Justin Hampton, PhD

Licensed Clinical Psychologist
(425) 377-6095 – jhampton@hamptonchildpsych.com

www.hamptonchildpsych.com

Many families seek an evaluation feeling unsure where to begin. Concerns related to learning, attention, emotions, behavior, and development often overlap and do not fit neatly into a single category.

Dr. Hampton provides comprehensive psychological evaluations for children and adolescents to help families make sense of complex concerns. His approach emphasizes understanding what is driving a child’s challenges, how strengths and vulnerabilities fit together, and what supports will be most helpful moving forward.

Approach to Evaluation

Dr. Hampton’s evaluation process is individualized, thorough, and collaborative. Rather than starting with a single assumption, he takes a comprehensive approach that examines patterns across cognitive, academic, emotional, behavioral, and developmental domains. This allows for a nuanced understanding of how different factors interact in a child’s daily life at home, at school, and in social settings.

This whole-child approach supports recommendations that are targeted, practical, and directly applicable to educational planning, treatment decisions, and family support. To promote timely intervention, all evaluation appointments (intake, testing, and feedback) are scheduled together, and the written report is completed by the feedback session so findings can be reviewed in real time and recommendations can be implemented without delay.

Families leave the evaluation process with a clearer understanding of their child and a confident path forward.

Populations Served

Dr. Hampton works with children and adolescents presenting with concerns related to:

• Learning differences and academic challenges
• Attention, focus, and ADHD
• Anxiety, mood concerns, and emotional regulation difficulties
• Autism and social development differences
• Giftedness and twice-exceptionality (2e)
• Complex, overlapping, or unclear developmental concerns

Many families pursue an evaluation not because they already have a diagnosis in mind, but because concerns feel multifaceted or difficult to untangle.

Credentials & Training

Dr. Hampton is a licensed clinical psychologist and professional member of the American Psychological Association. He received advanced training in child and adolescent psychological assessment at Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) and Baylor Scott & White Health, affiliated with Texas A&M School of Medicine.

Dr. Hampton holds a PhD in Psychology from Washington State University, and has over a decade of experience evaluating complex developmental, emotional, and learning profiles. He has a background in autism-focused research and has contributed to both parent-facing and scientific literature through conference presentations and invited peer review for leading journals in child psychology.

Professional Experience

• Clinical Psychologist: Western Washington Medical Group (WWMG), Everett, WA
  - Managing Partner for the Department of Psychology and Member of the Board of Directors
• Postdoctoral Training: Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU), Portland, OR
• Predoctoral Internship: Baylor Scott & White Health, Texas A&M School of Medicine, Temple, TX
• Externships: Sageview Youth Psychology and Children’s Developmental Center, Richland WA; Responding to Autism Center, Kennewick, WA
• Practicum: University of Idaho Child & Youth Study Center, Moscow, ID
• Clinical Internship: The Illinois Center for Autism, Fairview Heights, IL

Dr. Hampton collaborates closely with families, schools, and community providers, and he values the interdisciplinary environment at The Center for Child Development in supporting children across settings.