Entering therapy without an assessment is like finding your way out of a forest without a map. Possible, but not efficient and perhaps more difficult than it needs to be.
You are an individual with significant experiences, viewpoints, strengths and challenges. Our initial psychological assessment gives us a sense of these areas, which we use to inform our recommendations to you and our tentative roadmap of therapy. That being said, an initial assessment does not provide us with everything we need to know, so we treat assessment as an ongoing process. It continues as we proceed through therapy as we get to know you better.
Our psychological assessments range from an intake interview to comprehensive assessment involving testing, depending on your particular needs.
We are highly trained psychologists in Toronto, Brampton and Online. We have experience with research and have had extensive clinical training. We use this knowledge base to help us select our psychological assessment methods and psychological testing, if needed, to inform our assessment procedures. We continue to digest new research and integrate this information as needed to continually refine and evolve our methods.
Depending on the type of psychological assessment required, our process can range from a single intake interview to a multi-session process involving testing, obtaining collaborative information and reviewing important documents pertaining to your health. The most common types of assessment we provide are discussed below.
This is usually the most common type of assessment for our patients. It is typically a 90 minute semi-structured diagnostic interview with additional components reviewing your background and history. This intake helps us to understand what are your most pressing difficulties, usually the ones that are impacting your daily life and causing distress. In the case of multiple difficulties, an intake helps us to strategize how these will be addressed as we enter therapy.
For injured workers enrolled in WSIB's Community Mental Health Program (CMHP), we provide an assessment integrated with testing to review the details pertaining to your workplace injury and the difficulties you experienced in the aftermath of your injury. This assessment includes learning more about your work tasks and any barriers towards a potential return-to-work.
We have been approached by many individuals who wish to get a better understanding of themselves, their dispositions, temperaments and tendencies. The exact nature of the assessment can be tweaked depending on one's interest for this assessment, but can include personality structure, thinking styles, emotional and behavioural tendencies, interpersonal dynamics, strengths and values.
Many times when individuals have multiple and/or longstanding difficulties, often complicated by stressful life events, it can cause significant confusion about the nature of their symptoms. We have a strong background in complex diagnostic presentations and we can help give you a framework for understanding your difficulties as well as provide treatment recommendations that are based on our findings. Please contact us to see if a Psychodiagnostic Assessment is an appropriate option for you.
If you are struggling with focus, time management, organization or productivity, our ADHD psychological assessments can help clarify diagnosis and move your forward towards recovery. An ADHD assessment can offer essential insights for effective management and coping mechanisms and are offered virtually for anyone in Ontario and in-person ADHD assessments by our psychologists are available at our Toronto psychology clinic at Bloor and Bathurst. Ask us about our own ADHD treatment and coaching program.
Recognizing giftedness allows for the development of tailored educational and enrichment strategies that cater to a child's or teen's unique needs and potential. These assessments provide valuable insights for parents and educators, aiming to support optimal learning experiences and personal growth. Our practice offers gifted assessments at our Toronto psychology clinic in the Annex, and they are designed to identify individuals with exceptional intellectual abilities.
If you have concerns about your child's or teen's learning or need in-depth learning information for their academic planning, we provide psychoeducational assessments that can provide important insights. Our psychoeducational assessments are designed to illuminate one's unique learning profile and provide actionable steps towards academic success. Learn why understanding their strengths and challenges is the key to empowering your child's or adolescent's educational journey. Visit us to explore how we can transform challenges and insights into opportunities for growth and achievement.
For those who have been involved in a motor-vehicle accident (MVA), the process to recovery can be overwhelming. In addition, some may sustain physical and/or psychological injuries from their accident that merit attention and treatment. We provide MVA psychological assessments for diagnosis and treatment planning to help you move towards recovering from your accident and restoring your functioning. We used evidence-based assessment methods for MVA psychological assessments and have experience providing assessment and treatment for accident claimants.