Lindsay Booker
PhD, Registered Psychologist
PhD, School Psychology, University of Nebraska, Master of Arts, Child and Youth Studies (Brock University), Bachelor of Arts, Child Health (Brock University)
Virtual and In-Person Sessions Available
Lindsay specializes in conducting comprehensive psychological assessments and providing mental health treatment for children, teenagers and adults. She has over 10 years of experience treating anxiety, depression, selective mutism, ADHD, autism spectrum disorder, emotional regulation issues and OCD. Lindsay is also trained to work with parents to develop a healthy parent-child relationship, and teachers for school consultations meant to ensure the child receives proper support in academic settings.
Lindsay’s Main Specializations
Assessments & Testing
Lindsay has over 10 years of experience completing cognitive assessments/ IQ testing (preschoolers to adult), ADHD assessments, psycho-educational assessments, autism assessments and social/emotional/behavioural assessments.
Lindsay uses interviews, observation, academic achievements, and historical records to understand how your child processes information and learns. The assessment helps determine areas of strength and areas for growth.
Counselling for Children, Teenagers, and Young Adults
Lindsay provides therapy for children, teenagers and young adults who are living with anxiety, obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), selective mutism, depression, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), behavioural management, emotional regulation and autism. When appropriate, she may also involve parents to allow them to participate in treatment planning and strategy implementation.
Lindsay sees therapy for children and adolescents as an active approach with the goal of providing families with effective practices and strategies to empower them to make improvements at home, while also being supported in session through active approaches such as games, role playing, and playtime, instead of simply having a conversation.
Counselling for Parents
Lindsay finds that when working with young children, the most effective approach is to teach the parents helpful strategies that they can apply with their child on a daily basis. Implementing these strategies at home, along with regular joint sessions with the parent and child can offer positive direction for both the parent and the child. Additionally, Lindsay may provide separate parent coaching sessions that focus on building a stronger parent-child relationship, improving communication, and working together to follow direction and encourage positive interaction.
Mental Health Concerns that Lindsay Works With
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Anxiety Disorders
Lindsay uses a variety of counselling approaches to help children, teens and adults cope with and overcome generalized anxiety, social anxiety, performance anxiety, and panic disorders.
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OCD
Lindsay has experience helping children, teenagers and adults who are living with obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) develop strategies to manage their symptoms and reduce the impact that OCD has on their daily lives.
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Selective Mutism
Selective mutism is often considered a childhood anxiety disorder where a child is unable to speak in certain situations. Lindsay uses behavioural therapy to gradually expose a child to increasingly difficult speaking situations to help reduce anxiety.
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Depression
Lindsay can help individuals of all ages understand the root of their depression, identify personal triggers, and develop healthy strategies to set boundaries, challenge unhelpful thoughts and feelings, and promote positive self-talk.
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ADHD
Lindsay has years of experience in assessing and treating attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children, teenagers and adults. She uses behavioral therapy to address and improve behavioural problems, self-control, focus and self-esteem.
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Autism Spectrum Disorder
Early diagnosis and treatment of ASD can make a significant difference to children with ASD. Lindsay has years of experience in assessing and treating autism in children, teenagers, and adults.
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Parent-Child Relationship
Lindsay works with parents and their children to develop stronger relationships, improve communication, and encourage positive interaction, while offering parents individual coaching to help them implement strategies at home.
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School Consultation
Lindsay has experience cooperating with a child’s school and teachers to develop a detailed plan to help children who are displaying behavioural, emotional, or academic difficulties receive the right support.
Types of Assessments That Lindsay Provides
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ADHD Assessments
Lindsay provides ADHD Assessments for children, teens and adults. A professional ADHD assessment involves gathering information from multiple sources including an ADHD questionnaire, a detailed interview with the individual, as well as an interview with a parent or teacher who knows the individual well. Receiving an ADHD assessments helps an individual access important support services and resources.
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Gifted Assessments
Lindsay specializes in assessing giftedness in children and teenagers. She provides professional intelligence (IQ) assessments for children as young as 3 years old. These assessments are often necessary for admission into gifted kindergarten programs such as for Westmount Charter School Kindergarten in Calgary. Getting your child assessed early can help you better understand their weaknesses and nurture their strengths.
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Psychoeducational Assessments
Lindsay can administer a standardized assessment of your child’s cognitive, academic, developmental, social, emotional and behavioural functioning. Lindsay uses interviews, observation, academic achievements, and historical records to understand how your child processes information and learns. The assessment helps determine areas of strength and areas for growth.
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Autism Assessments
Lindsay has experience assessing and treating autism spectrum disorder in children and teenagers. Autism assessments include cognitive assessment, parent/teacher/caregiver interviews, questionnaires for adaptive functioning, social responsiveness and other areas of clinical concern, observation with other children if possible, and ADOS-2 administration and interpretation.
Lindsay’s Therapy Approaches
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy: Lindsay specializes in acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT). She has over 5 years of training and experience using this approach to help her clients embrace their thoughts and feelings rather than avoiding or fighting the situation. Acceptance and commitment therapy develops psychological flexibility that encourages a person to commit to facing a problem head on rather that allow avoidance, guilt and stress to guide the process.
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy: Lindsay specializes in cognitive behavioural therapy and has over 15 years of training and experience in treating children, teens and adults with this approach. Cognitive behavioural therapy is a very dynamic approach that is effective in treating a variety of mental health conditions. It involves recognizing and challenging unhelpful thoughts, beliefs and feelings that trigger feelings of anxiety, depression, anger or stress.
More About Lindsay
As a parent of two young boys, Lindsay understands the realities, challenges and real-life experience of incorporating new ideas into busy family life and parenting. When not working, she enjoys spending time with her husband, two boys, and their funny little beagle. Lindsay is a huge sports fan, from hockey to baseball, professional and college football. She also enjoys staying active by hiking or skiing when she can.