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Serving Chapel Hill, NCA short drive on I-40 connects Chapel Hill and Orange County families to Anchor EEC in Cary. Rebecca earned her BA from UNC Chapel Hill and has served the Chapel Hill community for years.
Chapel Hill families have access to every service Anchor EEC offers. Whether you are a parent navigating a concern at school, a homeschool family meeting NC reporting requirements, or an adult seeking a formal evaluation for the first time, Rebecca works one-on-one with each client and produces reports you can act on.
Comprehensive attention testing for children ages 5 through adults. Rebecca distinguishes true ADHD from anxiety, learning disorders, and other conditions that can produce the same outward symptoms. Reports are accepted by schools and physicians.
Learn moreSpecialized assessment for dyslexia, dysgraphia, and dyscalculia from childhood through adulthood. In a high-achieving district like CHCCS, learning disorders are sometimes masked by strong verbal ability or family support until academic demands intensify.
Learn moreInitial and reevaluation autism assessments for ages 4 through adulthood. Rebecca uses a comprehensive interview-based protocol with specific diagnostic measures. Parents and caregivers are central to the process for children and teenagers.
Learn moreCognitive, ADHD, and learning disorder evaluations for adults at any life stage. Particularly relevant for faculty, graduate students, and professionals in the Chapel Hill area who have managed without a diagnosis and are now seeking clarity or formal documentation.
Learn moreNC law requires homeschool families to administer a nationally standardized achievement test annually. Rebecca provides one-on-one Woodcock-Johnson Fifth Edition testing with a written report including observations, strengths, and recommendations.
Learn moreIndependent evaluations for students at Chapel Hill's independent, Montessori, and faith-based private schools. Initial evaluations, reevaluations for students transferring from public schools with an IEP, and accommodation recommendations for the private school setting.
Learn moreChapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools is consistently ranked among the top districts in North Carolina. That reputation shapes what families encounter when they seek support for a child who is struggling.
CHCCS has dedicated staff and genuine resources, and the district takes learning differences seriously. But the pipeline for school-initiated evaluations moves on the district's timeline, not yours. Families who need answers in weeks rather than months often find that an independent evaluation is the most direct path. The report from Anchor EEC belongs to you and can be brought directly into any eligibility meeting.
In academically competitive environments, children with strong verbal reasoning or well-developed coping skills can appear to be managing just fine until they cannot. A student who is genuinely gifted and also has dyslexia, ADHD, or a processing disorder may not show clear distress until the grade level, reading volume, or homework load exceeds what compensation strategies can handle. Evaluation catches what grades alone cannot reveal.
A CHCCS-initiated evaluation is school property. An independent evaluation from Rebecca is yours. You decide who sees it, when you share it, and what you do with it. That distinction matters when families are navigating IEP meetings, private school applications, college accommodation requests, or a physician conversation about treatment. The report follows the student wherever you take it.
Anchor EEC sees families from across Orange County and beyond.
Chapel Hill is home to one of the most academically demanding universities in the country. Many of the adults who seek evaluation at Anchor EEC arrive because they are navigating UNC in some capacity, as a student needing disability documentation, as a graduate student who finally has the time and headspace to address a lifelong pattern, or as a faculty member or professional who wants formal answers about attention or cognition.
UNC's Office of Accessibility Resources and Services requires current, comprehensive documentation for students seeking disability accommodations. For many students, that means the evaluation they received in high school is no longer sufficient. Rebecca conducts adult ADHD evaluations and adult psychological testing that meet the documentation standards required by university disability offices, including UNC ARS. Her reports explain the findings, connect them to functional limitations in an academic setting, and provide the specific information accommodation offices need to make eligibility decisions.
Graduate and professional students face a particular challenge. The demands of a doctoral program, medical school, law school, or research career are categorically different from undergraduate coursework. Many students who managed well at the undergraduate level encounter the limits of their compensation strategies in a rigorous graduate environment for the first time. An evaluation at this stage is not starting over; it is finally getting the right information at a moment when the stakes are high enough to make it worth doing.
Adults who are not students benefit from evaluation too. A faculty member seeking clarity about attention concerns, a researcher whose productivity has been affected by focus difficulties, or a professional at any career stage who suspects a learning disorder can all receive a comprehensive adult evaluation at Anchor EEC. The report supports conversations with a physician, requests for workplace accommodations, and, for those who qualify, Mensa membership applications.
Anchor EEC is located at 106 New Edition Court in Cary, NC 27511. From most Chapel Hill neighborhoods, the drive via I-40 West takes approximately 20 to 25 minutes depending on traffic. Many Chapel Hill families find it a straightforward trip, and the office is easy to reach from 15-501 as well.
Yes. Rebecca serves families throughout Orange County, including Carrboro, Hillsborough, and the surrounding communities. Whether your child attends a Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools campus, a private school in Orange County, or is homeschooled, the services at Anchor EEC are available to your family.
Yes. UNC Chapel Hill's Office of Accessibility Resources and Services requires current documentation for disability accommodations, and for many students that means an evaluation completed within the past three to five years. Rebecca provides adult psychological evaluations and ADHD assessments that meet UNC ARS documentation standards. If you are a graduate student, professional student, or undergraduate who has never been formally evaluated, or whose prior documentation is no longer current, Rebecca can help.
Yes. CHCCS is one of the highest-performing school districts in North Carolina, and Rebecca is familiar with how the district works, including the school-initiated evaluation process, timelines, and what families typically encounter when pursuing IEP or 504 accommodations through the public system. Many Chapel Hill families choose an independent evaluation because it moves faster, goes deeper, and gives them documentation they can bring into any school meeting with confidence.
Yes, and this is a significant part of her practice. Chapel Hill and the surrounding area have a high concentration of graduate students, faculty, researchers, and professionals who are high-functioning but have always found certain tasks harder than expected. Many have never been formally evaluated. Rebecca conducts adult ADHD evaluations and broader adult psychological testing that can support a formal diagnosis, treatment conversations with a physician, and documentation for workplace or academic accommodations.
She does. Rebecca earned her BA in Psychology and Sociology from UNC Chapel Hill. The university is her alma mater, and she has a genuine familiarity with the Chapel Hill community that extends beyond professional geography. For families who want an evaluator who understands the local academic culture, that connection matters.
Call or email today to talk through what your child or family member needs. Rebecca keeps the process direct: a conversation, an evaluation, and a report you can use.