PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTING, ASSESSMENTS & SUPPORT
EVIDENCE
CLINICAL
TRANSPARENT
TRAUMA
TAILORED APPROACH
New Insights offers psychological testing and assessment for teens and adults. Therapy is offered for ages 18 and older.
Telehealth and in person options are available for therapy. Assessments may be done through a combination of telehealth visits and in person testing, though at least one in person visit is often required. Dr. Winter uses the top trusted diagnostic tools and resources catered to each individual patient’s needs.
If you aren’t sure what your needs are exactly, complete a request for services form for help finding out if we are a good fit. Please see our Services section for more specific information.
EVIDENCE
BASED
Dr. Winter uses practices that are current and based on established research findings. Questions about any aspect of the therapy or assessment process are welcome and invited – don’t be afraid to ask!
CLINICAL
PRACTICE
Not all situations require or even benefit from an official diagnosis and we understand and agree with the many shortcomings of our medical model and the DSM-5-TR. Unfortunately, current research is based on these descriptions and definitions. Trying to understand what is causing someone problems and determine how best to help requires us to work within these terms and systems. We know these labels suck and aren’t great at describing the reality. Dr. Winter has extensive training in research, testing and assessment – you might call people her core special interest. People are very complicated and answering certain questions requires time and care to get it right. We ask for your willingness. Allow us to show you how we can use these labels as tools for your benefit, not descriptions of your identity.
TRANSPARENT
COMMUNICATION
It can be very scary to place your trust in a person you don’t know. You share so much of your personal history and self without always knowing how it is landing or what is happening. New Insights’ assessment processes for therapy and assessment are transparent, and Dr. Winter works from a procedural justice framework. You will receive information throughout the process about things like test results, diagnostic impressions, options for different approaches and anything you want to know that we can tell you without compromising your assessment. We believe this is part of informed consent and you should have information about everything that is happening if possible. What do you want to know?
TRAUMA INFORMED
Dr. Winter understands how difficult it often is for neurodivergent teens and adults to receive mental and physical health care from a provider who is adequately informed about their experiences and needs. There is plenty of evidence that femme presenting folks aren’t taken as seriously when they say they have pain; that POC, LGBTQIA+ and other marginalized folks aren’t heard the same way or treated with the same care as someone who is heteronormative or white presenting. We are determined to ensure that isn’t going to happen here. We’re listening…
current availability
& UPDATES
New Insights recently made significant changes to services and billing processes.
Please review if you are a returning patient; we have been closed to new patients since June 2023 and are now resuming services
- Insurance: We are no longer in network with most insurance plans. Reducing the administrative burden of insurance billing and collection of payment will allow Dr. Winter to focus on what she does best, providing clinical services! Please see the “Billing & Fees” page for details.
- Administrative Support: Dr. Winter is now handling all administration, intake and billing for therapy and assessment services. She is not available for consultation or to answer emails between sessions due to feasibility and time. Communication via your patient portal between sessions is limited to brief, scheduling, billing or administrative concerns. Concerns may be addressed in your next session.
- Billing: Any existing or previous patients who managed their billing and invoices through Kareo portal will no longer have access. Billing for New Insights will be located in your patient portal which is created at intake. A credit card will be required to be stored securely for payment of copays or assessment services at the time of service.
Testing and assesment
New Insights is not currently taking new assessment patients. Availability may resume in September 2024. You may request to be placed on a waitlist by completing a request for services form for assessments and specifying this in the form.
We are not able to provide OON assessments for OHP due to barriers to reimbursement and high administrative burden.
Therapy, skills training & other interventions
Dr. Winter is currently accepting patients age 18 and older for therapy. Please read the information provided on the “Services” page for additional detail and to ensure this is a good fit.
Treatment services are structured, based on a treatment plan, and limited in terms of time and scope. Long term process based services without concrete goals are not available. Dr. Winter will guide you through the process of identifying specific goals if you are hoping for outcome based support but are not sure how to make that specific.