Assessment

Many of our clients and colleagues who have visited Heart Berry Psychology at the Riverwest Therapy Collective have shared how much they love the plant-filled, art-adorned space. When you arrive, you will be greeted with a warm smile and offered sparkling water, coffee, or tea before beginning our first session together. Take a moment to settle in, relax on the couch with views of downtown Calgary, or browse our in-office library.

We believe that trust and rapport are the foundation of a meaningful therapeutic assessment process. If you are feeling apprehensive or have questions about working with a clinician, our registered provisional psychologist is here to help. We strive to create a space where you feel comfortable, heard, and supported, offering honest, compassionate, and evidence-based guidance every step of the way.

  • We provide comprehensive Autism assessments for children, adolescents, and adults. Our evaluations are neurodiversity-affirming and tailored to identify individual strengths and challenges, supporting self-understanding, accommodations, and intervention planning.

  • We provide comprehensive psychoeducational assessments for children, adolescents, and adults to evaluate cognitive, academic, and executive functioning skills. Our assessments identify learning disabilities (dyslexia, dyscalculia, dysgraphia) while offering tailored recommendations for school, work, and daily life.

  • We provide comprehensive attention assessments for children, adolescents, and adults to evaluate focus, concentration, executive functioning, and cognitive processing speed. Our assessments help determine if difficulties with attention are due to ADHD, anxiety, learning disabilities, or other cognitive factors, providing personalized recommendations for support at school, work, and daily life.

  • We provide comprehensive giftedness assessments for children, adolescents, and adults, helping to identify high intellectual potential, twice-exceptionality (2e), and advanced cognitive abilities. Our evaluations offer insight into learning strengths, challenges, and optimal educational or career pathways.

  • We provide holistic psychosocial assessments, providing a comprehensive clinical evaluation of an individual's mental health, emotional well-being, social functioning, and environmental influences. Our approach is non-pathologizing and person-centred, exploring concerns such as anxiety, depression, and trauma symptomatology while recognizing resilience, strengths, and unique life experiences.

  • We provide culturally affirming assessments tailored for English Language Learners (ELL) and Indigenous populations. Our approach recognizes the diverse linguistic, cultural, and historical factors that shape cognitive, academic, and social-emotional development. Appropriate standardized clinical tools are integrated as necessary. Tishina is able to work with First Nations communities near Calgary to provide school-based consultation and assessment services.