Families and adults across the North Shore of Boston looking for a thorough, local ADHD evaluation don’t need to travel into the city or wait months for an appointment at a large hospital system. Ferncroft Behavioral Health, located in Danvers, has spent over a decade evaluating and treating ADHD for patients throughout this exact region — and our office was placed intentionally where it is, just off Route 1 and Route 114, to be an easy drive from the towns that make up the North Shore.

Ferncroft is owned and led by Carol Emerson, PMHNP, whose 13-plus years of experience diagnosing and managing ADHD were built serving this same community. That local grounding matters more than it might seem: a provider who regularly sees patients from Danvers, Peabody, Beverly, Salem, Marblehead, Swampscott, Lynn, Middleton, and Topsfield develops a practical sense of the schools, pediatricians, and support resources families are already navigating — and can fold that context into the evaluation and treatment plan.

Our Inclusive ADHD Evaluation is built to be comprehensive enough to stand on its own — whether the report is headed to a school, a pediatrician, or simply kept for your own peace of mind. It includes a detailed clinical interview, evidence-based questionnaires, objective computer-based testing through QbCheck, a full evaluation review with your provider, and a written comprehensive ADHD report.

For patients who need computerized testing specifically requested by an outside physician, we also offer QbCheck testing as a standalone service, though we always recommend the full evaluation for anyone who needs an actual diagnosis rather than a supplemental data point for an existing provider’s workup. Learn more about what is included in an ADHD Evaluation on Boston’s North Shore in FBH’s ADHD Testing Center page.

While our office sits in Danvers MA, we regularly see patients from across the wider North Shore of Boston area, including Peabody, Beverly, Salem, Marblehead and Swampscott, Nahant, Topsfield, Ipswich, Wakefield, Reading and beyond.

Our Danvers location keeps the drive reasonable no matter which of these towns you’re coming from, and for patients whose treatment plan later includes telehealth follow-ups, ongoing care doesn’t require repeated trips at all. This flexibility means a family in Ipswich or a professional in Wakefield can start with an in-person evaluation and shift much of their follow-up care to telehealth once a treatment plan is in place.

We evaluate patients ages 5 through 64, which means the same North Shore practice can support a family from a child’s first evaluation through a parent’s own adult ADHD diagnosis years later — something that comes up more often than people expect, since ADHD has a strong genetic component and often surfaces in more than one family member.

If you’re looking for a dependable, locally rooted ADHD evaluation on the North Shore of Boston, MA, Ferncroft Behavioral Health is ready to help. You can get answers to FBH’s most frequently asked questions or call the office directly at (978) 606-0011. The Danvers MA office is open Tuesdays and Wednesdays, and we do not bill insurance directly, so we’re happy to review evaluation pricing with you up front.