Advanced Psychology Services
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905.771.7000
Child, Adult & Family Psychologists
Psychological Assessments and Therapy
Operations Update: Covid 19
Our centre remains fully operational and open for psychological assessments and therapy. We now offer both teletherapy and in-person therapy services. Assessments are in-person only, with the client and the staff being separated by a transparent screen. Please note that we implement all procedures and protocols recommended by Public Health Ontario to ensure the safety of our clients and staff. Please contact us for more information.
ABOUT OUR CENTRE
We provide psychological / psychoeducational assessment and treatment services for children and adults in North Toronto and York Region. Since 2004, our caring and experienced staff of Ontario-licensed psychologists and psychotherapists have helped over 4500 clients to improve their quality of life and overcome obstacles. We look forward to helping you and your family.
We are located in South Richmond Hill and easily accessible from Toronto, North York, Thornhill, Vaughan, Maple, Markham, Woodbridge, Aurora and Newmarket.
Assessments and therapy for children, adults, and families
Evening and weekend hours available
Fees can be covered by extended health insurance plans
Our staff speaks English, Cantonese, Farsi, Hebrew, Mandarin, Portuguese, and Spanish
Call us today, we can help: 905.771.7000
SERVICES FOR CHILDREN AND TEENAGERS
Our centre offers a full range of psychological and psycho-educational assessments and psychotherapy services.
We diagnose & treat children & teenagers with:
- Learning disabilities
- Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
- Oppositional-defiant disorder
- Intermittent explosive disorder (anger problems)
- Anxiety, depression & self-injury behavior
- Autism spectrum disorders (incl. Asperger syndrome)
Our psychological testing services include:
- Gifted Assessments
- Psychoeducational testing for learning disabilities
- ADHD assessments
- Social-emotional assessments
Based on the results of psychological testing, we may choose to address a child's issues through cognitive-behavioural therapy, play therapy, family therapy, or relational psychodynamic therapy. We also conduct giftedness (IQ) testing and cognitive profile assessments for children and teenagers and career assessments for teenagers and young adults.
As parents, we want our children to be healthy, happy, and successful. We want them to grow, to acquire new skills and knowledge, to discover their special gifts and talents, and to form gratifying relationships with others. Human development, however, does not always proceed in a simple and consistent manner. All children go through stages of internal conflict which might lead to changes in behavior and emotional state. Some children have trouble coping with transitions, family changes (e.g. a birth of a sibling, a divorce), traumatic events, losses, and physical illness. At times, normal development may be blocked or thwarted due to a neurological, developmental, or psychological disorder.
When parents become concerned, they often refer to parenting books and magazines. While a wealth of information can be gained through such resources, they will not always be able to explain what is happenning to your specific child. Understanding the child's experiences, their feelings and thoughts, is the first step towards helping them. If you want to gain an insight into why your child has certain difficulties and how to help them, you might consider consulting with a licensed child psychologist or licensed child psychotherapist. Children's difficulties are often related to the family dynamics, maladaptive patterns of communication and/or the parents' relationship as a couple. To address these larger contexts, we also offer family therapy and marriage counselling as well as individual adult therapy.
SERVICES FOR ADULTS AND FAMILIES
Our licensed psychotherapists have decades of experience in working with adult clients. We use an integrative approach, combining different types of therapy such as
- Emotion-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- Person Centered Therapy (PCT)
- Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT)
- Meaning-Centered Therapy
The objectives of therapy differ from client to client, however, they often include such goals as facilitating self-insight, increasing self-esteem to empower the client to create positive change, teaching self-management techniques in order to reduce stress and improve relationships, and helping the client process and accept experiences and feelings. Achieving these changes allows the clients to experience a greater sense of emotional well-being, to see their past and present life with greater clarity, and to take a more active role in shaping their future.
Individual therapy can help with:
- Resolving marital & family conflicts
- Chronic anxiety, panic attacks & phobias
- Anger management problems
- Difficulty regulating emotions
- Depression, guilt, interpersonal difficulties
- Problems related to early trauma (unprocessed loss and grief, childhood abuse, etc)
- Post-traumatic stress disorder
- Acute stress
- Overwhelming feelings of grief and bereavement
- Addiction and substance abuse issues
- Living with a chronic physical or mental condition
Just as our physical body loses its resilience and accumulates toxins throughout the years, our mind accumulates the burdens of our lives and becomes polluted with repressed emotions, painful experiences, ineffective defense mechanisms, old beliefs and harmful habits. Unfortunately, it is not yet the norm in our society to take as good care of our mental self as of our physical bodies. This trend, however, has been gradually changing as mounting scientific evidence indicates that many physical disorders are rooted in psychological causes. More and more people are seeking to improve the quality of their lives through counselling, psychotherapy, or coaching.
We believe that each person has a natural capacity for healing, growth and transformation. By providing compassionate and supportive guidance, we help our clients find and use their inner resources to heal past trauma, adapt to challenging life circumstances, and develop their strength and resilience to its full extent. We treat each person as a unique individual and respect their beliefs, experiences, and unique gifts. We are privileged to work with people from many cultural, religious, and ethnic backgrounds.
