Psychological Services
It’s understood by most that your mind can be your best ally as well as your worst obstacle. When you’re psychologically impacted by a rapid change in lifestyle, coping with an injury, suffering from pain, or dealing with any of their consequences, you need to seek help.
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The psychologists’ Bible - the Diagnostic and
Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders-IV-Text Revision (DSM-IV-TR) is
used as the standard to perform assessments. We also include the
recommendations and suggestions offered by those that are intimately
involved in your treatment. It involves:
- Initial assessments to help balance the course of treatment prescribed for you by focussing on your abilities to learn and complete your treatment.
- Evaluation of your work, interests, and aptitudes to suggest modifications that increase the success of your treatment.
Assessments are then used towards a counselling plan to address any issue from managing pain, anxiety and depression to issues with disturbances to your lifestyle (such as sleep, work, and diet). As always, we factor in everything that may help or hinder you such as your activities, your workplace, and all components of your support structure. We emphasize:
- Focussing on pain management techniques that improve your quality of life and alleviate any burdens to your mental and emotional health.
- Evaluate the techniques and strategies you use and should be using to cope with your home and work environments over the course of your treatment.
- Assess your medication and suggest possible changes in terms of drugs and/or dosages, with communication with other health professionals treating you, including your doctor.
- Preservation of your cognitive abilities and emotional health during your treatment, as well as address any modifications to your lifestyle.
Our psychologists are committed to help you deal and heal, by overcoming what affects you and return to a state of mind and quality of living that you’re happy being in.
