Psychological Services for Psychosis

We have three Clinical Psychologists working with people with psychosis.

We provide psychological assessment and treatment. The treatment we provide is evidence-based. Our orientation is cognitive-behavioural.
Specifically we provide:

  • Delusion modification

  • CBT for voices

  • CBT for mood disturbances in psychotic clients

  • Coping skills enhancement

  • Relapse prevention

  • Motivational interviewing for treatment compliance and negative symptoms

  • Family education

  • Cognitive work on stigma, self esteem, and other problems associated
    with having a psychiatric disability

Criteria for referral:

  • Client suffers from am psychotic illness (inpatients and outpatients)

  • Client has had an adequate trial of antipsychotic medication.

  • Client suffers from distress as a result of their illness. This includes symptom-related distress but also more general distress

  • Client is prepared to see a psychologist


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