In Calabasas, one evaluation does the work of four.
When something feels off with your child, you want two things: a straight answer, and a plan you can act on. Dr. Anna Levi gives Calabasas families both. More than twenty years and over 8,750 evaluations sit behind a single assessment that insurance, schools, Social Security, and the Regional Center all accept, so your child gets what they actually qualify for: classroom support through an IEP or 504 plan, therapy, one-on-one help like ABA. Caught early, that support is usually what separates a child who keeps struggling from one who starts to catch up, at school and at home.
One report, four systems that say yes.
The value of an evaluation is in what you can actually do with it. Dr. Levi writes hers to the standard each of California's four major support systems accepts on its own, so one assessment carries weight at all of them and your family is never starting the eligibility process over from scratch.
Regional Centers
For a Calabasas child whose results show a qualifying developmental disability, like autism or an intellectual disability, North Los Angeles County Regional Center funds hundreds of hours of covered services, ABA, speech, and occupational therapy, without the long assessment waitlist.
Health Insurance
The documentation your insurer needs to authorize covered therapies and ongoing care.
School Districts
The basis for an IEP or 504 plan in Las Virgenes Unified, so the classroom finally works with your child instead of against them.
Social Security
The proof Social Security looks for before it approves disability benefits for a child who qualifies.
A report is only as good as what it unlocks. Most private testing isn't accepted by these systems directly, so families end up paying to test twice. Dr. Levi's is taken at all four.
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Why every desk says yes.
Whether a system accepts an evaluation comes down to whether the person reading it trusts it. Dr. Levi has spent more than twenty years on the other side of that desk. She has been contracted by Regional Centers, insurers, and school districts, she knows the exact measures each one expects, and she writes to that bar the first time, so the report rarely comes back with questions.
That matters most when your child qualifies for serious support. You don't want to bounce between agencies or lose months on a Regional Center waitlist during the years that help your child the most. One evaluation, written to be accepted everywhere, gets them what they're entitled to sooner.
Our fee pays for the evaluation, never for a particular result. The diagnosis is whatever the data supports, weighed across every score and observation we gather, so the picture stays as objective as we can make it.
An answer you can act on.
Most parents who call aren't chasing a label. They want to know what's actually going on with their child and what to do about it. That's what the evaluation hands you: a clear read on your child, and a plan that uses it.
Sometimes that's a diagnosis and a roadmap for support. Sometimes it's news that your child is bright and capable and only needs help in a spot or two. Either way you stop guessing, which is usually the reason you called.
Each one comes with a plan you can use and a clear read on what your child qualifies for.
What to expect.
A free 10-minute call
Tell Dr. Levi what's going on. She'll say honestly whether testing makes sense and what it would involve. Nothing to commit to.
The testing session
To your child it feels like games and puzzles. Those games are the same gold-standard, research-backed measures clinicians rely on, just given in a way that feels like play, because a child's truest results show up when they're relaxed. It's in person, usually one visit, and most Calabasas families are seen within five business days of that first call.
Your answers, and a plan
Dr. Levi then spends about a week and a half on the analysis, the careful part that makes the findings hold up everywhere. Roughly ten days after testing you sit down together, go through it in plain language, and leave knowing what to do next and where your child qualifies for support.
It's your child. Put experience in the room.
Dr. Levi has run this evaluation more than 8,750 times. One free ten-minute call tells you whether testing makes sense and what it could change for your child.
Book a Free 10-Min ConsultQuestions Calabasas families ask.
What does an evaluation cost?
It depends on your child, because the right evaluation isn't the same for everyone. The honest way to get a real number is the free 10-minute call: tell us what's going on and we'll walk you through exactly what your child's assessment would involve and what it runs.
How soon will we have answers?
Sooner than most parents expect. Most Calabasas families are seen within about five business days of the first call, usually in one visit. Dr. Levi then spends roughly a week and a half on the analysis, the part that makes the findings hold up with insurance, schools, Social Security, and the Regional Center. About ten days after testing you sit down together and leave with answers and a plan.
Do you take insurance?
We don't bill insurance for the assessment itself; it's paid privately, and we hand you a detailed superbill to submit, which PPO plans often reimburse in part. The real value is what the report does next: if services turn out to be necessary, it's accepted by insurance, schools, Social Security, and the Regional Center, which is what opens the door to covered support.
Which Regional Center covers Calabasas?
Calabasas falls under North Los Angeles County Regional Center. Under California's Lanterman Act, a child with a qualifying developmental disability has a lifelong right to free services there: therapy, in-home support, and day programs.
The catch is the wait, often six to ten months just to be evaluated through the state, and that testing only looks at developmental disabilities, so other concerns may go unexamined. A private evaluation skips the line, and Dr. Levi’s report is written to be accepted when you bring it in. Our guide to Regional Center funding walks through the money side.
How do I know if my child even needs one?
If something feels off, that's reason enough. Maybe milestones are slipping, Las Virgenes raised a concern, social situations are hard, or you just have a gut feeling. You don't need a referral or a tidy explanation to call. Plenty of our families come in simply wanting clarity, and the consult helps you decide whether testing makes sense.
What if we get a diagnosis we weren't expecting?
It's one of the most common worries, and a fair one. A diagnosis sits on a spectrum, not a clean yes or no, and after more than twenty years and thousands of families, no honest psychologist promises a process where mistakes never happen. What I can tell you is that the experience behind the work, and how thorough we are at every step, make that very unlikely. And even when the answer isn't the one you hoped for, the child still gets real help in the years that count, builds skills, and often catches up. What truly sets a child back is waiting.
Will testing be stressful for my child?
No. We build the sessions to feel easy, even fun. Most tasks look like games and puzzles, though they're the same proven tools used in the most rigorous evaluations. We've worked with thousands of kids of every temperament, and if your child needs a break, we take one. The point is to see them at their best.
Where are you, and how far is it from Calabasas?
Our closest office is in North Hollywood, about 25 minutes down the 101, and we also have a Pico-Robertson location. Assessments are done in person, and we offer telehealth for therapy. Tell us where you are on the call and we'll book whichever is easier.
Serving Calabasas and nearby.
Dr. Levi also works with families across the West Valley and the Westside:
Not sure whether your child needs an evaluation?
That's exactly what the free call is for. Ten minutes with Dr. Levi, no pressure, and you'll know whether testing is the right next step.
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