Santa Clarita testing that every system accepts.
When something feels off with your child, you want two things: a clear answer, and a plan. Dr. Anna Levi gives Santa Clarita families both. More than twenty years and over 8,750 evaluations stand behind one assessment that insurance, schools, Social Security, and the Regional Center all accept, so your child gets what they qualify for: support in the classroom through an IEP or 504 plan, therapy, one-on-one help like ABA. Started early, that support is often the difference between a child who keeps falling behind and one who's catching up, at school and at home.
The same report, four doors it opens.
An evaluation is only as useful as the support it can unlock. Dr. Levi writes hers to the standard all four of California's major support systems accept on their own, so one assessment travels across every desk and your family never restarts the process.
Regional Centers
For a Santa Clarita child whose results show a qualifying developmental disability such as autism or an intellectual disability, North Los Angeles County Regional Center, which serves the SCV, funds hundreds of covered hours of ABA, speech, and occupational therapy, without the long state waitlist.
Health Insurance
The paperwork insurers want before they'll authorize covered therapies and follow-up care.
School Districts
The foundation for an IEP or 504 plan in the Hart district or your child’s elementary district, and the classroom support that comes with it.
Social Security
The evidence Social Security needs to approve disability benefits for a child who qualifies.
A report only matters as much as what it unlocks. Most private evaluations aren't accepted by these systems directly, so families test twice. Dr. Levi's is accepted by all four.
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Why it holds up everywhere.
Acceptance comes down to trust. Dr. Levi has spent more than twenty years on the reviewing side of the desk, contracted by Regional Centers, insurers, and school districts. She knows the measures each one expects, uses them, and 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 waitlist during the years that help most. One evaluation, written to be accepted everywhere, gets your child what they're entitled to sooner.
Our fee covers the evaluation, never a particular finding. The diagnosis is whatever the data supports, weighed across every score and observation, so the read stays as objective as we can make it.
A real answer you can use.
Most parents who call aren't after a quick label. They want to understand what's really going on with their child and what to do about it. That's what the evaluation delivers: a clear read on your child, plus a plan that puts it to work.
Sometimes that's a diagnosis and a roadmap. Sometimes it's that your child is bright and capable and just needs help in a spot or two. Either way, the guessing stops, which is usually why you called.
Each comes with a plan you can act on and a clear read on what your child qualifies for.
What to expect.
Your free 10-minute call
Tell Dr. Levi what's going on, and she'll tell you honestly whether testing is worth doing and what it would look like. No commitment.
Testing day
For your child, it plays like games and puzzles. Behind that, they're the same gold-standard, research-backed measures clinicians trust, given in a way that keeps a child relaxed, which is when their real results come through. It's in person, usually one visit down the 5, and most Santa Clarita families are seen within five business days of the call.
Findings, and a plan
Dr. Levi spends about a week and a half on the analysis, the careful work that makes the report hold up everywhere. About ten days after testing you meet, go through everything in plain language, and leave knowing the next step and what your child qualifies for.
When it's your child, experience is what matters.
Dr. Levi has done this more than 8,750 times. A free ten-minute call tells you whether testing makes sense and what it could change for your child.
Book a Free 10-Min ConsultQuestions Santa Clarita families ask.
What does an assessment cost?
It comes down to your child, since the right evaluation looks different for everyone. The straight answer comes on the free 10-minute call, where we walk you through what your child's assessment would involve and what it costs. The fee covers the evaluation itself, never a particular result.
How fast can we be seen, and how soon are answers?
Most Santa Clarita families are scheduled within about five business days of the first call, usually in a single visit down the 5. Dr. Levi then spends about a week and a half on the analysis, the careful part that makes the report hold up with insurance, schools, Social Security, and the Regional Center. Roughly ten days after testing you get your answers and a plan.
Do you bill insurance?
Not for the assessment itself, which is paid privately. We provide a detailed superbill you can submit, and PPO plans often reimburse part of it. What makes it worth it is what comes after: if services are needed, the report is accepted by insurance, schools, Social Security, and the Regional Center, which is what unlocks covered support.
Which Regional Center serves Santa Clarita?
The Santa Clarita Valley is served by North Los Angeles County Regional Center. Under the Lanterman Act, a child with a qualifying developmental disability has a lifelong right to free services there, including therapy, in-home support, and day programs.
The trade-off is time. The state route often takes six to ten months just to test, and it only screens for developmental disabilities. Going private skips the wait, and Dr. Levi writes the report to be accepted when you bring it in. Our guide to Regional Center funding covers how the funding works.
What will the school do with the report?
A great deal. The report is the basis schools use to open an IEP or 504 plan, whether your child is in the Hart district or one of the Santa Clarita elementary districts. That's where classroom accommodations and support services come from, and the earlier the plan is in place, the more it can do.
What if the diagnosis isn't what we expected?
It's a common, fair worry. A diagnosis lives on a spectrum, not a simple yes or no, and after more than twenty years and thousands of families, no honest clinician promises perfection. What I can promise is careful reasoning and thorough observation behind every conclusion. And even when the answer is hard, the child still gets real support in the years that matter, builds skills, and often catches up. Waiting is what actually costs them.
Will my child find it stressful?
No. The sessions are built to feel easy, even fun. Most of the tasks play like games and puzzles, even though they're the same gold-standard tools used in rigorous evaluations. We've worked with thousands of kids, and if yours needs a break, we take one.
Where are you, and how far is it from Santa Clarita?
Our nearest office is in North Hollywood, about half an hour down the 5, a drive plenty of local families already make. We also have a Pico-Robertson office, and we offer telehealth for therapy. Tell us where you are on the call and we'll make it easy.
Serving Santa Clarita and beyond.
Dr. Levi also sees families across the Valley and the Westside:
Still not sure testing is the right move?
That's what the free call is for. Ten minutes with Dr. Levi, no pressure, and you'll know whether an evaluation is the right next step for your child.
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