{"id":29,"date":"2020-08-24T16:45:22","date_gmt":"2020-08-24T16:45:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thinkwaterloo.com\/?page_id=29"},"modified":"2026-05-03T18:39:42","modified_gmt":"2026-05-03T18:39:42","slug":"services","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/thinkwaterloo.com\/?page_id=29","title":{"rendered":"Services"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-color\" style=\"color:#3b4b58\"><strong>Assessment Services<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-text-color\" style=\"color:#767676\">These include comprehensive psychological assessments. Comprehensive&nbsp;assessments often include exploring many problem-areas and client strengths&nbsp;with the goal of trying to understand why a person may be experiencing challenges or undue&nbsp;distress at home, school or work. For example, one-on-one testing, interviewing and information&nbsp;from standardized measures may be used to identify the presence of particular conditions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color\" style=\"color:#3b4b58\"><strong>Treatment Services<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-text-color\" style=\"color:#767676\">These include using research-proven therapeutic techniques for children, adolescents&nbsp;and adults. For example, treatment strategies often include Cognitive-Behaviour Therapy (CBT),&nbsp;Interpersonal Psychotherapy (IPT) and behavioural management strategies (i.e. to assist&nbsp;parents of children with disruptive behaviour).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color\" style=\"color:#3b4b58\"><strong>Some specific problem areas include, but are not limited to:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Attention-Deficit\/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Anxiety Issues<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Generalized Anxiety Disorder<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Panic Disorder<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Social Phobia (or Social Anxiety)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Fears of Specific Objects or Situations<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mood Problems<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Depression<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Bipolar Disorder<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Adolescent Issues<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Relationship Problems<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Substance Abuse<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Child Behavioural Problems<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>School Refusal<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Parental Guidance and Support<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Stress Management<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-text-color\" style=\"color:#767676\">General counselling services are also available. In fact, many people who don\u2019t have a diagnosable&nbsp;condition (e.g. Major Depression) may seek counselling strategies for everyday hassles or&nbsp;stress to help prevent smaller challenges from developing into problems that&nbsp;significantly interfere with their lives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-text-color\" style=\"color:#767676\">Psychological therapy and counselling is a joint effort between the client&nbsp;and therapist \u2013 working together in a collaborative manner and always&nbsp;keeping the client\u2019s treatment goals in mind.  Parents are often&nbsp;encouraged to participate in sessions with their children, as the strategies&nbsp;discussed in sessions can help parents to support children as they continue to&nbsp;make gains between sessions and also once treatment is complete.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>WSIB Mental-Health Program of Care (MHPOC):<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Think Waterloo Psychology provides services under the Mental Health Program of Care (the program that replaced the former Community Mental Health Program). We work directly with individuals who have a registered WSIB claim and are experiencing psychological difficulties related to workplace injuries or incidents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This program supports evidence-based assessment and treatment for conditions such as:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8211; Traumatic mental stress and PTSD<br>&#8211; Chronic mental stress<br>&#8211; First responder occupational stress injuries<br>&#8211; Other trauma-related and work-related mental health challenges<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Services through the Mental Health Program of Care are pre-authorized and funded by WSIB. Treatment focuses on helping injured workers recover, restore functioning, and support a successful return to work or daily activities. Approaches are individualized and draw on proven methods such as Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), trauma-informed care (Prolonged Exposure therapy; Cognitive-Processing Therapy), and other evidence-based strategies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Eligibility<\/strong> <strong>for<\/strong> <strong>MHPOC<\/strong>: You must have a registered WSIB claim. Referrals are typically coordinated through your WSIB case manager or nurse consultant.  If you have a WSIB claim and would like to explore whether services through the Mental Health Program of Care are right for you, please contact our office. We can provide more information and help guide you through the next steps.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color\" style=\"color:#3b4b58\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thinkwaterloo.com\/?page_id=44\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"44\"><strong>More questions?&nbsp;  Read our FAQ<\/strong> <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Assessment Services These include comprehensive psychological assessments. Comprehensive&nbsp;assessments often include exploring many problem-areas and client strengths&nbsp;with the goal of trying to understand why a person may be experiencing challenges or undue&nbsp;distress at home, school or work. For example, one-on-one testing, interviewing and information&nbsp;from standardized measures may be used to identify the presence of particular conditions. &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thinkwaterloo.com\/?page_id=29\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Services&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":328,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-29","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thinkwaterloo.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/29","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thinkwaterloo.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thinkwaterloo.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thinkwaterloo.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thinkwaterloo.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=29"}],"version-history":[{"count":23,"href":"https:\/\/thinkwaterloo.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/29\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":695,"href":"https:\/\/thinkwaterloo.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/29\/revisions\/695"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thinkwaterloo.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/328"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thinkwaterloo.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=29"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}