You see it first. You decide if or where it goes.
Who it's for
Anyone who needs, or wants, a professional drug and alcohol evaluation:
- Court-ordered
- Probation or parole
- Attorney-requested
- Employer or licensing
- Family concern
- Getting ahead of it on your own
If someone requested your evaluation, check with them that ours will meet their requirements. We welcome those calls directly.
How it works
- Call. A short, confidential conversation about what you need and when it's due. We schedule your first meeting.
- Three to four meetings. Your evaluator learns your history, your family and relationships, your substance use, and where you stand on change, using a clinical interview, a family map, your life story in your own words, and standardized questionnaires.
- Final meeting. You review the findings and recommendations together before anything leaves our office. Then you decide if or where your letter goes.
What you receive
Clear clinical recommendations and a professional letter suitable for a court, probation officer, attorney, or employer. Recommendations may be counseling, a higher level of care, or nothing further.
Your letter is handed to you in a sealed envelope addressed to the person you name. If you'd rather we send it, you sign a separate authorization.
Your evaluators
Maggie Hunt
LAPC, CAADC · EvaluatorAdvanced certified addiction counselor with about a decade in the drug and alcohol field. She also holds a master's in Criminal Justice, so she knows the system you're in.
Jeff Tineo
MA, LAPC · EvaluatorTrained in motivational interviewing, with clinical experience in a high-acuity substance use setting. Sees clients in Lancaster and Harrisburg. Se habla español.
Les Jones
MS, NCC, LAPC · EvaluatorA PhD candidate at Shippensburg University who works with substance use, trauma, and family conflict. Sees clients in Gettysburg and Harrisburg, and online across Pennsylvania.
Recommendations for each case are developed in a team case conference with the evaluators and their supervisor. Every evaluation is supervised, and every letter is reviewed and signed by Michael Hoober, MA, MPhil.Ed, LPC, Clinical Supervisor, PA License PC006505, with more than 25 years in practice.
Cost and timeline
- Fee
- $750 flat, paid at the first meeting
- Includes
- 3 to 4 meetings, including the final review, and your letter
- Timeline
- About 1 to 2 weeks from first meeting to letter
- Need it sooner?
- Letter within 5 business days for an added $200, paid with your evaluation fee. Ask at your first meeting; rush letters are subject to your evaluator's approval.
- Payment
- Private pay only. Insurance is not accepted or billed for evaluations.
After the evaluation
The evaluation will include clinical recommendations. Your evaluator will do their best to help you get connected, whether that means continuing with them or finding the right provider elsewhere. What happens next is your choice.
What to bring
- Photo ID
- Any court order, probation paperwork, or referral
- Who the letter should be addressed to, if you know
- A list of your medications
- Information about any previous counseling
Confidential
Nothing leaves our office without your written permission, except as the law requires, such as an immediate safety concern.