Areas of Intervention

I work with a variety of age groups from toddlers through to young adults. Individual, family and group interventions and supports are available. As a trained Psychologist and Specialist Teacher of Learning and Behaviour, I am fortunate to have a wide variety of training, expertise and experience also working within a multi-disciplinary team in the following areas:

Emotional & Behavioral Issues:

Mood Issues (Separation Anxiety, Selective Mutism, School Refusal)
Youth Depression
Anger Management
Oppositional Defiance

Illness

Coping with Chronic Illness
Medical/Dental Fears

 Educational & Academic Issues

• Educational self-esteem

• Learning Difficulties

• Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)

• Specific Learning Difficulties (dyslexia, dyspraxia, dysgraphia, dyscalculia)

• Organizational Difficulties

Developmental Issues

• Autism Spectrum Disorders (Autism and Autistic related presentations such as Hyperlexia and Pathological Demand Avoidance Syndrome)

• Developmental Disabilities & Delay

• Social Development

• Relationship Problems

Family Matters

• Coping with parent/child relationship issues

• Sibling Relationships

• Early Childhood Concerns

• Parenting Support

• Establishing Bedtime routines

• Social Skills and Social Understanding (Theory of Mind, Perspective Taking)

• Reality Therapy (a particular approach in psychotherapy developed by Dr William Glasser - Psychiatrist)

GROUP INTERVENTIONS

• Social Skills Groups

Neuropsychotherapy

Psychotherapy for presentations such as:

• anxiety

• panic

• depression

• OCD

• sleep disturbance

• general mood issues

• trauma

Please note that I am not intervening with people who present with substance abuse issues, young people who have sexually perpetrated against others, or those affected by sexual violence. These cases will need treatment through another specialist intervention program or an ACC provider.