and measurement tools
• Neuropsychological, developmental evaluations
• Classroom and/or community observations

Following assessment, parents meet with the therapist to review findings and discuss recommendations for therapy, and together they finalize a plan to address the needs of the child and family.

Family Compass strongly believes in empowering parents and caregivers to be active participants in any intervention for their child, including participation in sessions, regular feedback, and parent meetings.

A periodic follow-up is essential to ensure progress and optimize our work with the child and family. It is a time for the therapist and family to pause and reflect upon successes achieved, review ongoing challenges and roadblocks, and plan for how best to proceed.

Family Compass complies with all HIPPA regulations to ensure privacy.