Dr. Brenda Fawcett is a licensed psychologist in Virginia, Maryland, Washington, D.C., and Massachusetts. Dr. Fawcett worked for much of her career as a certified school psychologist. She has also worked in private practice, community agencies and in hospital clinics. She specializes in the psychological assessment of children, adolescents and young adults, ages 4-25 years old, using a descriptive collaborative approach. This means that she believes in the importance of actively soliciting and including parent, collateral and teacher input when assessing clients and integrating this feedback into the test results and recommendations. She interprets scores through the lens of cultural context and the test taker’s developmental history. Typically, she is tasked with assessing the client’s ability to sustain attention, his/her cognitive, social/emotional/behavioral, adaptive, academic, language and executive functioning. A conscientious, thorough psychological assessment can help us better define the test taker’s challenges, aiding and informing treatment and educational planning.