OUR SERVICES

Our Services include assessments, therapy & counselling, and group therapy.

 Assessments

Assessments are provided to address the particular needs presented for a variety of educational, vocational, health and legal matters. Our staff has extensive training and professional experience in conducting assessments and presenting their findings at judicial proceedings. Specific assessments include (please click on the following links to find out more): 

Therapy & Counselling 

Psychotherapy is effective in helping individuals cope with specific issues or for changing patterns that lead to chronic dissatisfaction in life.

Our clinicians are trained and experienced in the provision of treatments that are, through empirical research, proven to be effective. (Please click on the following links to find out more)

Group Therapy

We provide Group therapy for children, adolescents and adults. Please visit our website regularly to see our current and upcoming therapy sessions.
 

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Psychoeducational/Intellectual Assessment

Our staff includes educational/school psychologists who are experienced in conducting intellectual assessments of children, adolescents and adults. Psychoeducational assessments are conducted for the purpose of assisting in the identification of persons who are intellectually gifted, those who may have specific learning disabilities, and those who may have developmental delay or behavioural concerns and may benefit from remedial intervention.

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Parenting Capacity Assessment (PCA)

PCAs are conducted for the purpose of identifying the functional parenting ability of a potential caregiver or active caregiver. PCAs also identify parenting limitations and possible remediation that may assist an individual in acquiring the skills necessary for effective parenting. PCAs are usually conducted under Court Order or in respect to child welfare concerns.

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Child Custody/Access Assessment (CCAA)

CCAAs are only initiated on the agreement of all parties and their legal counsel. CCAAs are completed with the intent of assisting parents/caregivers and, where applicable, Family Court, to determine what type of arrangements would best meet the on-going needs of the identified children when their caregivers have determined they are no longer able to reside together as an intact family. The assessment process includes clinical contact with the caregivers and observation of each caregiver with the children. Where appropriate, the children are also interviewed. CCAA assessments are conducted in accordance with the guidelines established by the Ontario Interdisciplinary Association of Custody/Access Assessors. Our staff have considerable experience in conducting court-ordered assessments, as well as assessments initiated on the volition of the parents without Court intervention. Our experience includes CCAAs that involve child protection services, particularly in respect to allegations of parental incest. We provide a full range of specialized assessment services in addition to standard clinical assessments that are involved in all ongoing treatment.See "Assessments Services" for a more detailed description.

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Capacity Assessments

Capacity assessments are conducted in accordance with the requirements of the Ontario Substitute Decisions Act (SDA, 1992) by a Designated Capacity Assessor. A CA is required by law for the appointment of a guardian or alternate decision-maker in respect to either Personal Care or Property (i.e. Finances) when individuals are no longer capable of making informed independent decisions. Assessments are also necessary for the revocation of guardianship in the event an alternate decision maker is no longer necessary or desired.

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Testamentary Capacity Assessment (TCA)

A testamentary assessment serves to confirm the ability, or lack thereof, of an individual to make out a will/or the ability to appoint someone to take on a guardianship role in respect to themselves. Where the ability of a person to make independent decisions may be in question, it is recommended that a TCA be conducted to ensure that an individual has the mental capacity required to understand and appreciate the significance of their decisions in respect to making requests and designating beneficiaries in the form of a Will. A TCA assessment serves as a means of ensuring that it is unlikely that the decisions made will be revoked if challenged on the basis of mental incapability.

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Trauma Impact Assessment

Comprehensive assessments are conducted for the purpose of providing documented expert opinion regarding the extent of harm that an individual may have experienced as a result of specified life events. Impact evaluations are specific to civil actions where individuals are seeking legal recourse for damage/harm they may have experienced. Our office has extensive experience in conducting impact assessments for claims that result from childhood maltreatment by persons in positions of trust/authority and/or various caregiver roles (i.e. parents, foster parents, teachers, clergy, police, correctional officials). Our extensive experience also includes conducting assessments of native populations in Canada's northern regions (e.g. residential schools, clergy abuse).In addition to institutional and caregiver maltreatments we also conduct impact evaluations of trauma arising from motor vehicle accidents, stranger assault, partner abuse, and on-the-job situations (e.g. bank robbery, etc.). Our staff has been qualified at all levels of court re expert opinion evidence on issues of maltreatment and trauma impact.

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Risk Assessments

Assessments assess the risk of re-offense evaluations in respect to assault (i.e. sexual, spousal violence, child maltreatment, aggravated assault). The assessments are completed in accordance with Court Orders and on the request of legal counsel or other authorities.

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Motor Vehicle Accident Assessment

Our team offers MVA assessments for children, adolescents and adults. An MVA assessment investigates the existence, nature and degree of psychological dysfunction that may have resulted directly or indirectly from an individual’s car accident. An MVA assessment could provide the client with feedback regarding their present emotional status as well as treatment recommendations, should they be necessary, that might advance them return to pre-morbid functioning.

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Workplace Safety Insurance Board (WSIB)

  Our team provides Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) psychological assessments and treatment. Individuals who have been injured at work may find themselves having difficulties with the following:
Returning to work
Chronic Pain
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
Psychiatric Disorders Individual Psychotherapy

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Individual Psychotherapy

As trained clinicians, we are skilled in working with clients with a variety of presenting concerns, including: Depression, grief, bereavement, difficulty adjusting to change or loss Anger management Anxiety and related concerns such as panic, panic attacks, obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), social anxiety, and phobia Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Entrenched personality patterns that contribute to difficult relationships, poor career satisfaction, etc. Attention Deficit Disorder (ADHD / ADD) Phase of life issues Addictions (substance Abuse, pornography, gambling) Trauma treatment (child abuse, sexual victimization, family violence) Workplace stress

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Marriage and Couple Counselling

Counselling is available for partners in relationship and for those who are considering entering such a relationship. Frequently addressed concerns include: Establishing effective communication and the ability to problem-solve Intimacy / Sexuality / Sexual Performance Infidelity and its aftermath (surviving the affair) Financial stressors Addictive behaviour (i.e. drugs/alcohol, pornography, gambling, obsessive internet use)Offensive/disrespectful conduct towards partner and/or others (i.e. partner/family violence, verbal abuse/intimidation) Separation, divorce Parenting and blended family issues Offensive/disrespectful conduct towards partner and/or others (i.e. partner/family violence, verbal abuse/intimidation) Separation, divorce Parenting and blended family issues.

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Family Services

Assessment and treatment services are available for a wide range of emotional, behavioural and individual achievement concerns for children, adolescents and families. Separation, divorce Parenting and blended family issues Communication and problem solving Child management.

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