Sensory Processing Disorders and Self-Regulation Problems
Sensory processing disorders (SPDs) are problems with misinterpreting everyday sensory information such as touch, sound, taste, movement and smells. At the hypersensitivity end, this can lead to the person becoming easily overwhelmed by seemingly normal sensations of touch, sound or other senses. Behaviours like rage, tantrums, anxiety or avoidance may result. At the other extreme, hyposensitive or under-sensitive individuals may inappropriately seek out excess sensory stimuli such as movement, touch and sound.
Counselling and Therapy
Publicly Funded / Free Services
The Early Childhood Mental Health Program works with Richmond families to assess and treat behaviour and emotional problems in children 0-5 years of age. ...
7000 Westminster Highway, Richmond, BC, V6X 1A2 Map
604-278-9711 x4055
Area Served: Vancouver Coastal
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Up to 5 years
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A online directory of qualified therapists in who offer Reduced Rate and Sliding Scale services in Canada. Serving Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton, Toronto, Montreal, Ottawa, Winnipeg, and beyond.
ON, Canada
Area Served: Canada
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All ages
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Private Practice Professionals and Commercial Businesses
145 Chadwick Court, North Vancouver, BC, V7M 3K1 Map
778-639-0955
Area Served: Vancouver Coastal
Accepting patients: Yes
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All ages
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North Shore CBT Centre
1500 Marine Dr, North Vancouver, BC, V7P 1T7 Map
778-928-9069
Area Served: Vancouver Coastal
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All ages
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1651 Commercial Drive, Vancouver, BC, V5L 3Y3 Map
604-426-1185
Area Served: Vancouver Coastal
Accepting patients: Yes
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6 years and up
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Willful Minds
2786 West 16th Ave, Vancouver, BC, V6K 4M1 Map
604-719-1950
Area Served: Vancouver Coastal
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18 years and up
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6840 Seaview Road, Sechelt, BC, V0N 3A4 Map
1-888-896-6346
Area Served: Vancouver Coastal
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All ages
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Oxala Wellness
552 Columbia, New Westminster, BC, V3L 1B1 Map
604-345-4880
Area Served: Vancouver Coastal
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All ages
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7885 6th st., Burnaby, BC, V3N 4N3 Map
778-288-8361
Area Served: Vancouver Coastal
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All ages
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3030 Lincoln Ave, Coquitlam, BC, V3B 5B4 Map
604-338-8642
Area Served: Vancouver Coastal
Accepting patients: Yes
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All ages
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MOOD Counselling
301-220 Brew Street, Port Moody, BC Map
604-313-7950
Area Served: Vancouver Coastal
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All ages
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525 Seymour Street, Vancouver, BC, V2A 5Y8 Map
778-899-3802
Areas Served: Vancouver Coastal, Fraser, British Columbia
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All ages
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Vancouver, BC, V6B 1T6 Map
250-714-3321
Area Served: Vancouver Coastal
Accepting patients: Yes
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All ages
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Mary Yan Counselling Services
975 Hendecourt Road, North Vancouver, BC, V7K 2X5 Map
604-700-4660
Area Served: Vancouver Coastal
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All ages
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The Woods Counselling Co.
4401 Blauson Blvd., Abbotsford, BC, V3G 0A4
604-302-2193
Area Served: Northern
Accepting patients: Yes
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All ages
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5804 Garden St., Duncan, BC, V9L 3V9 Map
250-510-6825
Area Served: Vancouver Island
Accepting patients: Yes
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All ages
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Summit MindBody Wellness
2020 Douglas Street, Victoria, BC, V8T 4L1 Map
587-848-4456
Area Served: Vancouver Island
Accepting patients: Yes
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18 years and up
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Mary Klovance Counselling & Parenting Support
Victoria, BC
1-778-906-8626
Area Served: Vancouver Island
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All ages
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Rainstorm Counselling & Consulting
BC, Canada
Areas Served: Vancouver Island, Northern
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All ages
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Bronwen Smith Counselling & Consulting
Duncan, BC
Area Served: Vancouver Island
Accepting patients: Yes
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All ages
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The Woods Counselling
4401 Blauson Blvd., Abbotsford, BC, V3G 0A4 Map
1-604-302-2193
Area Served: Fraser
Accepting patients: Yes
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All ages
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The Spaces Between Counselling
BC, Canada
Area Served: Fraser
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19 years and up
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Blackbird Counselling and wellness
5780 176a, Surrey /bc, BC, V3S 6S6 Map
778-901-6261
Area Served: Fraser
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12 years and up
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The Holding Space: Virtual & Mobile Counselling & Family Care
33497 Bevan Ave., Abbotsford, BC, V2S 6H5
604-217-7134
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All ages
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13737 96 Ave, Surrey, BC, V3V 0C6 Map
604-424-8280
Area Served: Fraser
Accepting patients: Yes
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All ages
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5780 176A, Surrey, BC, V3S 4H3 Map
604-346-9625
Area Served: Fraser
Accepting patients: Yes
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13 years and up
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BC, Canada
Area Served: Fraser
Accepting patients: Yes
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16 years and up
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BC, Canada
604-531-4544
Area Served: British Columbia
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All ages
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4401 Blauson Blvd, Abbotsford, BC, V3G 0A4
604-302-2193
Area Served: British Columbia
Accepting patients: Yes
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All ages
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BC, Canada
Area Served: Canada
Accepting patients: Yes
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All ages
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Day treatment programs
Private Practice Professionals and Commercial Businesses
525 Seymour Street, Vancouver, BC, V2A 5Y8 Map
778-899-3802
Areas Served: Vancouver Coastal, Fraser, British Columbia
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All ages
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BC, Canada
604-531-4544
Area Served: British Columbia
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All ages
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Drop-in centres
Private Practice Professionals and Commercial Businesses
The Woods Counselling Co.
4401 Blauson Blvd., Abbotsford, BC, V3G 0A4
604-302-2193
Area Served: Northern
Accepting patients: Yes
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All ages
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Walk-In Counselling
Private Practice Professionals and Commercial Businesses
Oxala Wellness
552 Columbia, New Westminster, BC, V3L 1B1 Map
604-345-4880
Area Served: Vancouver Coastal
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All ages
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7885 6th st., Burnaby, BC, V3N 4N3 Map
778-288-8361
Area Served: Vancouver Coastal
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All ages
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The Woods Counselling Co.
4401 Blauson Blvd., Abbotsford, BC, V3G 0A4
604-302-2193
Area Served: Northern
Accepting patients: Yes
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All ages
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Housing and Home Supports
Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) teams
Private Practice Professionals and Commercial Businesses
Self-help, Mutual Aid and Support Groups
Publicly Funded / Free Services
The Learning Disabilities Society (LDS) is a research-based, non-profit organization serving children with learning disabilities in the Greater Vancouver area. ...
3292 East Broadway, Vancouver, BC, V5M 1Z8 Map
604-873-8139
Area Served: Vancouver Coastal
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6 - 17 years
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The Family Support Institute of BC (FSI) is a provincial not for profit society committed to supporting families who have a family member with a disability. ...
227 6th Street, New Westminster, BC, V3L 3A5 Map
604-540-8374
Area Served: British Columbia
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All ages
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The Sensory Processing Disorder Network (SPD Network) seeks to build awareness about SPD as well as fund research in the area. Their website has a wealth of ...
5655 S. Yosemite, Greenwood Village, CO, 80111 Map
303-794-1182
Area Served: World
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All ages
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Private Practice Professionals and Commercial Businesses
Oxala Wellness
552 Columbia, New Westminster, BC, V3L 1B1 Map
604-345-4880
Area Served: Vancouver Coastal
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All ages
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The Woods Counselling Co.
4401 Blauson Blvd., Abbotsford, BC, V3G 0A4
604-302-2193
Area Served: Northern
Accepting patients: Yes
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All ages
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The Woods Counselling
4401 Blauson Blvd., Abbotsford, BC, V3G 0A4 Map
1-604-302-2193
Area Served: Fraser
Accepting patients: Yes
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All ages
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5780 176A, Surrey, BC, V3S 4H3 Map
604-346-9625
Area Served: Fraser
Accepting patients: Yes
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13 years and up
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BC, Canada
604-531-4544
Area Served: British Columbia
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All ages
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4401 Blauson Blvd, Abbotsford, BC, V3G 0A4
604-302-2193
Area Served: British Columbia
Accepting patients: Yes
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All ages
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Community Health and Resource Centres
Publicly Funded / Free Services
The Family Support Institute of BC (FSI) is a provincial not for profit society committed to supporting families who have a family member with a disability. ...
227 6th Street, New Westminster, BC, V3L 3A5 Map
604-540-8374
Area Served: British Columbia
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All ages
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A online directory of qualified therapists in who offer Reduced Rate and Sliding Scale services in Canada. Serving Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton, Toronto, Montreal, Ottawa, Winnipeg, and beyond.
ON, Canada
Area Served: Canada
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All ages
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Private Practice Professionals and Commercial Businesses
The Woods Counselling Co.
4401 Blauson Blvd., Abbotsford, BC, V3G 0A4
604-302-2193
Area Served: Northern
Accepting patients: Yes
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All ages
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The Woods Counselling
4401 Blauson Blvd., Abbotsford, BC, V3G 0A4 Map
1-604-302-2193
Area Served: Fraser
Accepting patients: Yes
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All ages
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Blackbird Counselling and wellness
5780 176a, Surrey /bc, BC, V3S 6S6 Map
778-901-6261
Area Served: Fraser
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12 years and up
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5780 176A, Surrey, BC, V3S 4H3 Map
604-346-9625
Area Served: Fraser
Accepting patients: Yes
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13 years and up
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BC, Canada
604-531-4544
Area Served: British Columbia
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All ages
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4401 Blauson Blvd, Abbotsford, BC, V3G 0A4
604-302-2193
Area Served: British Columbia
Accepting patients: Yes
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All ages
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General Community Mental Health Services
Publicly Funded / Free Services
Our Therapy Dog Program focusing on Mental Health Wellness has proven that interacting with affectionate dogs can reduce stress and anxiety, improve mood, ...
BC, Canada
Area Served: Vancouver Coastal
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All ages
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A online directory of qualified therapists in who offer Reduced Rate and Sliding Scale services in Canada. Serving Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton, Toronto, Montreal, Ottawa, Winnipeg, and beyond.
ON, Canada
Area Served: Canada
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All ages
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Private Practice Professionals and Commercial Businesses
1416 West 8th, BC, V6H 1C9 Map
604-558-1926
Area Served: Vancouver Coastal
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All ages
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Willful Minds
2786 West 16th Ave, Vancouver, BC, V6K 4M1 Map
604-719-1950
Area Served: Vancouver Coastal
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18 years and up
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7885 6th st., Burnaby, BC, V3N 4N3 Map
778-288-8361
Area Served: Vancouver Coastal
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All ages
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The Woods Counselling Co.
4401 Blauson Blvd., Abbotsford, BC, V3G 0A4
604-302-2193
Area Served: Northern
Accepting patients: Yes
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All ages
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The Woods Counselling
4401 Blauson Blvd., Abbotsford, BC, V3G 0A4 Map
1-604-302-2193
Area Served: Fraser
Accepting patients: Yes
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All ages
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5780 176A, Surrey, BC, V3S 4H3 Map
604-346-9625
Area Served: Fraser
Accepting patients: Yes
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13 years and up
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BC, Canada
604-531-4544
Area Served: British Columbia
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All ages
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4401 Blauson Blvd, Abbotsford, BC, V3G 0A4
604-302-2193
Area Served: British Columbia
Accepting patients: Yes
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All ages
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Other
Publicly Funded / Free Services
A free, inclusive, resource centre for BC families and their children up to the age of 25. We provide timely, evidence-based information on mental health and ...
4555 Heather St, Vancouver, BC, V6H 3N1 Map
604-875-2084
Area Served: British Columbia
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Up to 25 years
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Corporation established in Canada to facilitate the identification, treatment and dissemination of information about Irlen Syndrome to individuals in Canada ...
ON, Canada
Area Served: Canada
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All ages
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The Canadian Association of Occupational Therapists (CAOT) is the national organization that supports more than 20,000 occupational therapists (OTs), ...
2685 Queensview Drive, Ottawa, ON, K2B 8K2 Map
1-800-434-2268
Area Served: Canada
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All ages
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Looking for a psychologist? The Canadian Register of Health ServicePsychologists (CRHSP) has a national directory of qualified psychology providers.
72 Saint-Raymond Blvd, Gatineau, QC, J8Y 1S2 Map
819-771-1441
Area Served: Canada
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All ages
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Our mission is to improve the health and quality of life of people with physical, emotional, and social challenges through partnerships with companion and service animals.
1010 Polytek St, Ottawa, ON, K1J 9H9 Map
1-888-473-7027
Area Served: Canada
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All ages
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Private Practice Professionals and Commercial Businesses
2628 Granville St, Vancouver, BC, V6H 4B4
778-806-6200
Area Served: Vancouver Coastal
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All ages
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1. Interactive Metronome (IM)
Interactive Metronome® (IM) is a therapeutic brain training program that helps people with timing, attention, impulse control, coordination and regulation.
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2. Safe and Sound Protocol (SSP)
The Safe and Sound Protocol, developed by Dr. Porges, is a five-day intervention designed to reduce stress and auditory sensitivity while enhancing capacity for social engagement and emotional resilience. It is an auditory intervention (distinct from auditory integration training) where the person wears headphones that play specially formulated music for up to one hour on five consecutive days. It can be done in the office of a trained clinician (e.g. occupational therapist) or in the comfort of the person's home.
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3. Visual Stress
Visual stress is a visual perceptual processing condition that affects how visual information is interpreted by the brain and interferes with reading, attention, coordination, general health and behaviour. This is different from problems involving sight or sharpness of vision and can occur despite normal vision. Classic symptoms include light sensitivity, headaches from reading, and problems reading because the white “page appears too bright” or the words appear to be "moving, flashing, or jumping on the page". As reading is such a key skill for school and life in general, problems with reading can thus lead to significant impairment. The good news is that appropriate intervention can make a significant improvement and for many individuals, one of the interventions is as simple as specific colour filters.
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