Psychological assessments are completed for a variety of reasons, but the goal is to examine a person’s emotional and behavioural symptoms in order to identify and, if warranted, diagnose any psychological disorders. Diagnosing psychological disorders is a controlled act in Ontario, restricted to Psychologists, Psychological Associates, and Physicians.

A psychological assessment typically consists of two parts: a clinical interview and psychometric testing. The overall duration of the assessment can vary in length, but a typical psychological assessment will last 2 to 4 hours. If necessary, this may be split into multiple sessions.

Following the assessment itself, we will complete a comprehensive report that contains information about your background, symptoms, diagnoses, prognosis for recovery, and recommendations for treatment. We will then schedule a follow-up session, during which we will review this information with you and address any questions or concerns you might have.

Symptoms: Depression is a mood disorder that causes a persistent feeling of sadness and loss of interest in tasks and daily functions. Symptoms can vary from person to person.

What to expect from your appointment: Booking an appointment with our mental health specialists can help you identify problems and provide you with what you need to continue forward.

What to expect after your appointment: After your appointment you will be given methods and strategies to help improve your symptoms and direct you toward achieving your goals.

Symptoms: Anxiety encompasses many things. It can be described as suffering from panic attacks, obsessive thoughts over small things, unrelenting worries, or a prohibitive phobia. Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) can also be a form of anxiety.

What to expect from your appointment: At the appointment our mental health specialists will assess your level of anxiety and provide appropriate solutions to assess your particular symptoms.

What to expect after your appointment: After working with our mental health specialists we hope to have improved your symptoms and allowed you to move forward.

Symptoms: Self-Esteem is described as the degree to which you feel confident, valuable and worthy of respect. It can be either high or low and can influence your well-being.

What to expect from your appointment: At your appointment our mental health specialists will discuss your reasons for Self-Esteem issues and ways to overcome them.

What to expect after your appointment: After working with our mental health specialists we hope to see a change in your levels of Self-Esteem, which can improve your happiness and quality of life.

Symptoms: Grief is a reaction to any form of loss, most commonly involving the death of a loved one. This can involve feelings of sadness, guilt, yearning, anger, and regret.

What to expect from your appointment: Working with our mental health specialists can help you to identify and overcome the feelings of grief. We want to help you through this moment in your life and will provide help and information to overcome these feelings.

What to expect after your appointment: After talking to our mental health specialists, they will provide methods and advice on how to move forward and how to handle these feelings on your own.

Symptoms: Avoiding social interaction due to shame or depression, spending extended periods of time alone, social anxiety or fears of abandonment at the idea of social interaction, developing a feeling of severe distress due to loneliness.

What to expect from your appointment: At your appointment our mental health specialists will assess your symptoms and work through why you feel socially isolated.

What to expect after your appointment: You will be provided steps and methods for working through your social anxiety outside of the clinic in order to help reduce symptom severity.

Symptoms: Worries/difficulties in existing relationships. Fear, stress, anxiety, or unhappiness in a relationship. We counsel for relationships with loved ones, co-workers, friends, etc.

What to expect from your appointment: Our mental health specialists will work with you and loved ones on resolving relationships and providing healthy advice and methodologies to identify pain points in relationships and discover causes for stresses.

What to expect after your appointment: You will be provided with tasks and methods to help resolve conflicts and create better relationships.

Symptoms: Stress relating to a big life transition such as, moving to new locations, new jobs/career shifts, downsizing, etc.

What to expect from your appointment: Our mental health specialists will work with you to reduce and help manage your stress in relation to big life transitions. You will be given help and advice on how to successfully navigate big changes in your life.

What to expect after your appointment: Reduced feelings of stress and strategies to help find your way through big life transitions.

Symptoms: Constant and debilitating stress relating to any number of reasons.

What to expect from your appointment: You will work with our mental health specialists to help you manage stress and recieve advice on how to improve your current situation utilizing a variety of methods.

What to expect after your appointment: Reduced feelings of stress and a plan on how to move in the right direction.

Symptoms: Persistent stress from a traumatic accident or event that you witnessed or experienced.

What to expect from your appointment: Our mental health specialists will help walk you through managing feelings of stress and trauma due to a traumatic event.

What to expect after your appointment: Reduced feelings of stress and a plan of action for dealing with symptoms.

If you are unsure about your symptoms, or would like to book an appointment for another service. Our psychologists would be happy to accomidate or direct you to the right place. Press the 'book other' button and we would be happy to discuss the ways that we can help you.