ADHD Evaluation and Diagnosis in New Albany, OH
Dr. Aaron Winkler’s practice provides ADHD evaluation and diagnosis for high-functioning adults in New Albany. You may hold a demanding job and still wonder why focus and follow-through take more effort than they should. A thorough evaluation can help you find out why.
You will meet with your clinician, Megan Bruce, via telehealth at a time that is convenient to you. She works through your full history with you in order to deeply understand your symptoms and how they have affected your life. After a diagnosis, she can continue with ADHD-specific therapy, and if medication is the right treatment, she prepares documentation your prescriber can act on.
How We Help
Full ADHD Evaluation
We consider your full history from school years to your current job, looking beyond a checklist of surface symptoms.
ADHD-Specific Therapy
After your diagnosis, therapy explores how ADHD has shaped your work and relationships, then helps you build habits that support the life you want.
Prescriber Guidance
Your prescriber gets detailed documentation and clear steps for starting and adjusting medication.
Who We Help in New Albany
If you work in or near New Albany and you’re worn out from putting in extraordinary effort just to keep up, you might recognize yourself in one of the scenarios below:
Tech & Engineering Professional | A failing alert at a data center campus gets your response within minutes. Off the clock, your own errands are forgotten and emails go unanswered. Does it take a crisis to hold your focus? An ADHD evaluation can answer that. |
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Creative & Entrepreneurial Professional | You design campaign layouts at Abercrombie & Fitch's headquarters, and a misaligned grid stands out to you from across the room. But your phone calls go unreturned for days and your mail piles up on the counter. An evaluation can explain the pattern, and therapy can help you build routines that fit your life. |
Athletic Professional | Come September, you're on the course for the New Albany Walking Classic, holding a steady pace through the 10K. Training takes care of itself, but everyday commitments only get your attention when they're overdue. Our clinic evaluates adults whose discipline in one part of life doesn't carry over to the rest. |
The Parent Whose Child Was Recently Diagnosed | Since your daughter's ADHD diagnosis at New Albany Middle School, her lost forms and late nights spent catching up have started to remind you of your own struggles with organization. A private evaluation can tell you whether you have ADHD and what treatment would involve. |
Why Choose Dr. Winkler's Practice?
Overcompensating takes a lot of energy, and a brief general mental health visit seldom digs deep enough to understand this kind of adaptive behavior. Dr. Winkler’s practice builds your evaluation around that effort, and you leave with a written diagnosis and documentation you can bring to your prescriber.
| What You Need | Dr. Winkler's Practice | Typical Providers |
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| Adult ADHD expertise | Our clinic specializes in adult ADHD, including in people whose diagnosis might be overlooked because their work looks polished and on track. | General providers often give ADHD a brief screening, the same as any other concern on the intake form. |
| Care coordination | Your clinician shows you how to present documentation built around your prescriber's needs, including steps for starting and adjusting medication. | You’re left to navigate asking for ADHD medication on your own. |
| Long-term perspective | After your diagnosis, you can keep working with the same clinician in ADHD-specific therapy, which helps you understand the patterns behind your struggles and build routines that fit how your brain works. | Appointments often end at diagnosis, and next steps are up to you. |
How Your Evaluation Works
| 1. Structured Symptom Tracking |
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| Between your first and second appointments, you complete a symptom tracker for one to two weeks. Each entry notes what you did and how long it took, which shows habits such as rereading emails or staying late to catch up. |
| 2. In-Depth Diagnostic Assessment |
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| Your first session explores your history from childhood forward. In your second session, your clinician reviews your tracker with that history to build a complete picture of how you function and whether you're ready for treatment. You finish with a specific answer about whether ADHD explains your struggles. |
| 3. Prescriber Consultation and Guidance |
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| If medication is part of your plan, your own prescriber decides what to prescribe. We write our documentation for that prescriber, with detailed findings and specific instructions for starting and adjusting medication, and your clinician shows you how to present it. If your prescriber asks for a conversation, we can arrange one. This process draws on Dr. Winkler's years working with primary care physicians in the Stanford Internal Medicine outpatient clinic. |
| 4. Ongoing ADHD-Specific Therapy |
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| After your diagnosis, therapy focuses on one current pattern at a time, such as perfectionism before deadlines, and you try a new routine during your week. Sessions also explore how you experience stress and tiredness in your body, and how this can be connected to your ADHD. |
Is Private ADHD Evaluation Right for You?
You might benefit from a private evaluation if:
- You have always felt mentally scattered despite strong intelligence or drive
- You feel like everyone else got a set of instructions for life that you missed
- You look successful from the outside but struggle with focus, organization, or follow-through
- You often feel emotionally drained by constant overwhelm
- You have wondered whether you might have ADHD but were never formally evaluated
- You are tired of relying on extra effort, urgency, or productivity systems just to keep up
- You are constantly playing catch-up and worried about letting people down
- You want real clarity, not a rushed screening or generic care
- You would rather have discreet, personalized support than a one-size-fits-all approach
About Dr. Aaron Winkler
Dr. Aaron Winkler is a board-certified psychiatrist and nationally recognized expert in adult ADHD. He founded and directed the Stanford Adult ADHD Clinic and serves on the APSARD National Guidelines Taskforce, helping to shape the future of adult ADHD diagnosis and treatment. His clinical care combines the latest research with a clear understanding of how ADHD impacts high-functioning adults.
At his practice, Dr. Winkler provides thoughtful, individualized care that goes beyond managing symptoms. He is dedicated to helping patients move from merely coping to experiencing real growth, true resilience, and emotional freedom. Every step of treatment reflects his belief that meaningful change happens when care respects both your struggles and your strengths.
About Megan Bruce
Megan Bruce is a Licensed Independent Social Worker specializing in adult ADHD diagnosis and treatment. She trained directly under Dr. Aaron Winkler, founder of the Stanford Adult ADHD Clinic, and uses the evaluation process he developed to provide the same depth of diagnostic care his practice is known for.
Megan brings advanced training in psychodynamic and experiential therapies to her work, helping patients understand not just what they are experiencing, but why. She works closely with each patient’s primary care provider to coordinate next steps, so a diagnosis becomes a clear path forward rather than an isolated finding.
Expert ADHD Care Designed for You
Questions about the process? Our team can walk you through how your evaluation works and what to expect at each appointment. Take the next step and contact us today.
Frequently Asked Questions
1What is overcompensating, and does it count as a symptom?
Overcompensating is the extra effort you spend covering for missed details, such as over-preparing or rechecking. Your evaluation examines those habits closely, because they often point to undiagnosed ADHD.
2Why are two sessions enough for a full evaluation?
The tracker you complete between your first and second appointments does much of the groundwork. In your second session, your clinician reviews that record with your history, so the visit starts from your own account of daily life instead of a single intake interview.
3Does a diagnosis automatically mean medication?
No. Your clinician weighs therapy, medication, or both against what the in-depth assessment shows. Some people may leave with a different explanation than ADHD, and we help find the referral that matches their needs.
4Does insurance cover any of this?
Coverage depends on your plan. We’re out-of-network and don’t bill insurers directly. We can provide documentation that allows you to request reimbursement.
5Will you prescribe my medication?
No. Our practice does not prescribe in Ohio, so your own prescriber, such as your primary care doctor or a psychiatrist, handles medication. We send that provider documentation built around what they need to see, including specific steps for starting and adjusting it.