ADHD assessment in Sydney

Getting assessed in Sydney has long meant chasing a referral, then waiting months for a private psychiatrist appointment somewhere across the city. For someone in Penrith or Campbelltown, that can mean a day off work and an hour each way on the M4 just to sit in a waiting room. Seen ADHD removes the geography from the problem: the whole assessment happens by secure video, wherever you are.

Sydney is really a collection of very different places — the dense Inner West, the family belts of the Hills and the Sutherland Shire, the beach corridor up the Northern Beaches, and the rapidly growing Western Sydney suburbs around Parramatta, Liverpool and Blacktown. Wherever you sit on that map, you book the same way and see the same clinical team. No one has to be closer to a CBD consulting room than anyone else.

Our model is built around registered psychologists, who run the in-depth assessment using validated tools and a careful history. Where the picture points towards ADHD, a psychiatrist — a medical doctor with mental-health specialty training — reviews the findings, confirms the diagnosis and leads any decision about medication. From there, care is shared with your regular GP so prescriptions and reviews stay close to home.

It's worth being clear up front: an assessment is a genuine investigation, not a rubber stamp. Some Sydneysiders who come to us have ADHD; others turn out to have anxiety, sleep problems or something else driving the same symptoms. A well-evidenced 'no' is a real and useful result, and our clinicians will tell you what they found either way.

The core Seen ADHD Pathway assessment is $995 for a two-hour, psychologist-led process with psychiatrist input where appropriate, and an initial assessment starts from $149. Whether any Medicare rebate applies depends on your individual circumstances, so it's best to check with your GP or Services Australia rather than assume a figure.