ADHD assessment in New South Wales
Seen ADHD offers online ADHD assessment to adults right across New South Wales by secure video. Whether you're in Sydney facing a long psychiatry waitlist or in Dubbo, Wagga Wagga or the Far West where specialists are scarce, a registered psychologist leads your assessment from home — no referral needed to begin.
NSW is Australia's most populous state, and demand for ADHD assessment far outstrips the number of psychiatrists working in it. In Sydney that often means months on a waitlist; in regional and remote NSW it can mean there is simply no local specialist at all, and the nearest option is a drive or a flight away.
Seen ADHD changes the geography of that wait. The same pathway is available to someone in Coffs Harbour or Tamworth as to someone in the inner west — delivered over secure video so where you live no longer decides whether you can be seen. People in Albury, Wagga Wagga, Orange and out towards the Far West tell us the hardest part used to be getting through the door at all.
Assessment is led by a registered psychologist, who spends around two hours exploring your history, current difficulties and how they show up day to day. If the picture points towards ADHD, a consultant psychiatrist — a medical doctor — reviews the findings, confirms whether criteria are met, and considers treatment, including medication where it's clinically appropriate and properly regulated.
Not everyone who is assessed turns out to have ADHD, and a clear, well-explained 'no' is a genuinely useful outcome — it points you towards what is actually going on. Where a diagnosis is made, ongoing care is shared with your regular GP, so your treatment is coordinated close to home even though the assessment happened by video.
From the regional centres along the Murray to the towns of the central west and the state's north coast, the aim is the same: an evidence-based answer without the postcode lottery.
- Reaches regional and remote NSW — Dubbo, Wagga Wagga, Tamworth, Albury, Coffs Harbour and the Far West — where local psychiatrists are scarce
- Skips the drive or flight into Sydney for an in-person specialist appointment
- Psychologist-led two-hour assessment, with psychiatrist confirmation and GP shared care
- You can start without a GP referral, though a referral helps with continuity and any rebates you may be eligible for
- Seen ADHD Pathway assessment is $995; an initial assessment starts from $149
Seen ADHD is a telehealth service — there's no physical clinic in NSW; every appointment is delivered by secure video, wherever in the state you are.
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