Autism Therapists in Calgary, AB
I’m a PhD-level Clinical Psychologist specializing in assessments for children, youth, and young adults (ages 2–23), including psychoeducational & giftedness evaluations, as well as thorough assessments for Autism Spectrum Disorder, ADHD, and mental health concerns like anxiety and mood disorders.
Children, teens, and young adults can sometimes feel overwhelmed by big emotions including worry, sadness, and anger, and may have difficulty managing them in ways that feel steady and effective. These struggles often show up at school, at home, or in challenges with building and maintaining meaningful friendships and relationships. When this happens, it’s common for families and young people to feel confused, worried, or unsure about what it all means and what steps to take next. You don’t have to navigate that uncertainty alone.
I’m a PhD-level Clinical Psychologist specializing in assessments for children, youth, and young adults (ages 2–23), including psychoeducational & giftedness evaluations, as well as thorough assessments for Autism Spectrum Disorder, ADHD, and mental health concerns like anxiety and mood disorders.
Children, teens, and young adults can sometimes feel overwhelmed by big emotions including worry, sadness, and anger, and may have difficulty managing them in ways that feel steady and effective. These struggles often show up at school, at home, or in challenges with building and maintaining meaningful friendships and relationships. When this happens, it’s common for families and young people to feel confused, worried, or unsure about what it all means and what steps to take next. You don’t have to navigate that uncertainty alone.
I have extensive experience in autism spectrum disorder, ADHD, behavioural management, emotional regulation, parent coaching, anxiety, depression, attachment issues, addictions, trauma, grief, family and relationship conflicts, cultural identity and intersectionality, inner child work, and life transitions.
Hello! I'm Kathlyn and I am a Registered Provisional Psychologist based in Calgary, Alberta. I value the flexibility virtual counselling offers and I am pleased to offer this to adults located in Nunavut. I offer in-person and virtual sessions in Alberta. Whether it is anxiety, relationship, or uncertainties about what to do with all your thoughts and feelings that are keeping you from living life to the fullest – I am here to help you. Therapy is a place to heal and grow and I will meet and support you where you are at and not where I want you to be. You deserve to be heard and seen!
I have extensive experience in autism spectrum disorder, ADHD, behavioural management, emotional regulation, parent coaching, anxiety, depression, attachment issues, addictions, trauma, grief, family and relationship conflicts, cultural identity and intersectionality, inner child work, and life transitions.
Hello! I'm Kathlyn and I am a Registered Provisional Psychologist based in Calgary, Alberta. I value the flexibility virtual counselling offers and I am pleased to offer this to adults located in Nunavut. I offer in-person and virtual sessions in Alberta. Whether it is anxiety, relationship, or uncertainties about what to do with all your thoughts and feelings that are keeping you from living life to the fullest – I am here to help you. Therapy is a place to heal and grow and I will meet and support you where you are at and not where I want you to be. You deserve to be heard and seen!
Want to better understand your ADHD, autism, learning profile, emotional experiences, or social differences?
Counselling is collaborative, welcoming, and focused on your goals. Together, we identify what matters to you, set clear objectives, and build practical skills between sessions. Using research-informed approaches, I help clients reduce stress, improve mood, build confidence, and navigate daily life in ways that fit them.
Want to better understand your ADHD, autism, learning profile, emotional experiences, or social differences?
Counselling is collaborative, welcoming, and focused on your goals. Together, we identify what matters to you, set clear objectives, and build practical skills between sessions. Using research-informed approaches, I help clients reduce stress, improve mood, build confidence, and navigate daily life in ways that fit them.
I am a Registered Provisional Psychologist, and I love working with children, adolescents, adults and families. I will provide you an environment to allow you to process thoughts, feelings and/or to come up with solutions if needed. I am passionate about guiding you towards lasting positive changes and wholeness.
I am a Registered Provisional Psychologist, and I love working with children, adolescents, adults and families. I will provide you an environment to allow you to process thoughts, feelings and/or to come up with solutions if needed. I am passionate about guiding you towards lasting positive changes and wholeness.
I work with concerns such as anxiety, depression, ADHD, autism, and behavioral challenges.
Life does not always come with a manual, and sometimes, when the going gets tough, it becomes harder to keep going. Transitioning through big changes in our lives can be overwhelming, especially when we try to navigate our roles in our family, our relationships, and in society.
Experiencing anxiety and stress can be traumatizing, especially when we are not familiar with these emotions. Nothing can be distressing than feeling stuck, and losing control over your life.
I work with concerns such as anxiety, depression, ADHD, autism, and behavioral challenges.
Life does not always come with a manual, and sometimes, when the going gets tough, it becomes harder to keep going. Transitioning through big changes in our lives can be overwhelming, especially when we try to navigate our roles in our family, our relationships, and in society.
Experiencing anxiety and stress can be traumatizing, especially when we are not familiar with these emotions. Nothing can be distressing than feeling stuck, and losing control over your life.
Are you navigating the complexities of ADHD or Adult Autism?
I offer a range of comprehensive assessment services, including Career, ADHD, Psych-Educational, and Adult Autism evaluations. Each assessment combines in-depth cognitive testing, standardized measures, and detailed clinical interviews to provide you with clear, reliable answers.
Are you navigating the complexities of ADHD or Adult Autism?
I offer a range of comprehensive assessment services, including Career, ADHD, Psych-Educational, and Adult Autism evaluations. Each assessment combines in-depth cognitive testing, standardized measures, and detailed clinical interviews to provide you with clear, reliable answers.
My areas of speciality include disability, Autism, parent-child conflict, family discord, relationship issues, trauma, domestic violence, anxiety, depression, self-esteem, and stress management.
I believe that all people are capable of positive change, of overcoming challenges, of finding compassion, and of becoming the best that they can be. As a Registered Psychologist, I work alongside my clients to help them create meaningful and sustainable change in their lives and relationships. I have extensive experience in community and mental health settings and offer therapeutic services in both English and Spanish. I work with individuals, couples, and families to identify their counselling goals and help them achieve those goals in a strengths-based, non-judgmental and empathetic manner.
My areas of speciality include disability, Autism, parent-child conflict, family discord, relationship issues, trauma, domestic violence, anxiety, depression, self-esteem, and stress management.
I believe that all people are capable of positive change, of overcoming challenges, of finding compassion, and of becoming the best that they can be. As a Registered Psychologist, I work alongside my clients to help them create meaningful and sustainable change in their lives and relationships. I have extensive experience in community and mental health settings and offer therapeutic services in both English and Spanish. I work with individuals, couples, and families to identify their counselling goals and help them achieve those goals in a strengths-based, non-judgmental and empathetic manner.
My professional journey started with numerous years dedicated to working with children and adolescents diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder ( ASD) and ADHD.
I have a great deal of knowledge and experience working with high-risk clients, particularly those dealing with suicidal ideation and self-harming behaviors. My training includes proficiency in Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) & Accelerated Resolution Therapy (ART), an approach that allows me to support clients who are experiencing trauma-related symptoms.
My professional journey started with numerous years dedicated to working with children and adolescents diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder ( ASD) and ADHD.
I have a great deal of knowledge and experience working with high-risk clients, particularly those dealing with suicidal ideation and self-harming behaviors. My training includes proficiency in Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) & Accelerated Resolution Therapy (ART), an approach that allows me to support clients who are experiencing trauma-related symptoms.
Rather than pathologizing your struggles, I collaborate with you to understand where they’re coming from and how you want to face them. –––––– Together, we consider your unique situation, values, motivations, challenges, and hopes for life. –––––– We tell stories, conjure images, and make meaning out of the chaos of life. We might also share poetry, create art, or explore the power of words. Delight matters. –––––– And we notice what's happening in the moment—our sensations, our thoughts, our emotions. All that stuff is useful info for effecting change.
Rather than pathologizing your struggles, I collaborate with you to understand where they’re coming from and how you want to face them. –––––– Together, we consider your unique situation, values, motivations, challenges, and hopes for life. –––––– We tell stories, conjure images, and make meaning out of the chaos of life. We might also share poetry, create art, or explore the power of words. Delight matters. –––––– And we notice what's happening in the moment—our sensations, our thoughts, our emotions. All that stuff is useful info for effecting change.
My ideal client is an adult beginning to understand how ADHD and/or autism shapes every part of their life—work, relationships, identity, energy, emotions, and self-worth.
With specialized training, and lived experience, I support clients in making sense of their neurodivergent identity through a neuro-affirming lens. Together, we explore how ADHD and/or autism shows up across their life, untangle internalized shame, and build ways of living that are sustainable, values-aligned, and actually work for them.
My ideal client is an adult beginning to understand how ADHD and/or autism shapes every part of their life—work, relationships, identity, energy, emotions, and self-worth.
With specialized training, and lived experience, I support clients in making sense of their neurodivergent identity through a neuro-affirming lens. Together, we explore how ADHD and/or autism shows up across their life, untangle internalized shame, and build ways of living that are sustainable, values-aligned, and actually work for them.
I specialize in comprehensive psychological assessment and therapy for adults navigating complex questions about themselves, whether related to stress and burnout, mood and anxiety, Autism, ADHD, or long-standing personality patterns.
With expertise in adult assessment and therapy, I help clarify patterns and build understanding. Together, we make sense of unhelpful cycles and build practical skills for grounding, acceptance, and connection. My style is evidence based, compassionate, and affirming of individual differences and lived experiences.
I specialize in comprehensive psychological assessment and therapy for adults navigating complex questions about themselves, whether related to stress and burnout, mood and anxiety, Autism, ADHD, or long-standing personality patterns.
With expertise in adult assessment and therapy, I help clarify patterns and build understanding. Together, we make sense of unhelpful cycles and build practical skills for grounding, acceptance, and connection. My style is evidence based, compassionate, and affirming of individual differences and lived experiences.
I run a group therapy program: Mental Health Matter: Neurodivergent Edition.
I specialize in a wide array of concerns including anxiety, depression, ADHD, autism, people-pleasing, anger, life after injury, addiction, relationship issues, and trauma, I draw from both professional and personal experience.
I run a group therapy program: Mental Health Matter: Neurodivergent Edition.
I specialize in a wide array of concerns including anxiety, depression, ADHD, autism, people-pleasing, anger, life after injury, addiction, relationship issues, and trauma, I draw from both professional and personal experience.
Assisting individuals with their experiences of autism, ADHD, sensory sensitivities, depression, anxiety, substance use and abuse, grief, and T/trauma.
As a Registered Dance/Movement Therapist (ADTA), I work somatically - using the body as a bridge to understanding emotions and internal processes. And, if you're comfortable and/or interested, we can explore using movement as an outlet for expression.
Mindful (or 'bodyful') awareness is at the root of our work together. My goal is to assist you to find your most authentic self and find comfort in expressing from that place. I am a compassionate and embodied professional who works with adults, teens, and groups.
Assisting individuals with their experiences of autism, ADHD, sensory sensitivities, depression, anxiety, substance use and abuse, grief, and T/trauma.
As a Registered Dance/Movement Therapist (ADTA), I work somatically - using the body as a bridge to understanding emotions and internal processes. And, if you're comfortable and/or interested, we can explore using movement as an outlet for expression.
Mindful (or 'bodyful') awareness is at the root of our work together. My goal is to assist you to find your most authentic self and find comfort in expressing from that place. I am a compassionate and embodied professional who works with adults, teens, and groups.
Currently, I am offering assessments for Autism Spectrum Disorder (Age 18+), ADHD assessments (Ages 6+), Psychoeducational assessments (All Ages), Giftedness Assessments (All Ages) and will be offering other areas as scheduling and resources allow in the future.
We both know you are already doing the best you can. I believe my job is to meet you where you are at, honor the strengths you possess, and provide support, skills and information to support the next step in your journey. You are coming to my office with expertise in your own story and needs, and the most important thing to me is that you leave my office feeling heard, seen, respected and supported. My approach is eclectic, in that I pull from several evidence-based treatments and techniques and do my best to be flexible in how I pass this information on to you. Treatment needs to be effective and flexible.
Currently, I am offering assessments for Autism Spectrum Disorder (Age 18+), ADHD assessments (Ages 6+), Psychoeducational assessments (All Ages), Giftedness Assessments (All Ages) and will be offering other areas as scheduling and resources allow in the future.
We both know you are already doing the best you can. I believe my job is to meet you where you are at, honor the strengths you possess, and provide support, skills and information to support the next step in your journey. You are coming to my office with expertise in your own story and needs, and the most important thing to me is that you leave my office feeling heard, seen, respected and supported. My approach is eclectic, in that I pull from several evidence-based treatments and techniques and do my best to be flexible in how I pass this information on to you. Treatment needs to be effective and flexible.
I am a PhD level Clinical Psychologist with extensive experience working with youth with diverse neurodevelopmental profiles, including autism, ADHD, giftedness, intellectual disability, learning disability, and co-occurring mental health concerns.
As a client-centered and neuro-affirming clinician, I am committed to evidence-based practice that integrates current research with clinical expertise, while ensuring all services are individualized to meet clients’ needs. I ultimately aim to help youth and families understand themselves and to feel equipped and empowered to support their own wellbeing.
I am a PhD level Clinical Psychologist with extensive experience working with youth with diverse neurodevelopmental profiles, including autism, ADHD, giftedness, intellectual disability, learning disability, and co-occurring mental health concerns.
As a client-centered and neuro-affirming clinician, I am committed to evidence-based practice that integrates current research with clinical expertise, while ensuring all services are individualized to meet clients’ needs. I ultimately aim to help youth and families understand themselves and to feel equipped and empowered to support their own wellbeing.
Have you ever wondered if you have Autism, ADHD, or a learning disorder?
If you feel like you are unable to overcome your obstacles, I can help alleviate your pain when your struggles and pressures become overwhelming. I am trained to provide therapy to individuals dealing with grief, loss, trauma, relationship conflicts, and more to give you insight into your mental health challenges and deliver strategies to provide relief.
Have you ever wondered if you have Autism, ADHD, or a learning disorder?
If you feel like you are unable to overcome your obstacles, I can help alleviate your pain when your struggles and pressures become overwhelming. I am trained to provide therapy to individuals dealing with grief, loss, trauma, relationship conflicts, and more to give you insight into your mental health challenges and deliver strategies to provide relief.
I work with neurodivergent individuals who feel burned out, overwhelmed, or like they’ve been carrying too much for too long.
I am a grad student who is completing their degree. I am an art therapy practitioner. I use self compassion, feministic perspective and family systems theory. I am trauma informed and can help you regulate while working on your issues.
I work with neurodivergent individuals who feel burned out, overwhelmed, or like they’ve been carrying too much for too long.
I am a grad student who is completing their degree. I am an art therapy practitioner. I use self compassion, feministic perspective and family systems theory. I am trauma informed and can help you regulate while working on your issues.
I am an experienced doctorate trained Clinical Psychologist with expertise in assessment & therapy, specializing in evidence-based treatment of mental health issues including depression, anxiety, trauma, ADHD, autism spectrum/Asperger’s (neurodiversity affirming), personality, identity & self-esteem issues, addictions, chronic illness/pain; and in dealing with challenging life situations such as loss/grief, relationship or work issues.
My practice is Integrative, drawing from Cognitive Behavioural (CBT), Dialectical Behavioural (DBT), Acceptance and Commitment (ACT), Trauma Focused (EMDR, CPT, PE), tailored to meet your unique needs & goals, focused on addressing root problems & managing symptoms, navigating change & acceptance, improving health & resilience, and regaining balance in life.
I am an experienced doctorate trained Clinical Psychologist with expertise in assessment & therapy, specializing in evidence-based treatment of mental health issues including depression, anxiety, trauma, ADHD, autism spectrum/Asperger’s (neurodiversity affirming), personality, identity & self-esteem issues, addictions, chronic illness/pain; and in dealing with challenging life situations such as loss/grief, relationship or work issues.
My practice is Integrative, drawing from Cognitive Behavioural (CBT), Dialectical Behavioural (DBT), Acceptance and Commitment (ACT), Trauma Focused (EMDR, CPT, PE), tailored to meet your unique needs & goals, focused on addressing root problems & managing symptoms, navigating change & acceptance, improving health & resilience, and regaining balance in life.
Autism?
I can help by offering a kind listening ear, research based tools while using humour, games and fidgets to make everyone feel at ease. I want to make my clients feel better about oneself, more self-confident, attaining and keeping strong healthy relationships in their lives, understanding their diagnosis and learning tools to support themselves.
Autism?
I can help by offering a kind listening ear, research based tools while using humour, games and fidgets to make everyone feel at ease. I want to make my clients feel better about oneself, more self-confident, attaining and keeping strong healthy relationships in their lives, understanding their diagnosis and learning tools to support themselves.
We offer assessments for Learning Disabilities, ADHD and Autism, for children and adults.
We want to empower your child and help them feel confident! School and learning shouldn't be a mystery. Knowing how your child's brain works best, helps you and your child's teacher teaching and present information in a way that makes sense to your child. Learning and homework should not feel like it is taking over your life.
We offer assessments for Learning Disabilities, ADHD and Autism, for children and adults.
We want to empower your child and help them feel confident! School and learning shouldn't be a mystery. Knowing how your child's brain works best, helps you and your child's teacher teaching and present information in a way that makes sense to your child. Learning and homework should not feel like it is taking over your life.
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What is the most effective treatment for autism?
Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) has come to be considered the standard treatment for children with autism spectrum disorder, and research has confirmed its effectiveness for many children. Therapists trained in ABA techniques work with children (and their parents) on developing social skills, communication and learning abilities, and everyday habits of hygiene and grooming. The clinician will tailor their program to the child’s particular need but the overarching goal will be to help them advance as far as possible toward independence based on their level of symptoms and decrease the need for additional special services. Families should seek a mental health professional specifically trained in ABA, and holding special certification in the technique, who has extensive experience not only with the approach but in using it with children with the same level of symptoms as the child who needs care.
How does ABA work?
Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) sessions, which typically focus on positive reinforcement, can be intensive, lasting two or more hours several times a week, and continuing for two years or more. Therapists can also be expected to ask parents to take an active role in reinforcing lessons. Research has found that the technique can lead to major improvements that decrease the need for additional special services.
How does treatment for autism work?
Therapy sessions based on Applied Behavior Analysis will likely be frequent, intensive, and highly structured. After a thorough assessment, a therapist will help a child understand and develop skills in a range of areas, including communication, motor skills, social skills, self-care, play, and academic skills, as well as routines of daily living like hygiene. Typically, the therapist will help a child break down the components of a behavior—often referred to as the antecedent (what prompts an action), the behavior, and the consequence(what immediately follows)—and then reward the child at every step, while also asking parents to reinforce the lessons, and the rewards, throughout the day. This core therapy may be supplemented by occupational or speech therapy, and antidepressants, antipsychotics, and anticonvulsants may be prescribed to address specific severe symptoms.
How long does therapy for autism take?
Some people with autism spectrum disorder may be engaged in some level of therapy for many years, but research shows that treatment will be most effective if it is begun early and delivered intensively. When therapy begins by age 3, children tend to be better able to grasp and adopt the skills needed to manage everyday life, including attending school and establishing social relationships. This type of early-intervention treatment regimen is highly structured, typically involving 20 to 40 hours of one-on-one therapy per week, along with additional hours of engagement managed by parents, for a period of two years or more, although the duration of treatment is dependent on the child’s level of symptoms and pace of progress.