PSYCHOLOGY & NEUROFEEDBACK SERVICES

Our Services

Our Services

Psychological Assessments

We offer a variety of psychological assessments, including ADHD Assessment, Psychoeducational Assessment, and Psychodiagnostic Assessment.  The Stradwick Clinic stands apart from other assessment providers because we also offer integrated qEEG data for all of our psychological assessments. Clinicians can then integrate data from the client’s report, objective psychological testing, as well as EEG information, providing detailed conclusions regarding diagnoses and treatment options.

Quantitative Electroencephalography Assessment (qEEG):

Quantitative EEG (qEEG), is sometimes referred to as brain mapping. A qEEGs provide a very detailed description of your brainwave function by measuring electrical patterns at the surface of your scalp. The analysis includes a normative comparison to healthy individuals and a comparison of EEG ratios within yourself. The qEEG assists us in determining if there are abnormalities in brain function that neurofeedback might be helpful in treating.  A qEEGs can further assist in creating a neurofeedback protocol based on the unique problems of each patient. Once we analyze your qEEG, we will provide the best management options for your treatment goals.

Psychoeducational Assessment:

Psychoeducational Assessment helps identify the strengths and weakness of an individual’s learning profile (learning ability) when there are difficulties in areas of academics or in the workplace. (i.e. assessing intellectual functioning, academic achievement, behavioural functioning, and/or adaptive skills).

Psychodiagnostic Assessment:

Psychodiagnostic Assessment utilizes valid and reliable forms of psychological assessments, a clinical interview, and observation of behaviour. It provides a complex understanding of thought process, personality characteristics, and emotional functioning.

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Assessment:

ADHD Assessment evaluates clients for Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). An ADHD assessment typically utilizes historical information, clinical observation, comprehensive and objective evaluation, including a variety of assessments to validate a formal diagnosis.

Treatment Interventions

Our team emphasizes the importance of providing an emotionally safe and compassionate environment for building trust and therapeutic rapport, while developing individualized treatment plans that incorporate evidence-based practice.

Biofeedback Training:

Biofeedback is a safe, non-invasive, and drug-free treatment that enables an individual to learn how to change their physiological responses to stress, tension, and pain. 

Heart Rate Variability Training (HRV):

Heart Rate Variability (HRV) training is a form of biofeedback treatment that utilizes the physiological variation between heart beats and respiration rate to help you regulate your autonomic nervous system.  HRV has become a relatively new method for assessing the effects of stress on the body and is a powerful biomarker for physical health, emotional well-being, and cognitive performance. 

Neurofeedback Training:

Neurofeedback training is a form of biofeedback that uses EEG/brainwave information to help teach an individual how to regulate their brainwave activity and improve their brain function. Neurofeedback training is a non-invasive therapeutic approach to enhance neuroregulation and metabolic function for a variety of conditions. Additionally, Neurofeedback uses the model of operant conditioning, a form of learning that associates behaviour with a stimulus.

Neurofeedback uses EEG/brainwave information to regulate brainwave activity and improve brain function. The brainwave activity can be measured by different types of brainwave bands (i.e. delta, theta, alpha, and beta waves).

Psychotherapy:

At Stradwick Psychology & Neurofeedback Clinic, we utilize evidence-based treatments such as Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Acceptance Commitment Therapy (ACT), Dialectical Behavioural Therapy (DBT), Mindfulness-based therapy, Interpersonal Therapy, and Trauma-Focused interventions.

Psychotherapy provides you with a supportive environment that promotes a deeper understanding of yourself and your presenting concerns. Therapy not only focuses on developing self awareness, but also helps you learn new strategies to cope with life’s difficulties and to alleviate negative symptoms.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT):

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is a type of psychotherapy that helps clients identify and understand the relationship between their thoughts, feelings, and behaviours.  CBT focuses on reframing unhelpful/negative thinking patterns into more positive coping thoughts as well as changing unhealthy behaviours that contribute to problematic symptoms.

Play therapy:

Play therapy is a useful treatment for children to express themselves in play form, when they are unable to express themselves by “using their words.” It builds on the natural way that children learn about themselves and their relationships in the world around them.

Sandtray therapy:

Sandtray is a form of expressive play therapy, which allows the client to construct his or her own world using miniature figurines in sand.  It is a creative opportunity for children and adults to work through difficult problems, develop a deeper understanding of self, and/or process traumatic incidents/memories.