Compass Clinic is excited to announce the opening of our satellite office in Nanaimo, Vancouver Island. We are currently accepting new clients for Assessments to be added to our Vancouver Island Waitlist. Call us on 604.709.3515 and specify that it is for Nanaimo office.
Psychological and Support Services for Children, Youth & Parents
We’re a team of passionate clinicians who specialize in working with children, youth and adults using a developmental life-span approach to providing mental health services.
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Our Services at Compass Clinic
Autism Assessment
Autism, or autism spectrum disorder (ASD) refers to a wide range of conditions characterized by challenges with social skills, repetitive behaviors, speech and nonverbal communication. It affects both youth and adults.
ADHD Assessment
Individuals with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) show a persistent pattern of inattention and/or hyperactivity that can significantly interfere with their daily functioning and development.
Learning Disability Assessment
This diagnosis is made when a child demonstrates core difficulties in one (or more) of the following three foundational learning areas: reading, mathematics or written expression.
Giftedness Assessment
Giftedness is a term that is used to describe someone with an exceptional ability within a certain domain. We can assess for intellectual giftedness, which refers to an intellectual ability significantly higher than average.
Psychoeducational assessment
Help identify strengths, weaknesses, and alternative learning methods that may provide a better educational experience for children.
LEAP (Academic) Assessment
Psychometry
Children with medical, physical and developmental delays often have unique learning issues that can affect their schooling experiences and therapy, reducing quality of life and achievement.
Psychiatry
Psychiatry is the medical specialty devoted to the diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of mental disorders. If you're not sure where to start, psychiatry is a good first step.
Consultation
Many individuals and families find it difficult to know where to start and how to navigate assessment and treatment options. Booking a consultation appointment with a Registered Psychologist at Compass Clinic .
“Whole Life” Support to Children & Parents
Whole Life support is a developmental life span approach that addresses diagnoses made in childhood (e.g., ADHD, autism, learning disabilities, intellectual disabilities).
Counselling/Therapy: Overview
We have several Registered Clinical Counsellors and some Registered Psychologists who offer this service to support children, adults, couples and families who are experiencing personal difficulties.
Cognitive Behaviour Therapy
Compass Clinic is proud to offer Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT), which is a widely used and well-researched therapeutic approach commonly used to treat a variety of concerns.
Emotion Focused Therapy
Compass Clinic is proud to offer Emotion Focused Therapy (EFT), a short term, 8-20 session-long treatment plan that helps clients improve problematic emotional states or interpersonal relationships.
Group Counselling
Career Counselling
Career counseling is designed to help with choosing, changing, or leaving a career. We help (1) identify potential career options & (2) devise a plan to help you reach your career-related goal.
Occupational Therapy
Occupational therapy is one of Compass Clinic’s many services that help you achieve your full potential and independence in daily life. We assist you in both rehabilitation & a gradual return to activity
Speech Therapy
We happily provide an accurate assessment, diagnosis, and effective treatment to improve your quality of life and mitigate the impact of these problems on your day-to-day living.
Only Speech Assessments are currently available
Executive Functioning Tutoring
The term "executive function" (EF) pertains to the part of the brain that acts as a 'manager' or executive to help orchestrate what the brain is to do.
Psychology Services for Children in Vancouver, the Lower Mainland and beyond
At Compass Clinic, we firmly believe that everyone has a pathway to success. We define success as knowing who you are, where you’re going, and how you’re going to get there. Success is also building and working on positive relationships within each environment we live (family, school, friends, colleagues). To that end, our exceptional team provides evidence-based practice in assessment, patient-centred therapy, and in-depth consultation. Our mission is to help find your or your child’s pathway to success.
Meet Our Practitioners at Compass Clinic
We’re a team of passionate clinicians who specialize in working with children, youth, and adults using a developmental lifespan approach to providing mental health services.
Charmaine Miranda - PhD, R.Psych
“If I had an hour to solve all the problems of the world, I would spend 59 of those minutes defining the problem.” ~
Albert Einstein
Rachel Weber - PhD, R.Psych
“And often enough, when we think we are protecting ourselves, we are struggling against our rescuer.
-Marilynne Robinson
Jodi Yager - PhD, R. Psych
"A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step." ~
Lao Tzu
Sandy Klar - PhD, R.Psych
“Develop a passion for learning. If you do, you will never cease to grow.” ~
Anthony J.D'Angelo
Linda Smart, MA, R.Psych
“The secret of getting ahead is getting started. The secret of getting started is breaking down your overwhelming tasks.” ~Mark Twain
John Lum - PhD, R.Psych
“A well-educated mind will always have more questions than answers.” ~
Helen Keller
Gillian Watson, PhD, R.Psych
“Today you are You, that is truer than true. There is no one alive who is Youer than you” ~
Dr. Seuss
Antonia Dangaltcheva - PhD, R.Psych
“Imperfections are not inadequacies; they are reminders that we’re all in this together." ~
Brené Brown
Caroline Buzanko – PhD, R. Psych
"To be in your children's memories tomorrow, you have to be in their lives today." ~
Barbara Johnson
Andrea Stelnicki – PhD, R. Psych
"Courage is contagious. Every time we choose courage, we make everyone around us a little better." ~ Brené Brown
Rita Dunn, Ed.D, R.Psych
"Change How You Feel by Changing the Way You Think"
- Dennis Greenberger Ph.D.
Dr. Ali Eslami MD, PhD
“Silence is the language of god,
all else is poor translation.”
― Rumi
Sharon Blott, M.Ed, R.Psych
"Fairness does not mean treating everyone the same. Fairness means giving everyone what they need to succeed." ~ Rick LaVoie
Natasha Karim - MA, R. Psych
Greenly Ho - PhD 何浩茵 (臨床心理學博士)
“If your plan is for 1 year plant rice. If your plan is for 10 years plant trees. If your plan is for 100 years educate children.” ~ Guan Zhong
Mary Morris - Assessing Clinician
“Once you do away with the idea of people as fixed, static entities, then you see that people can change, and there is hope.” ~
Bell Hooks
Jessica Baraskewich, Assessing Clinician
“Real change, enduring change, happens one step at a time.” -
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
David Fainstein, Assessing Clinician
"If We Treat People as If They Were What They Ought To Be, We Help Them Become What They Are Capable of Becoming”
Goethe -
Not Taking New Clients
Carol Somers - PhD, MA
“Every person on this earth is full of great possibilities that can be realized through imagination, effort, and perseverance.”
–Scott Barry Kaufmann
Cheryl Inkster, Clinical Psychology Intern
“Transformation is not accomplished by tentative wading at the edge”
― Robin Wall Kimmerers
Lauren Brandys, Clinical Psychology Intern
Kathleen Walsh, M.A.
“"Being able to feel safe with other people is probably the single most important aspect of mental health; safe connections are fundamental to meaningful and satisfying lives." ~
Dr. Bessel van der Kolk
Sophie Smit, Practicum
“We have been dying since we got here and forgot to enjoy the view – live fully." ~
Rupi Kaur
Brittney Russel, Practicum
“You have a sunflower soul. No matter how dark it gets, it will always chase light." ~
Shweta
Ryan Santin - M Ed., RCC
“Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its stupid.” ~
Albert Einstein
Pino Leporace - MEd, MCC, RCC, CCC
“What I am is good enough if I would only be it openly." ~ Carl Rogers
Alejandra Botia - MA, RCC
“No one else could ever be you. That is your superpower.” ~
Unknown
Claudia Smith - RN
"I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did
Maya Angelou
Brianne Samson - MOT
“Imperfections are not inadequacies; they are reminders that we're all in this together.” ~
Brené Brown
Wenny Cheung, Med, RCC
“Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom." ~
Aristotle
Laura Roy - MCP, RCC
“When people show you who they are, believe them.” ~
Maya Angelou
Jamie Hack, M.SC., RSLP
“Everything should be made as simple as possible, but not simpler.” ~
Einstein
Lisa Bradshaw, BSc, BEd
“You can’t go back and change the beginning, but you can start where you are.” ~
C.S. Lewis
Ayesha Azam, BSc
“If you can dream it, you can do it” –
Walt Disney
Sarah Ehl, M.Sc., RSLP
Helen Keller
Amanda Harvey
“Always remember that you are absolutely unique. Just like everyone else.” ~
Margaret Mead
Psychology Services for Children in Vancouver, the Lower Mainland and beyond
Psychological and Support Services for Children, Youth & Parents