Sensory Processing Disorders and Self-Regulation Problems
Sensory processing disorders (SPDs) are problems with misinterpreting everyday sensory information such as touch, sound, taste, movement and smells. At the hypersensitivity end, this can lead to the person becoming easily overwhelmed by seemingly normal sensations of touch, sound or other senses. Behaviours like rage, tantrums, anxiety or avoidance may result. At the other extreme, hyposensitive or under-sensitive individuals may inappropriately seek out excess sensory stimuli such as movement, touch and sound.
Counselling and Therapy
Publicly Funded / Free Services
A online directory of qualified therapists in who offer Reduced Rate and Sliding Scale services in Canada. Serving Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton, Toronto, Montreal, Ottawa, Winnipeg, and beyond.
Special Services During Pandemics (e.g. COVID/Corona), Disasters and Related Emergencies
Counsellors and Therapists are available if you are looking for some support with feelings of isolation, loss, strained relationships, work challenges, addictions, or anything else. Please reach out if you need someone to talk to. ON, Canada
Area Served: Canada
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All ages
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Private Practice Professionals and Commercial Businesses
295 Weber, Waterloo, ON, N2J 3H8 Map
519-745-4141
Areas Served: Waterloo Regional Municipality, Halton Regional Municipality, Middlesex County
Accepting patients: Yes
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5 years and up
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4300 Upper Middle Road, Burlington, ON, L7M 4P6 Map
289-828-9495
Areas Served: Halton Regional Municipality, Peel Regional Municipality
Accepting patients: Unknown
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All ages
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3060 Mainway Drive, Burlington, ON, L7M 1A3 Map
905-335-5300
Area Served: Halton Regional Municipality
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All ages
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ON, Canada
Area Served: Halton Regional Municipality
Accepting patients: Yes
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All ages
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6 Main St. North (Guelph Line), Campbellville (milton), ON, L0P 1B0 Map
905-203-3611
Area Served: Halton Regional Municipality
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All ages
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Daniel Farb Psychotherapy Services
Burlington, ON, L7S 1R3 Map
647-201-9161
Areas Served: Halton Regional Municipality, Hamilton
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All ages
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Play Therapy for Children
2349 Fairview Street, Burlington, ON, L7R 2E3 Map
905-580-7529
Area Served: Halton Regional Municipality
Accepting patients: Yes
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All ages
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232A Guelph St., Georgetown, ON, L7G 4B1 Map
905-877-4777
Area Served: Halton Regional Municipality
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5 - 80 years
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The Holding Space: Virtual & Mobile Counselling & Family Care
33497 Bevan Ave., Abbotsford, BC, V2S 6H5
604-217-7134
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All ages
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228 Lakeshore Rd East, Oakville, ON, L6J 1H8 Map
888-482-7265
Area Served: Halton Regional Municipality
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5 years and up
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Child and Family Pathways
2530 Northhampton Blvd, Burlington, ON, L7M 4B4 Map
905-741-3386
Areas Served: Halton Regional Municipality, Hamilton
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3 - 21 years
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44 Main Street East, Milton, ON, L9T 3N1 Map
289-851-2771
Area Served: Halton Regional Municipality
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All ages
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471 Pearl Street, Burlington, ON, L7R 4M4 Map
905-634-2347
Area Served: Halton Regional Municipality
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Up to 18 years
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Reis Therapy Services
ON, Canada
Area Served: Halton Regional Municipality
Accepting patients: Yes
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All ages
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Milton, ON, L9T OW3 Map
647-973-7837
Area Served: Halton Regional Municipality
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6 - 24 years
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2349 Fairview Street, Burlington, ON, L7R 2E3 Map
905-512-9017
Area Served: Central West
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2 years and up
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BC, Canada
Area Served: Canada
Accepting patients: Yes
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All ages
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Self-help, Mutual Aid and Support Groups
Publicly Funded / Free Services
The Sensory Processing Disorder Network (SPD Network) seeks to build awareness about SPD as well as fund research in the area. Their website has a wealth of ...
5655 S. Yosemite, Greenwood Village, CO, 80111 Map
303-794-1182
Area Served: World
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All ages
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Private Practice Professionals and Commercial Businesses
228 Lakeshore Rd East, Oakville, ON, L6J 1H8 Map
888-482-7265
Area Served: Halton Regional Municipality
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5 years and up
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Community Health and Resource Centres
Publicly Funded / Free Services
A online directory of qualified therapists in who offer Reduced Rate and Sliding Scale services in Canada. Serving Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton, Toronto, Montreal, Ottawa, Winnipeg, and beyond.
Special Services During Pandemics (e.g. COVID/Corona), Disasters and Related Emergencies
Counsellors and Therapists are available if you are looking for some support with feelings of isolation, loss, strained relationships, work challenges, addictions, or anything else. Please reach out if you need someone to talk to. ON, Canada
Area Served: Canada
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All ages
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Private Practice Professionals and Commercial Businesses
6 Main St. North (Guelph Line), Campbellville (milton), ON, L0P 1B0 Map
905-203-3611
Area Served: Halton Regional Municipality
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All ages
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General Community Mental Health Services
Publicly Funded / Free Services
A online directory of qualified therapists in who offer Reduced Rate and Sliding Scale services in Canada. Serving Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton, Toronto, Montreal, Ottawa, Winnipeg, and beyond.
Special Services During Pandemics (e.g. COVID/Corona), Disasters and Related Emergencies
Counsellors and Therapists are available if you are looking for some support with feelings of isolation, loss, strained relationships, work challenges, addictions, or anything else. Please reach out if you need someone to talk to. ON, Canada
Area Served: Canada
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All ages
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Private Practice Professionals and Commercial Businesses
678 Spring Gardens Rd, Burlington, ON, L7T 1J3 Map
905-520-5507
Area Served: Halton Regional Municipality
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All ages
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295 Weber, Waterloo, ON, N2J 3H8 Map
519-745-4141
Areas Served: Waterloo Regional Municipality, Halton Regional Municipality, Middlesex County
Accepting patients: Yes
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5 years and up
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228 Lakeshore Rd East, Oakville, ON, L6J 1H8 Map
888-482-7265
Area Served: Halton Regional Municipality
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5 years and up
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Child and Family Pathways
2530 Northhampton Blvd, Burlington, ON, L7M 4B4 Map
905-741-3386
Areas Served: Halton Regional Municipality, Hamilton
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3 - 21 years
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Mindframe Psychology Centre
6655 Kitimat Road, Mississauga, ON, L5N 6J4 Map
905-334-7832
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All ages
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Other
Publicly Funded / Free Services
The Child and Parent Resource Institute (CPRI) is directly operated by the Ministry of Children, Community and Social Services.
CPRI provides ...
600 Sanatorium Road, London, ON, N6H 3W7 Map
519-858-2774
Areas Served: Ontario, Middlesex County
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Up to 18 years
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Psychotherapy Matters is an online directory of therapists in private practice, who pay in order to be listed in the directory.
ON, Canada
Area Served: Ontario
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All ages
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Corporation established in Canada to facilitate the identification, treatment and dissemination of information about Irlen Syndrome to individuals in Canada ...
ON, Canada
Area Served: Canada
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All ages
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Looking for a psychologist? The Canadian Register of Health ServicePsychologists (CRHSP) has a national directory of qualified psychology providers.
72 Saint-Raymond Blvd, Gatineau, QC, J8Y 1S2 Map
819-771-1441
Area Served: Canada
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All ages
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Looking for an occupational therapist (OT)? The OT search website through the Canadian Association of Occupational Therapists makes it easy to find an occupational therapist anywhere in Canada.
1125 Colonel By Drive, Ottawa, ON, K1S 5R1 Map
800-434-2268
Area Served: Canada
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All ages
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Our mission is to improve the health and quality of life of people with physical, emotional, and social challenges through partnerships with companion and service animals.
1010 Polytek St, Ottawa, ON, K1J 9H9 Map
1-888-473-7027
Area Served: Canada
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All ages
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Private Practice Professionals and Commercial Businesses
Pas-à-Pas Children's Clinic
4903 Thomas Alton Blvd, Burlington, ON, L7M 0W8 Map
647-984-5173
Area Served: Halton Regional Municipality
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Up to 18 years
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ON, Canada
905-866-3442
Areas Served: Peel Regional Municipality, Dufferin County, Halton Regional Municipality, Wellington County
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All ages
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760 Brant Street, Burlington, ON, L7R 4B7 Map
905-681-7404
Area Served: Halton Regional Municipality
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All ages
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5115 Harvester Rd, Burlington, ON, L7L 0A3 Map
905-633-9000
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All ages
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1. Interactive Metronome (IM)
Interactive Metronome® (IM) is a therapeutic brain training program that helps people with timing, attention, impulse control, coordination and regulation.
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2. Safe and Sound Protocol (SSP)
The Safe and Sound Protocol, developed by Dr. Porges, is a five-day intervention designed to reduce stress and auditory sensitivity while enhancing capacity for social engagement and emotional resilience. It is an auditory intervention (distinct from auditory integration training) where the person wears headphones that play specially formulated music for up to one hour on five consecutive days. It can be done in the office of a trained clinician (e.g. occupational therapist) or in the comfort of the person's home.
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3. Visual Stress
Visual stress is a visual perceptual processing condition that affects how visual information is interpreted by the brain and interferes with reading, attention, coordination, general health and behaviour. This is different from problems involving sight or sharpness of vision and can occur despite normal vision. Classic symptoms include light sensitivity, headaches from reading, and problems reading because the white “page appears too bright” or the words appear to be "moving, flashing, or jumping on the page". As reading is such a key skill for school and life in general, problems with reading can thus lead to significant impairment. The good news is that appropriate intervention can make a significant improvement and for many individuals, one of the interventions is as simple as specific colour filters.
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