Description of Services:
Outpatient psychiatric consultation, assessment and short-term treatment will be provided to individuals from the age of 18 through to the psycho-geriatric population. Services offered include general psychiatry, medication clinics, psychotic disorders, and mood and anxiety disorders.
Counselling or psychotherapy resources will be primarily group-based and time limited (duration on average ranges from 4-8 sessions, or 12 weeks, depending on the modality). For all services, a treatment plan will be developed which may include: psychiatric treatment, treatment with our medication clinic, short-term individual counselling and follow up (for limited mental health concerns only; based on individual assessment), group counselling (skills-based and supportive), mental health education, consultation with family physician, and recommendations and/or referral to a community organization.