Adults · Alina Robu, Psychologist

Adult ADHD assessment, with a clinical psychologist in Brașov

Specialist clinical psychologist. An adult ADHD assessment starts with the developmental history, because ADHD begins in childhood, even when it is recognised only in adulthood. It continues with specific scales for attention and impulsivity and with an equally important question: what else could produce the same picture. You leave with a written report and a clear direction: therapy, a doctor, or both.

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Where: Str. Crișan 13, Brașov · At the practice in Brașov, or online, on video
Hours: Monday - Thursday, 15:00 - 20:00
Fee: 500 RON per session
Session length: 60 minutes
How to book: Pick a time in the calendar, call, or write on WhatsApp.

Choose a time Call 0733 693 567 Message on WhatsApp

Many people come to an assessment after years of contradictory answers. One said it was stress, another that it was “nerves”, another gave a label with no explanation. A clinical assessment puts an end to the confusion.

Inattention does not automatically mean ADHD. Anxiety, depression, poor sleep or exhaustion can produce the same picture. And a low attention profile means one thing if the brain map shows frontal slowing and another if it shows a brain worn out by hypervigilance. That is why the assessment also looks for what else could explain what you are going through.

I am a clinical psychologist, not a doctor: I formulate a psychological diagnosis and a plan. The formal diagnosis and medication belong to the psychiatrist, with whom I collaborate. If you would like to read first about what ADHD is in adults, there is a guide to ADHD in adults at the BrainMap Institute, which I co-founded. Everything about the practice, the fee and booking is on the clinical psychology page.

In short

Specialist clinical psychologist
Assessment with standardised instruments
A written, signed and stamped report
Correlation with qEEG data, when available

Session fee 500 RON / hour Paid in full in advance, online, when you book. Choose a time

Who answers you

Signed: Alina Robu

I am Alina Robu — specialist clinical psychologist, specialist integrative psychotherapist and specialist sexologist, with more than 20 years of clinical practice. I am a doctoral candidate in psychology and neuroscience and co-founder of the BrainMap Institute, where the psychological assessment is placed, when useful, alongside the qEEG brain map. I assess with a structured clinical interview and standardised tests, and you receive the conclusion in writing.

I am a psychologist, not a doctor: I formulate a psychological diagnosis and a plan; I do not prescribe medication and I do not make medical diagnoses. When what I find belongs to a psychiatrist, a neurologist or another doctor, I say so directly, write it in the report and refer you there. I work with adults and adolescents, at the practice in Brașov; the interview and the discussion of the results can also be held online.

Specialist integrative psychotherapist
Specialist clinical psychologist
Specialist sexologist
Hypnotherapist
Neurospecialist and neurofeedback therapist, certified by IFEN Germany
PhD candidate in psychology and neuroscience

In short

What an ADHD assessment done properly looks like

Idea 1

Instruments, not impressions

A structured clinical interview and standardised scales for attention and impulsivity. Not “it seems to me that”, but scores that can be compared and repeated.

Idea 2

What else it could be

Anxiety, depression, poor sleep and exhaustion can produce the same picture. I take all of them into account before reaching a conclusion.

Idea 3

A written report, not just a conversation

You leave with a signed and stamped report, written so that it can also be read by a psychiatrist or your GP.

How I work

Four steps, in this order

The clinical interview

History, context, current functioning. With ADHD, above all the developmental history, because it begins in childhood.

The testing

Specific scales for attention and impulsivity and standardised tests, some of them at the practice.

What else it could be

Anxiety, mood, sleep, exhaustion. When available, the qEEG brain map is placed alongside.

The results and the report

We discuss what came out and you receive the written report, with the direction: therapy, a doctor, or both.

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What is assessed and what you receive

What is assessed	With what	What you learn
The developmental history	Structured clinical interview	Whether the difficulties go back to childhood
Attention and impulsivity	Specific, standardised scales	A profile by function, not a label
What else could explain the picture	Tests for anxiety and mood	The difference between ADHD and what resembles it
Brain activity, when available	The qEEG map, at the practice	The data placed alongside the psychological assessment

The formal diagnosis and medication belong to the psychiatrist. When what I find belongs to a doctor, I say so directly, write it in the report and refer you there.

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Who it is for

What adults come to the assessment with

Suspected adult ADHDProblems with attention and impulsivityYears of contradictory answersA second opinion on an existing diagnosisCognitive assessment: attention, memory, executive functionsDocuments for boards and filesGuidance towards the right treatment

Online

What can be done online

In part. The clinical interview and the discussion of the results can be held on video, with nothing lost.

On video

The clinical interview and the discussion of the results, when you also receive the report.

At the practice

Some of the standardised tests and the qEEG brain map, which is done only at the practice.

If you are not in Brașov

I tell you on the phone what can be done remotely in your case and what requires coming to the practice.

A good diagnosis is not a label. It is a map you can do something with.

Alina Robu, psychologist · Adult ADHD assessment

Natural questions

What people ask me before the first consultation

What does an adult ADHD assessment include?

The developmental history, because ADHD begins in childhood even when it is recognised only in adulthood; specific scales for attention and impulsivity; and, just as important, what else could produce the same picture: anxiety, depression, poor sleep, exhaustion. When available, the qEEG brain map is placed alongside. You leave with a clear direction: therapy, a doctor, or both.

Can I take an adult ADHD test online?

In part. The assessment is not a single questionnaire: it means the developmental history, specific scales for attention and impulsivity and checking what else could produce the same picture. The clinical interview and the discussion of the results can be held on video, but some of the standardised tests are administered at the practice.

Do you diagnose ADHD?

I formulate a psychological diagnosis and a plan. The formal diagnosis and medication belong to the psychiatrist, with whom I collaborate. My report is written so that it can be read by the psychiatrist and by your GP as well.

How many sessions does the assessment take?

As a rule two or three, one hour each: the first is the clinical interview, the second the testing with standardised instruments, and the third the discussion of the results, when you also receive the report. When the picture is complex, with several diagnoses to clarify and tell apart, more meetings are needed. I tell you at the first session how many I estimate.

How much does an adult ADHD assessment cost?

The fee is RON 500 for a 60-minute session, and the assessment usually means two or three sessions, more when the picture is complex; I tell you at the first session how many I estimate, so you know the cost before we go further. The written report is included and is not paid for separately. It is paid in full in advance, online, by card, when you book, and it is not covered by health insurance.

What do I receive at the end?

A signed and stamped psychological assessment report: what was assessed, with which instruments, what they showed, which psychological diagnosis holds up and what I recommend. It is written so that it can be read by a psychiatrist, a neurologist, your GP or a board, not just by you.

I already have an ADHD diagnosis. Can I ask for a second opinion?

Yes. I re-read what you have: previous reports, medical letters, test results, the history. I compare them with what I see in the interview and, if needed, with new testing. At the end I tell you, in writing, what holds up from the conclusions so far and what does not. Sometimes the second opinion confirms the first.

Is it confidential? Who sees the report?

The report is yours. It reaches someone else, a doctor, a board, a school, only if you take it there or ask me in writing to send it. I do not discuss the results with your family or your employer without your consent. The only exceptions are those provided by law, when there is immediate danger, and I tell you about them at the first session.

Where is the practice and how do I book?

At Str. Crișan 13, in Brașov, Monday to Thursday, between 15:00 and 20:00. You book from the calendar on the site, under clinical psychology, or by phone on 0733 693 567.

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