Therapy & Intervention Services
Adolescent & Adult Services
Therapy services are offered for a variety of needs including anxiety and depression, stress, grief, trauma, and other life-stressors. Intervention incorporates cognitive-behavioural therapy, interpersonal skills training, and development of coping skills. An integral part of intervention involves the mind-body connection and interoceptive awareness. Intervention often focuses on learning mindfulness techniques, movement, and other relaxation strategies that have been shown to increase interoceptive awareness and skill. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is offered as a treatment for trauma, but also for depression, anxiety, grief, and more.
Telepsychology Services
For clients who live out of town or who have difficulty traveling, telepsychology is available.
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Assessment Services
Assessment services are offered for a variety of areas of concern and challenge. All assessments include recommendations and strategies that are individualized for you/your child. Assessment costs include billable hours for intake interviews, administration, scoring and interpretation of standardized assessment batteries, questionnaires and interviews, file reviews, report writing, and feedback. Assessment costs will be discussed at booking.
Psychoeducational Assessments (age 7 years and up)
Children and adolescents can benefit from psychoeducational testing to determine their unique profile of cognitive strengths and needs. This assessment informs educational choices, and helps to identify learning disorders, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), etc. Specific testing is determined based on a child’s individual needs but generally includes academic file review, interviews and observations, standardized testing, and questionnaires collected from parents, children, and educators.
Autism Spectrum Disorder Assessment (children)
Autism Spectrum Disorder is a social communication disorder affecting children and adults. This comprehensive assessment will identify an individual’s ability to connect and manage social interactions, focusing on their unique, specific, and subtle communication techniques. For this reason, both a psychologist and a speech-language pathologist are involved in the assessment process. Specific testing is determined based on an individuals needs and generally includes observations, questionnaires, and standardized interviews and assessments.