What Therapeutic Approaches are used?
Acceptance & Commitment Therapy.
Why Choose Us?
allows a child to express themselves without words in a creative, engaging platform and can be used with other play tools
Supportive Counselling.
looks for those exceptions that tell you otherwise and zones in on the here and now and how we can help today
formal or informal mindfulness practices help one stay more present, curious, and nonjudgmental and shift attention
Gottman Method.
a psychotherapy well researched on many mental health problems that utilizes bilaterals (EMDR Canada)
Solution Focused Therapy.
Mindfulness.
an evidence-based approach to treatment that focuses on how people’s thoughts, emotions, and beliefs influence their actions
Self Compassion.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy.
sprinkle a little self compassion on everything you do, talk to yourself like a good friend
supporting you with stressors with good 'ol fashion counselling techniques and tying things together to help you continue to move forward
an evidence-based couples therapy approach developed by John and Julie Gottman focusing masters of healthy marriages
Sand Tray Therapy.
a psychotherapy that advocates for psychological flexibility in the pursuit of a valued, meaningful life
Anxiety Treatment Clinic
Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing.
McCormick Psychology is primarily a stress and anxiety treatment clinic for all children, teens, and adults. However, we always keep in mind that anxiety does not always exist on it's own. Anxiety can have some common comorbidities, or additional mental health issues that are existing alongside the anxiety, such as ADHD, depression or other mood disorders. To attempt treatment of the anxiety without treating the other issues may limit the success of the anxiety treatment. At McCormick Psychology, we do our best to treat the individual's entire clinical presentation within our scope of competence. If there are other areas such as autism or severe eating disorders, we may choose to refer these individuals to an alternative clinic so they can benefit from working with a specialist in these areas which should increase the likelihood that the treatment they receive will be most helpful.
We may choose to combine evidence informed treatments to try and obtain the best outcome. This is all done in consultation with you. Our hope is that you meet your counselling goals with us and then step out on your own to practice your new skills. We keep our door open for you in the future! If you need to return to our care for a tune-up or check-in session when life throws you a few curve balls we do our best to honor our pre-existing relationship with you! If we feel that your needs have shifted into an area that we aren't the best helpers in, we will try and make some alternative recommendations for you.
Creating a safe setting for you to do your own personal hard work and developing a therapeutic relationship that allows you to feel like there isn't anything that you can't say is at the heart of the services that we aim to provide for you, your child, or your family. We are grateful that you trust us with your story and are willing to spend your valuable time with us. There is nothing better than being able to help and support someone to begin living their best life or enriching the life they have already created. Thanks you for giving us a chance to help guide you in the direction towards discovering your innate ability to heal yourself.