I used a local university as they had very discounted prices. Yes, I contacted the pysch services department (they do counseling too). We worked with a graduate student who was supervised by a PhD. Overall, it was OK - we got results (WISC, WJ) but it probably would have been a bit more helpful to work with someone knowledgeable about gifted kids. I didn't feel like the grad student could really offer much insight as far as the analysis. It seemed very copy/paste. YMMV.

Mom to 2 kiddos - DS 9 with SPD and visual processing issues and DD 6 who is NT