Kathleen KelavaRegistered Psychologist (#4818); BComm, MC, PhD
I am constantly amazed at the resilience we all show, as we navigate our lives amidst the challenges that invariably arise! Sometimes the demands on us outweigh the resources we have available at that moment. It takes a courageous person to recognize the need for, and to request and accept, support. I am honoured every time clients invite me to join them along their journeys toward improved insight, skill, interaction, and overall living. I explore change on individual and systemic bases – both approaches are often beneficial. My (extremely!) unique experience, training, and skillset has both significant breadth and depth, which span educational, family, legal, leadership, business, elite-performance, and mental-health realms. As a former police officer, and a mother to 3 children with some exceptional needs, I understand how tough life can get and how we can find the “tough” within ourselves to “get going” and rise above! I would be thrilled to work with you, your family, and your systems. Raise the bar and raise the roof!
Practice Areas:
- Anxiety (including Social, Performance, and Existential)
- Depression (including episodic and chronic)
- Learning Disabilities and Intellectual Disabilities (offering comprehensive psycho-educational assessment: cognitive, academic, and social/emotional/behavioural profiles)
- Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) [offering Habit Reversal Therapy (HRT); Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP)]
- Family Dynamics (including Family Restructuring Therapy)
- Tourette’s Syndrome and Tic Disorders [offering Comprehensive Behavioural Intervention for Tics (CBIT)]
- Substance Use and Addiction
- Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and Trauma (including in first-responder clients)
- Nervous-System Regulation and Rewiring [offering the Safe and Sound (SSP)]
- Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
