Our Services

Cogniscribe offers psychotherapy for children, adolescents, adults, couples, and families. Dr. Nakhla’s therapeutic approach is grounded in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, humanistic psychology, and existential psychology, with an emphasis on helping clients develop psychological flexibility, clarify personal values, improve emotional awareness, and move toward meaningful change.

Therapy services may also be provided by registered psychological associates under Dr. Nakhla’s supervision. Depending on the clinician, treatment may incorporate Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, family therapy, marital counseling, child-focused therapy, and other evidence-informed approaches tailored to the client’s needs.

A comprehensive ADHD evaluation is designed to assess attention, executive functioning, impulsivity, emotional regulation, and related areas of cognitive and behavioral functioning. These evaluations integrate clinical interview data, standardized rating scales, performance-based testing, collateral information when appropriate, and differential diagnostic analysis to determine whether symptoms are best explained by ADHD or another clinical concern.

An autism evaluation provides a structured and clinically informed assessment of social communication, restricted and repetitive patterns of behavior, sensory differences, developmental history, adaptive functioning, and related emotional or behavioral concerns. These evaluations are designed to clarify whether an individual meets criteria for Autism Spectrum Disorder while also considering overlapping or alternative explanations, including ADHD, anxiety, trauma, mood disorders, personality functioning, and other neurodevelopmental or psychiatric conditions.

A learning disability evaluation examines academic achievement, cognitive functioning, information processing, attention, and related developmental factors to determine whether an individual demonstrates a specific learning disorder in reading, writing, mathematics, or another academic domain. These evaluations are particularly useful for identifying learning needs, documenting functional impairment, and guiding academic accommodations, intervention planning, and treatment recommendations.

A pre-surgical psychological evaluation is designed to assess psychological readiness, risk factors, coping capacity, treatment expectations, and the individual’s ability to participate effectively in post-surgical care. Cogniscribe provides these evaluations for individuals pursuing procedures such as spinal cord stimulation, peripheral nerve stimulation, and bariatric surgery. The goal is to provide a thorough, clinically useful assessment that supports informed decision-making and helps identify any psychological or behavioral factors that may affect treatment outcomes.

A diagnostic clarification evaluation is appropriate when symptoms are complex, overlapping, longstanding, or have not been adequately explained by previous assessments or treatment. These evaluations use comprehensive clinical interviewing, psychological testing, records review when available, and differential diagnostic analysis to clarify the nature of an individual’s concerns. This type of evaluation may examine mood disorders, anxiety disorders, obsessive-compulsive and related disorders, personality functioning, trauma-related symptoms, neurodevelopmental concerns, and other psychiatric or cognitive conditions.