One assessment, your prescribed plan.

The comprehensive assessment includes a clinical interview, qEEG brain mapping, pharmacogenetic testing, neurofeedback baseline, and standardized psychological testing, plus an optional concierge medical workup. All five domains run across two to three days at our Lakeway, Texas facility. The integrated output is one prescribed treatment plan that determines your starting level of care.

The assessment runs two to three days and is typically scheduled within same-day or next-day of your initial inquiry. The same-day or next-day commitment applies to the assessment itself, not to placement in a treatment program. Placement is decided after the assessment, when your care team writes your prescribed care plan.

Quantitative EEG is an established clinical tool used as a complement to other diagnostic evaluations in neuropsychiatric care. At Stepwell, qEEG is one of four diagnostic inputs that inform your prescribed plan, not a standalone diagnosis. The map supports medication selection and neurofeedback targeting alongside the rest of the assessment.

EEG neurofeedback shows a small-to-medium improvement in sustained attention in ADHD across randomized controlled trials, with additional evidence for anxiety symptom reduction. At Stepwell, neurofeedback is used alongside CBT, EMDR, and DBT rather than as a primary treatment, and the baseline recorded during your assessment guides how it is applied.

Pharmacogenetic testing cost depends on your insurance carrier and plan, and we verify benefits before any testing is performed. The FDA maintains a public list of pharmacogenomic biomarkers that may affect coverage for specific medications. For a per-patient cost estimate, call us at 512.743.9285.

You do not need a referral to begin admission. You can submit an inquiry or call 512.743.9285 directly, and we will schedule your assessment for the same day or the next day where clinically appropriate. We verify insurance benefits in parallel with the initial screening.

Your treatment plan is written from the integrated output of the assessment, not from a default program template. Your care team reads the qEEG, pharmacogenetic, psychological testing, and clinical interview data together and prescribes a starting level of care, either PHP, IOP, Evening IOP, or Outpatient, plus a specific modality mix.

Outside testing is welcome and reviewed during your assessment. We do not require redundant testing; if prior qEEG, pharmacogenetic, or psychological data is current and clinically relevant, your care team integrates it into the prescribed plan. The full assessment is still recommended for completeness in most cases so the inputs read together rather than as fragments.