Assessment
There are several types of psychological assessments including: treatment-oriented, diagnostic, cognitive, personality, and neuropsychological. The assessment may include interviews, testing, and completing self-report questionnaires.
The types of assessments offered at the Centre for Change are diagnostic, personality, cognitive, and treatment-oriented. We do not offer psychoeducational assessments and neuropsychological assessments.
Once all the information is gathered, we combine the information gathered from interviews, tests, questionnaires, and available file information to arrive at a conceptualization or diagnosis of your particular problem.
Finally, we will review the results of the assessment with you and discuss how to use the assessment to develop a treatment plan.
Following the assessment, we will sometimes make a formal diagnosis of a mental health disorder and this will be fully explained to you. Sometimes no diagnosis will be made, but there will be a better understanding of the difficulties you have been experiencing. In either case, at the end of the assessment we will discuss with you the results of the assessment and outline a proposed treatment plan.
Professional Supervision & Consultation
Individuals sometimes see a psychologist for consultation. This generally involves meeting once or twice to discuss a particular problem. The basis of our advice is derived from our education, training, clinical experience, and the scientific literature.
Generally, individuals who access consultation are seeking our professional opinion about a matter (e.g., wanting to better understand what to do to help a loved one or themselves). Professionals can also consult with us to help them better serve their own clients’ needs.
We provide clinical supervision to masters and PhD students who are currently enrolled in a clinical psychology program.
Individual Therapy
At the Centre for Change, we offer cognitive behavioural therapy and mindfulness-based cognitive therapy, among other therapeutic modalities.
In our work together, we focus on changing your thinking patterns, improving your ability to manage emotions, and face circumstances, thoughts, and feelings that may have been avoided.
Community Presentations & Professional Workshops
We are passionate about empowering and educating others regarding mental health and mental illness. We regularly deliver presentations and workshops on a variety of mental health topics including:
- Mainlining the Medium: Does Internet Addiction Really Exist?
- Supersize Stress: Evidence Based Strategies to Reduce Stress
- Riding the Rollercoaster: Strategies to Manage your Emotions and Moods
- Readying Yourself to Become Resilient
- Women’s’ Mental Health
- From Chaos to Contentment