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At The Calm Place, we offer comprehensive, individualized psychological assessments designed to provide clarity, understanding, and direction. Our registered psychologists work with children, adolescents, and adults to explore learning, behavioural, developmental, and neurodevelopmental needs.

Each assessment is tailored to the individual and results in clear diagnostic insight, practical recommendations, and meaningful guidance for everyday life, school, and work.

We provide thorough ADHD assessments for both children and adults. These assessments are designed to better understand attention, focus, executive functioning, and related challenges.

Through a structured and evidence-based process, we help individuals:

• Gain clarity around attention-related difficulties 
• Understand how ADHD may be impacting daily life 
• Access appropriate supports, strategies, and accommodations 

Our goal is to move beyond uncertainty and provide a clear path forward with actionable recommendations.

For children (and available for adults), we offer in-depth psychoeducational assessments to better understand how an individual learns and processes information.

These assessments explore areas such as:

• Cognitive functioning 
• Memory and processing speed 
• Academic skills (reading, writing, math) 
• Executive functioning and attention 

They are particularly helpful for identifying:

• Learning disabilities 
• Academic challenges 
• The need for school or workplace accommodations 

By understanding both strengths and challenges, these assessments support informed decision-making and more effective learning strategies.

We offer comprehensive Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) assessments using a thoughtful and individualized approach.

Our autism assessments may include:

• Clinical interviews and developmental history 
• Standardized diagnostic tools 
• Behavioural observation 
• Input from caregivers, teachers, or partners 
• Review of relevant records 
• Collaboration with other professionals when appropriate 

Following the assessment, clients receive:

• A detailed diagnostic report 
• Clear clinical impressions 
• Individualized recommendations for supports and accommodations 
• A feedback session to guide next steps 

These assessments are designed to deepen understanding and support individuals across home, school, and work environments.

Reach out to us at assessments@calmplace.ca

Michelle is thrilled to join the multidisciplinary assessment team at the Calm Place! Michelle brings more than 25 years of experience providing speech, language and communication assessment and treatment services to people of all ages in her current local private practice, as well as in previous roles in education and healthcare.  In our team-based psycho-educational and autism assessments, Michelle focuses on all areas of communication (understanding and use of language, speech clarity, social communication skills, etc.) and how these skills impact educational performance and the quality of social interactions. Michelle values a truly collaborative approach to assessment. She starts by ensuring a deep understanding of clients' and their families' experiences and concerns, and then customizes the process to address those needs. 

Language difficulties often mimic or mask learning disabilities, ADHD and behavioral issues. A comprehensive language assessment can determine if a student's academic struggles stem from how they process, understand or express spoken and written language. By assessing areas like vocabulary, sentence structure and social communication, the SLP ensures that a child's challenges are recognized as specific gaps in the tools they use to think and learn, rather than being misidentified as a lack of intelligence or effort.

The ability to speak clearly is a foundational skill that builds self-confidence, helps forge strong peer relationships and closely links to early literacy and academic success.  Phonological awareness is the ability to recognize and manipulate the sounds in spoken language. It is considered the #1 predictor of future reading success. Assessing speech sounds (articulation) and phonological awareness skills can determine if a child's reading errors stem from surface-level speech issues or an underlying difficulty with how sounds are represented in the brain.

Differences in social communication are core diagnostic features of autism. The Speech Language Pathology component of our autism assessments involves closely examining:

• Social Communication (Pragmatics): how a person uses language in social contexts (taking turns, maintaining a topic, etc.)
• Language Profile: receptive (understanding) and expressive (speaking) language and distinguishing between a general language delay and autism-specific social communication features
• Non-Verbal Communication: use of gestures, facial expressions and joint attention (sharing focus with another person) and how these skills contribute to meaningful interactions