Statement of Services
I am a registered psychologist with over 20 years of clinical experience. My training is in both clinical psychology and behavior analysis and I adopt a behaviorally-oriented approach in the therapy work I do with my clients. This means that therapy tends to focus on identifying factors that contribute to the way a person to thinks, feels, and acts and on finding ways that these factors can be altered to bring about desired changes. In providing treatment, I draw upon strategies and techniques from Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Applied Behaviour Analysis (ABA) and more traditional Behaviour Therapy (BT). Overall, I am committed to helping my clients live meaningful lives according to their most deeply held personal values.
I provide treatment for a range of presenting challenges including: anxiety, depression, anger problems, compulsive behaviours and problematic habits, impulse control issues, attention dysregulation, problems with personal organization, stress management, clarifying life direction and personal values, assertiveness skills deficits, emotional dysregulation, interpersonal skills deficits and couples distress/relationship dissatisfaction. I work primarily with adults and adolescents. I also am available to consult with parents and other care providers about issues related to managing children’s behaviour problems. Additionally, I have a special interest in working with individuals who have been diagnosed with Asperger’s Syndrome / High Functioning Autism or a developmental disability.