Froese Psychological Services
Child, Adolescent, and Adult
Assessment and Consultation
in Red Deer, Alberta
Froese Psychological Services
Child, Adolescent, and Adult
Assessment and Consultation
in Red Deer, Alberta
WHO WE ARE
Areas of Focus
Areas of Focus
Areas of Focus
We provide comprehensive psychological services for a variety of referral needs and questions. While we focus largely upon assessments, we also provide consultative and therapeutic supports. Our goal is to provide you with better understanding of the 'why' so that you can make informed decisions about how to move forward.
Our Priorities
Areas of Focus
Areas of Focus
It is our main priority to ensure that our clients are treated with the utmost respect and dignity and that referral questions are answered in a way that is both clinically valid and functional. Following our involvement, you should feel as though you better understand why, so it's easier to make productive and effective decisions.
Our Promise
Areas of Focus
Our Promise
In order to experience optimal success, one needs to understand the basis for how and why they function the way they do. AKA - get the roadmap, rather than 'guess' what will work best. This involves considering ALL information when forming conclusions and providing direction, not just symptoms or previous diagnoses. Our goal is to provide you with the roadmap that will allow this to occur.
OUR WORK (AKA-the roadmap we provide)
Academics
So many students of all ages struggle to develop academic skills and experience the level of success they otherwise appear capable of. Understanding the basis for these issues and how to best address the underlying cause(s) is extremely important.
Behaviours/Externalizing
Behavioural issues are a very common way for children to communicate. Understanding what they are trying to communicate to us through their behaviour is essential in terms of most effectively supporting them, which provides the best opportunity for progress to be made.
Mental Health/Emotions/Internalizing
Many areas, including but not limited to, anxiety, depression, attachment issues, trauma, ADHD, and general social issues, can all be factors that are impacting one's life. Understanding these potential underlying issues can be vital, particularly if other barriers (e.g., cognitive issues, specific learning disorders, etc.) are present.
Cognition/Neurocognition
Assessments look at the possibility of global cognitive barriers, as well as specific cognitive issues such as those related to executive functioning, short-term memory, long-term memory, working memory, social cognition, processing speed, language development, visual-spatial abilities, and reasoning/problem-solving, among others.