Assessment

For many people, seeing a mental health clinician such as a psychologist, social worker, or psychiatrist for the first time can be quite daunting and confusing. At Mindcare Centre we’ll make you feel welcome, comfortable and secure. Our clinicians are all highly experienced, trained university professionals who are skilled at helping people understand and overcome their difficulties.

An important first step towards improved functioning is a thorough and comprehensive assessment. Making sense of your problems and life events and ensuring that any diagnosis is correct is a fundamental step.

By giving a name (a diagnosis) to your set of symptoms, you and your clinician will be better informed about which strategies to use to help manage your problems. Different problems and diagnoses require different solutions.
For some people the assessment and management plan can be completed in the first 50-60 minute consultation but for other people it may take a number of sessions to obtain all the necessary information and put it together in a meaningful way.