Dr. Amanda Dyson

Ph.D., C. Psych.

SUPERVISING CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGIST

Dr. Amanda Dyson is a registered clinical psychologist with College of Psychologists of Ontario. She obtained her Ph.D. from the University of Toronto and completed her residency with Hamilton Heath Sciences. She has held positions across numerous settings including community mental health, educational settings, private practice, and most recently, McMaster Children’s Hospital working with children and youth with complex mental health difficulties. At McMaster, Dr. Dyson also held a part-time Assistant Professor position and provided clinical supervision to incoming psychology residents.

Currently, Dr. Dyson is a supervising clinical psychologist with the Family Psychology Centre. She provides clinical services only through her own clinic, Young Minds Psychology. Her services include assessment, treatment, and consultation for children, teens, parents, and families experiencing difficulties such as anxiety, obsessions and compulsions, depression, social and behavioural problems, relational/attachment issues, trauma, eating disorders, and emerging personality disorders. She also offers comprehensive psychoeducational assessment services for children and teens struggling with learning, attentional, and developmental challenges.

Dr. Dyson has a particular interest in working with families to strengthen parent-child relationships, create more harmony in the family home, and optimize children’s emotional well-being. She has extensive experience in a range of evidence-based treatment approaches and flexibly integrates these approaches to meet the specific needs of her clients. These include but are not limited to family therapy: Emotion Focussed Family Therapy (EFFT), Attachment-Based Family Therapy (ABFT); Emotion Focussed Therapy (EFT), Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Dialectical Behavioural Therapy (DBT- informed).

Dr. Mirisse Foroughe

Ph.D., C. Psych.

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Dr. Sol Pound

Ph.D., C. Psych.

Clinical Psychologist

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Dr. Monidipa Ravi

MD, FRCPC

Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist

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MD, FRCPC

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Ph.D., C. Psych.

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Ph.D., C. Psych.

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Dr. Kristin Thornback

Ph.D., C. Psych.

Supervising Clinical Psychologist

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Dr. Amanda Dyson

Ph.D., C. Psych.

Supervising Clinical Psychologist

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Evgenia Khilov

BA, DTATI, RP

Art Therapist   Psychotherapist

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Emma Silver

MSW, RSW

Clinical Social Worker Child and Family Therapist

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Kristina Cordeiro

MA, Ph.D. Student

Doctoral Associate

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Meena Rangan

MA, Ph.D. Student

Doctoral Associate

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Mahsa Foroughi

Ph.D.

Doctoral Associate

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Francis Wall

MA, Ph.D. Student

Doctoral Associate

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Nicole Davey

B.Ed, BA, MA, C. Psych. Assoc. (Supervised Practice)

Psychological Associate

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Samuel Kim

MA, Ph.D. Student

Psychology Resident

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Nicholas Walsh

BA, MPsy Student

Child and Family Therapist

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Connor Delaney

BA, MPsy

Child and Family Therapist

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Nesatara Downey

BA. (Hons.), MA Candidate, RP (Q)

Child and Family Therapist

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BA, MPsy, RP (Q)

Child and Family Therapist

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BA, MPsy Candidate, RP (Q)

Child and Family Therapist

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BA, MPsy Student

Child and Family Therapist

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BA, MPsy, RP

Child and Family Therapist

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Lisa Schwartz

MSW, RSW

Child and Family Therapist

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BA, MPsy Student

Child and Family Therapist

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Amy Nesbitt

MSc, OT Reg. (Ont.)

Occupational Therapist

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April Cockshutt

C.N.P., B.B.A., MPsy Student

Child and Family Student Therapist

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Karen Catney

M.Ed.

Child and Family Student Therapist

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BA (Hons)., MPsy Student

Child and Family Student Therapist

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Kelly Enright

BA (Hons.), LL.B, M.Psy Student

Child and Family Student Therapist

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BA, MPsy Student

Student Psychometrist

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BASc. (Hons.)

Psychometrist Senior Clinic Manager

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BASc. (Hons.)

Admin Team Manager     Intake Coordinator

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BA

Intake Coordinator

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BA

Intake Coordinator

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Dip Mathematics

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Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BScN)

Administrative Assistant

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BSc. (Hons.)

Administrative Assistant

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