assessment. treatment.
parenting.
Westside Child Psychology is a boutique child psychology clinic that caters to the understanding of children and their well-being.
Our Calgary-based child psychologists are specifically trained in working with the pediatric population and their families with a specialized understanding of childhood issues and disorders including ADHD, Autism, Learning Disabilities, Anxiety, OCD, Perfectionism, Depression, Giftedness, Social Skills, Parenting, and Separation/Divorce. We provide comprehensive clinical and educational assessments and diagnoses for children and adolescents. Our services include individualized treatment and counselling, as well as parenting consultations that offer practical and effective solutions.
We are passionate about making that connection with your child and ensuring that their experience is a positive one.
As soon as your child enters the office, they will feel welcomed, understood, and accepted. We often collaborate with families, physicians, school personnel, and other health professionals to promote a complete understanding of your child which in turn, results in success.
We understand the immense work that it takes to raise children and the inevitable challenges that will arise along the way.
At Westside Child Psychology, we combine assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and children’s counselling into our practice in Calgary. While working with your family, we will use creative methods to supplement evidence-based and research-proven strategies to assess and formulate a treatment plan that is tailored to fit your family.
Assessment
An assessment is the process that seeks to understand the psychological underpinnings of a child’s challenges or behavior.
Treatment
We offer treatment, children’s counselling and social skills services that aim to ameliorate a concern through evidence-based intervention.
Parenting
Working with children means working with parents. We provide parenting consultations and practical solutions.
Frequently Asked Questions
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The psychologists at Westside Child Psychology are specifically trained in pediatric psychology, both in the formal assessment and treatment sense. Our child psychologists inherently understand and naturally connect with children, which is imperative to the therapeutic relationship and bringing out the best in your child. We are equipped with the specialized training and experience in applying empirically proven treatment to children and teens.
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While many families are referred for a psychoeducational assessment or counselling by their family doctor, pediatrician, or school personnel, a referral is not required to seek out psychological services. Many families self-refer for both psychoeducational assessments as well as counselling and treatment services.
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Our hourly rate is $250.00/hour of psychological services. Services provided by a registered psychologist or provisionally registered psychologist are covered by health insurance plans.
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As of November 1st, 2024, we will no longer be offering direct billing services for current clients. Services for psychological services are still reimbursable by health insurance plans.
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From the first point of contact to your first meeting with a child psychologist, you can expect the level of care to be unsurpassed at Westside Child Psychology. Your family will immediately feel welcomed, and you will feel at home. For both assessment and counselling sessions, we usually begin by meeting with parents first, through a one-hour initial parent intake session, before meeting with the child. From there, the psychologist will determine the most effective use of time.
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Either through a brief telephone intake, or through email, we can obtain a summary of concerns and provide a treatment or assessment plan moving forward. From there, we set up profiles in our booking system for both parents and the child and provide intake forms to be completed and submitted online prior to your initial appointment.
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Yes. While in person is our preference, especially when working with children and teenagers, we offer in-person and virtual or telehealth appointments for counselling and parent sessions.
For all psychoeducational assessment sessions with children, these are offered as in person only. We find that there is too much information to be obtained by working in person with your child that would be missed by offering online or virtual assessment sessions.
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No. At this time, we do not offer online booking. We find that with the complexity of appointment types and assessment processes, it is most efficient when one of our office coordinators can assist you in booking the series of counselling or assessment appointments that are required.