Sari has experience completing Comprehensive Assessments since 2009 in different settings such as Dallas County Juvenile Detention Center and DFW area school districts
Correct diagnosis and through assessment assists with many things in life such as:
- Focus in counseling
- Medical management
- Parenting at home
- Resources in the community
- Accommodations at School, College, Work, etc.
- Assess personal strengths and weaknesses
- Fulfill ABA therapy requirements
Assessments are completed in areas such as:
Autism,
ADHD
Anxiety Disorders
Depressive Disorders
Learning Disorders
Personality Disorders
Eating Disorders
Substance Disorders
etc.
There are many components in the evaluation process such as:
- consultation meeting during which the process of the evaluation is discussed, areas of evaluation focus is decided, in-person testing is scheduled.
- Parent and/ or client interview
- Collecting information from other sources (e.g. teachers, therapists, etc.)
- Scoring of the forms, interpreting the information, and writing the report
- Feedback meeting will take place to go over the evaluation results thoroughly
You will receive a comprehensive evaluation report including the diagnosis and appropriate recommendations when the evaluation is completed that you can share with your doctor, psychiatrists, pediatrician, school, college, work, etc. The length of the evaluation completion depends on availability and the depth and length of the evaluation.
Counseling with Sari:
In counseling, she enjoys working together with children as young as 5 years and older, teenagers, adults, and families. She loves working with different people, with different ages, and different approaches in life, and always learns something from each one of her clients. Together you'll take steps to a better tomorrow!
A little bit about her:
She moved to Texas from Finland in 1999, and her native language is Finnish. Since she moved and uprooted herself from what she called home for a long time, she has gained new experiences and relationships, had many moments of happiness and joy, got several degrees at school, and had many jobs but also experiences personal struggles such as divorce, single parenthood, losses, and blending families among others. But everything she has experienced has grown her both personally and professionally and she loves observing growth and change during the counseling journey with her clients.
Sari is in network for the following insurance panels:
- BlueCross BlueShield PPO
- Multiplan
- Private Health Care Systems (PHCS)
- Imagine 360
- United Healthcare
- UMR
- Optum
- Optum EAP
- Aetna
- Aetna EAP
In addition, she is a non-network provider with Tricare East (she will file the claims for you but the sessions need to be approved by Tricare)
Education:
University of North Texas, B.S., Major in Psychology and Minor in Economics
University of North Texas, M.S. in Counseling Psychology
University of North Texas, M.S. in School Psychology
Licensure:
Licensed Professional Counselor Supervisor (LPC-S), Texas #65995
School Psychologist, LSSP, Texas #70182
Insurance covers for assessments!