Call to book an appointment: (905) 982-0606
Servicing Port Perry, the Durham region & surrounding areas
Welcome to Access Psychology
Helping young people and families reach their full potential
Welcome to ACCESS Psychology! A multi-disciplinary team of mental health professionals helping young people and families reach their full potential. Whether it’s a mental health check-up/tune-up, a proactive approach to challenges that are just emerging or more serious and potentially ongoing mental health concerns requiring psychological assessment &/or treatment, we’re here to help!
A Warm, Welcoming Space
We’re located in a charming heritage home, intentionally designed to feel warm and inviting. From the moment you step onto our porch and walk through our doors, you’ll find a calm, comforting space where children and teens can feel at ease. Our therapy dog Beatrice is an important member of our practice family! So don’t be surprised if you see her in the waiting room making her rounds to offer a warm welcome!
All Your Care Under One Roof
At ACCESS we offer a holistic model that consists of integrated services & comprehensive, customized care that allows our clients to seamlessly access many professional services in one convenient location. This means a smooth, cohesive experience for you!
Care Tailored to Each Individual
Instead of a “one size fits all” approach, we tailor client care to match each individual’s unique communication style, developmental stage, personality, disposition & sensory needs to collaboratively create specific goals for growth. Our practice is designed for everyone to feel completely safe, understood & welcome!
A Place for Everyone
We believe there is no single “right” way to think, learn or experience this world, which is why our practice is intentionally designed to be a fully inclusive space for neurotypical, neurodivergent & gender-diverse youth of all ages. Everyone will find a community here that values their unique strengths, respects their individuality & meets them exactly where they are!
Our offerings include:
- Psychological assessment & treatment
- Psychotherapy/counselling
- Behavioural therapy
- Pediatric occupational therapy
- Dietician/nutritional counselling
- Group therapy
- Parent coaching
“So welcome home! To a space where you can fully be yourself!”
From providing support for one specific concern, helping with changing & evolving needs, addressing complex ongoing difficulties or just being there for you & your family as you navigate the different developmental ages and stages of youth, ACCESS Psychology is always a safe place to land & a familiar place to call home for our extended therapeutic community.
Meet Helen Daymond
Helen is a Child Psychologist with the College of Psychologists of Ontario. She is the Founder & Practice Director of ACCESS Psychology, with over 25 years of experience working with children, teens, parents, and families.
The process begins with an initial meeting with Helen, parents/caregivers and the young person to gather information, and collaboratively create an individualized, tailored care plan. She uses her clinical expertise to assess the overall level of need, assist with setting specific goals, and select the multi-disciplinary team members that will be involved. She then provides direct clinical oversight from the initial evaluation to the final stage of the process, ensuring the highest standards of care and outcomes for every family.
Child & Adolescent Services
Here at ACCESS Psychology we offer a holistic approach to overall well-being. Our focus is on developing healthy minds, healthy bodies and healthy relationships. Our growing team of professional therapists work together to assist kids, teens & their families cope with life’s many obstacles and meet their full potential! We provide easy access to multiple services at one convenient Port Perry location. We can help with learning difficulties, psycho-educational & social-emotional assessments, anxiety, depression, self-esteem, bullying, behavioural difficulties, adjustment to life transitions including separation/divorce, blended families, grief, trauma, OCD, ADHD, ASD, executive functioning, sensory sensitivities, sensory-related eating challenges, problem solving, food & body image concerns & more...
Assessment
At ACCESS Psychology we offer services that deal with a wide range of behavioural, social-emotional and developmental issues. At our Port Perry location, we provide psychoeducational and behavioural assessments to help identify and address learning difficulties and behavioural problems that interfere with school success. These comprehensive assessments highlight strengths and weaknesses within the young person’s learning profile. Barriers to success in school such as learning disabilities, attention and behavioural difficulties associated with ADHD and social/communication difficulties related to Autism Spectrum Disorders can be identified through the assessment process. Recommendations for home as well as school programming are then provided, along with community resources and treatment options.
Therapy
Therapies offered include:
• Psychotherapy/counselling (individual & group)
• Behavioural therapy
• Pediatric occupational therapy
• Dietician/nutritional counselling
Check out our team bios to learn more details!
