Mood & Anxiety Assessments

What We Offer

At Empowered People & Co, we recognise that emotional distress is often complex, layered, and deeply personal. Our Mood & Anxiety Assessments are designed to explore the root causes of that distress, clarify diagnostic questions, and provide meaningful direction for support, treatment, or service access.

With every client, we bring compassion, clinical rigour, and a focus on insight over labels, helping individuals move from confusion to clarity, and from coping to healing.

Who It’s For

These assessments are designed for:

  • Individuals struggling with ongoing sadness, anxiety, panic, irritability, or emotional shutdown

  • People experiencing intrusive thoughts, compulsions, or intense physical symptoms of anxiety

  • Clients with difficulty recognising or expressing emotions (e.g. alexithymia)

  • Individuals feeling dissociated, emotionally numb, or disconnected from their surroundings

  • Adolescents or adults whose emotional health is impacting school, work, or relationships

  • Those with complex presentations, including trauma, neurodivergence, or emerging personality traits

  • People seeking diagnostic clarity for therapy, NDIS, education planning, or medical referral

What We Assess

We screen for and assess a wide range of presentations, including:

  • Major Depressive Disorder

  • Persistent Depressive Disorder (Dysthymia)

  • Postnatal Depression

  • Generalised Anxiety Disorder

  • Social Anxiety & Performance-Related Anxiety

  • Panic Disorder & Phobias

  • Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)

  • Health Anxiety & Somatic Concerns

  • Separation Anxiety (older adolescents/young adults)

  • Related concerns including emotional dysregulation, dissociation, or trauma-linked anxiety

What It Involves

Our process is structured, trauma-informed, and tailored to your needs. It may include:

  • A thorough clinical interview and full symptom history

  • Standardised screeners for mood, anxiety, and related concerns

  • Cognitive assessment (e.g. WISC-V, WAIS-IV, Leiter-3) where relevant

  • Adaptive behaviour assessment (e.g. Vineland-3) for functional insight

  • Screening for differential diagnoses, including trauma, psychosis, or personality dynamics

  • A customised report that aligns with therapeutic, educational, workplace, or NDIS requirements

Support therapy for anxiety and depression

What You Receive

  • A detailed, trauma-informed report outlining diagnostic impressions, functional impacts, and clear, practical recommendations

  • Reports tailored for use in therapy, NDIS applications, university accommodations, or referrals to GPs and psychiatrists

  • An optional follow-up consult to unpack findings, offer psychoeducation, or guide next steps

  • Collaborative care — we’re happy to liaise with your existing supports (e.g. GP, psychiatrist, allied health team) to ensure integrated, person-centred planning