VERIFIED ACCOUNT
Dr. Laila Thaiss
PhD
Registered Psychologist (CPBC 1583)
PRACTICE NAME Thaiss Psychological Services
ADDRESS
2186 Oak Bay AvenueVictoriaV8R 1G3
About
I provide Psychological, Psycho-educational and Neuropsychological assessments for children, youth and adults. An assessment can often be helpful in order to understand the nature of an individual's learning needs, their emotional functioning and/or their behavior. It can provide specific diagnoses (e.g. ADHD, Specific Learning Disabilities, Anxiety), or simply help to identify a person’s strengths and their needs. Ultimately, the goal of an assessment is to make recommendations that will promote wellbeing and help them to be successful. In addition to assessments, I also offer some individual therapy and parenting support.
My clinical training was in the areas of Neuropsychology and Child and Adolescent Mental Health. For the past 16 years, I have worked in Pediatrics at Victoria General Hospital, and in the Neurodevelopmental Psychiatry Service (Anscomb Program) at the Queen Alexandra Centre. In these programs, I provided psychological assessment and treatment for children and youth, as well as consultation to families and to multidisciplinary teams.
Summary
Education
McGill University (2002)
Birkbeck College, University of London (1991)
Experience
Practice Start Date: 2002
Association
British Colombia Psychological Association (2014)
Canadian Psychological Association (2005)
License
College of Psychologists of British Columbia (CPBC) (2004)
Expertise
Client Focus
Children
Adolescents
Adults
Treatment Types
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
Clinical Issues
ADD / ADHD
Anxiety Disorders
Brain Injury
Developmental Disabilities
Educational Issues
Giftedness
Learning Disabilities
Memory
Parent-Child Interaction
Parenting
School Problems
Services
Individual
Family
