General Assistance For Adults

The R.E.A.D. Clinic offers a range of services for adults for a range of difficulties, concerns and disorders including:

• Alcohol and Drug problems
• Anger and Aggression
• Anxiety, including
  
  • generalized anxiety disorder (anxiety about life in general)
  • social phobia (anxiety specifically to do with other people or being seen in public)
  • specific phobias (anxiety about a single issue such as fear of dogs, planes, heights)
• Depression
• Parenting Issues
• Gay and Lesbian Issues
• Grief and loss
• Health Issues including:
  • obesity
  • overeating
  • pain
• Loneliness
• Marital / Relationship Issues
• Pain Management
• Post Traumatic Stress Reactions
• Personality disorders
• Pain and Injury Management
• Self Esteem Issues
• Sexual Harassment
• Sexual Abuse
• Social Skills Issues
• Stress Management
• Suicidal Thoughts and Behaviours

Services provided at R.E.A.D. Clinic

All treatments at our clinic are based on evidence-based and best practice guidelines for the treatment of psychological disorders and difficulties. Based on these guidelines your clinician will advise you as to whether your below.

• Individual therapy (working individually with a psychologist)
• Couples/marital therapy (you and your partner working together with a psychologist)
• Family therapy (you and your partner as well as your children  - and sometimes extended family too – working with a psychologist)
• Group therapy including (CLICK HERE for further details)
  • depression
  • anxiety
  • self-esteem
  • pain
  • anger

 Models of interventions:

Sometimes a particular form of therapy is indicated as the most helpful for a particular presentation, however most psychologists will work with the following models of treatment:

• Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
• Interpersonal Therapy
• Family Therapy
• Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
• Mindfulness-based Therapy