About

The Psychology Clinic seeks to provide intensive applied training experiences for graduate students, as well as effective, ethical, and economic psychological services for the community.

Our Mission: To work with individuals and communities to improve health. We provide care, educate, conduct research, and advocate.

Our Vision: To foster healthy individuals and communities by applying specialized psychological knowledge in a teaching outpatient clinic setting.

Accountability: We are responsible for providing superior client-centered services in a manner that shows recognition of effective resource management and modeling of professionalism to student-trainees. All services are provided with consideration of the practice standards set by the College of Psychologists of British Columbia (CPBC).

Respect: Our services, relationships and actions convey our values of integrating compassion and caring with the highest training ideals in the professional preparation of clinical psychology graduate students.

Services

The Psychology Clinic provides a range of services for the following populations:

• Adults
• Youth
• Children (age 6 +)
• Couples
• Families

Diagnostic assessments: We offer psychosocial, psychoeducational and neuropsychological assessments. The purpose of these assessments is to provide diagnostic clarification, an understanding of each individual's unique situation, and recommendations for appropriate interventions.

Psychotherapy: We offer psychotherapy to individuals, couples and families with the goal of assisting individuals to gain greater insight into their problems, cope more effectively with personal stresses and interpersonal conflicts, and achieve behavioural goals. We strive to provide empirically-supported interventions whenever possible.

Please note that the Psychology Clinic is not able to respond to the needs of individuals requiring psychiatric hospitalization, treatment of severe substance use, or immediate help in a major crisis. Generally we are also unable to help individuals with current or upcoming litigation or legal problems.

Special Training Considerations:
The Psychology Clinic has the dual purpose of serving the community and training clinical psychology graduate students. As a result, all assessments and therapy sessions are videotaped so that Registered Psychologist Supervisors can review them for accuracy and supervision purposes.

Referrals

• For assessments, individuals must be referred by a physician or health care professional
• For psychotherapy, individuals may be referred by a physician or health care professional or they may self-refer

The Psychology Clinic aims to be of service to the community within the limits of its staffing capacity. At times we may have long waiting lists for some services and we may recommend that you seek services elsewhere.

Our ability to provide services varies depending on course offerings, practicum student enrollment, and the availability of supervisors. Following are estimates of our current wait times. We try to update this information as often as necessary (status updated: March 20, 2013).

• Assessment – Child Neuropsychology: 6 - 12 months
• Assessment – Child Psychoeducation: Not currently accepting referrals (Please note: this does not include MCFD Referrals*)
• Assessment – Adult Neuropsychology: 8 - 15 months
• Assessment – Adult Psychoeducation: 3 - 6 months
• Assessment – Medical/Legal: Not currently accepting referrals
• *Specialty Assessment Clinics (Adolescent to Older Adult): Not currently accepting referrals
• Psychotherapy – Adult: 2 - 3 months
• Psychotherapy – Family: Not currently accepting referrals
• Psychotherapy – Couples: 9 months
• Cognitive Rehabilitation: 6 - 10 months

* Please contact Clinic Secretary, Lori-Ann Larsen, for details (250 721-7538).

Fees

The Psychology Clinic is a fee-for-service clinic.

• For assessments, we offer a sliding-scale fee based on family income and ability to pay
• For psychotherapy, we offer significantly reduced flat fees. We do not offer a sliding-scale fee for psychotherapy services.

People

Clinic staff

Clinic staff

• Lara Robinson, Ph.D., R. Psych. Psychology Clinic Coordinator
• Laurie Fitzgerald, MSc., Clinic Psychometry Instructor
• Lori-Ann Larsen, Clinic Secretary

Supervising faculty members

Supervising faculty members

• Catherine Costigan, Ph.D., R. Psych., Director of Clinical Training
• Marion Ehrenberg, Ph.D., R. Psych.,
• Mauricio Garcia-Barrera, Ph.D.
• Kimberly Kerns, Ph.D., R. Psych.
• Lara Robinson, Ph.D., R. Psych., Psychology Clinic Coordinator
• Marsha Runtz, Ph.D., R. Psych.
• Colette Smart, Ph.D.
• Holly Tuokko, Ph.D., R. Psych.
• Erica Woodin, Ph.D., R. Psych.

Supervising clinic affiliates

Supervising clinic affiliates

• Alina Carter, Ph.D., R. Psych.
• Wally Craver, Ph.D., R. Psych.
• Tony Dugbartey, Ph.D., R. Psych.
• Dorothy Edgell, PH.D., R. Psych. 
• Leah Hatton, Ph.D., R. Psych.
• Marei Perrin, Ph.D., R. Psych.
• Lisa Van Bruggen, Ph.D., R. Psych.

Graduate students

Graduate students

All student trainees that provide services at the Psychology Clinic are enrolled in the Clinical Psychology Graduate Program at the University of Victoria.

Contact

Tel: (250) 721-7538
Fax: (250) 472-5319
E-mail: psyclin@uvic.ca

Office hours

Office hours

Monday to Friday
9-11:30am and 12:30-4:30pm
Note: closed for lunch from 11:30am - 12:30pm

Mailing address

Mailing address

Psychology Clinic
Department of Psychology
University of Victoria
PO Box 3050 STN CSC
Victoria, BC V8W 3P5

Courier address

Courier address

Psychology Clinic
Department of Psychology
Cornett Building, Room A234
3800 Finnerty Road
Victoria, BC V8P 5C2

Clinic coordinator

Psychology Clinic coordinator

Dr. Lara Robinson
Tel: (250) 472-5085
E-mail: lkr@uvic.ca

Test sales

Welcome to Test Sales. In arrangement with the copyright holders, the Test Sales office produces and sells a limited number of neuropsychological test materials. These tests were primarily designed for use with children and adults with known or suspected brain lesions. These test materials are not available for sale to the General Public as they were designed to be used by qualified health care professionals with appropriate training and expertise in neuropsychology. Individuals interested in purchasing tests from our office will be required to provide in writing verification of their assessment qualifications.

Test Sales proceeds go towards supporting the Test & Book Resource Library at the Psychology Clinic, Clinical Psychology Training Program at the University of Victoria.

Tests

Tests

• Dichotic Listening Test
• Embedded Figures Test
• Measure of Awareness of Financial Skills (MAFS)
• Paced Auditory Serial Addition Test Victoria Computerized Adaptation of the PASAT
• Right-Left Orientation Test
• Sentence Repetition Test
• Sound Recognition Test
• Stroop - Victoria Modification
• Token Test

Purchasing information and Order Form

Purchasing information

Orders may be placed by LETTER or PURCHASE ORDER, BUT PREPAYMENT is required. Payments can be made by cheque or money order, Visa, MasterCard, or American Express. All prices include shipping and handling for Canadian and most US customers. Customers from Alaska, Hawaii, and outside North America, shipping charges extra. U.S. customers pay in U.S. funds; Canadian customers add HST and pay in Canadian Funds. (U.S. customers: the higher cost due to the exchange rate, compared to the Canadian cost, is offset by the lower shipping prices within Canada)

Send your order, along with payment (made out to the University of Victoria - Test Sales) to:

Test Materials Sales Office
Department of Psychology
University of Victoria
P.O. Box 3050
Victoria, British Columbia
Canada
V8W 3P5

fax:
250-472-5319

Please allow 4-6 weeks for delivery