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  • Psychotherapy is the treatment of mental disorders by psychological rather than medical means

    Psychotherapy refers to a range of treatments that can help with mental health problems, emotional challenges, and some psychiatric disorders. It aims to enable patients, or clients, to understand their feelings, and what makes them feel positive, anxious, or depressed.

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  • Counselling. . . . the provision of professional assistance and guidance in resolving personal or psychological problems.

    The counselling process is a planned, structured dialogue between a counsellor and a client. • It is a cooperative process in which a trained professional helps a person called the client to identify sources of difficulties or concerns that he or she is experiencing.

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  • Psychometric tests are a standard and scientific method used to measure individuals' mental capabilities and behavioural style.

    The ability to measure these characteristics enhances decision making for recruitment and selection, individual and team development, organizational change and career directions.

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  • Hypnotherapy can assist with addictions, anxiety, phobias, substance abuse including tobacco, undesirable spontaneous behaviors, and bad habits..

    Hypnotherapy is a type of complementary medicine in which hypnosis is used to create a state of focused attention and increased suggestibility during which positive suggestions and guided imagery are used to help individuals deal with a variety of concerns and issues.

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  • Acupuncture is the ancient art of healing developed over thousands of years as part of the traditional medicine of China, Japan and other Eastern countries.

    Acupuncture involves the insertion of very fine needles into the skin at specific points in order to restore the natural movement of Qi to bring the body into a balanced state of being.

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Assessing Your Child's Learning Difficulty or Learning Disability

If you or your child's teacher sees that your child may have trouble learning, you should probably pursue a learning disabilities assessment. First, have the child's hearing and vision tested. Perhaps they just need a hearing aid or a pair of glasses. If hearing and vision are fine, then the child should receive a Learning Disabilities (LD) evaluation.


At Mindtherapy Foundation we perform -

  • Diagnosis of Learning Disabilities (Testing includes evaluation of intelligence, all processing areas, and all academic achievement areas)

  • IQ Testing

  • Assessments for Specialized Education Needs

  • Vocabulary and language assessment

  • Progress measurement

  • Psychometric Testing

  • What Is a Learning Disability?

    Unlike other disabilities, such as paralysis or blindness, a learning disability (LD) is a hidden handicap. A learning disability doesn't disfigure or leave visible signs that would invite others to be understanding or offer support.

    LD is a disorder that affects people's ability to either interpret what they see and hear or to link information from different parts of the brain. These limitations can show up in many ways--as specific difficulties with spoken and written language, coordination, self-control, or attention. Such difficulties extend to schoolwork and can impede learning to read or write, or to do math.

    Learning disabilities can be lifelong conditions that, in some cases, affect many parts of a person's life: school or work, daily routines, family life, and sometimes even friendships and play. In some people, many overlapping learning disabilities may be apparent. Other people may have a single, isolated learning problem that has little impact on other areas of their lives.


    Why evaluate?

    There are many reasons why kids are referred for evaluation, a process that includes review of the child’s school record, observation, interviews, and testing. If you suspect your child may have a learning disability and be in need of special education services, here are signs to look for:

  • His teacher expresses concern about his progress
  • His report cards grades are poor — some D's and F's
  • He's starting to have behavior problems at school
  • He complains daily about how hard school is
  • He isn't progressing or benefiting from his general education program
  • He regularly struggles with homework

  • How Are Learning Disabilities First Identified?

    Parents are usually the first to notice obvious delays in their child reaching early milestones. The pediatrician may observe more subtle signs of minor neurological damage, such as a lack of coordination. But the classroom teacher, in fact, may be the first to notice the child's persistent difficulties in reading, writing, or arithmetic. As school tasks become more complex, a child with a learning disability may have problems mentally juggling more information.

    The learning problems of children who are quiet and polite in school may go unnoticed. Children with above average intelligence, who manage to maintain passing grades despite their disability, are even less likely to be identified. Children with hyperactivity, on the other hand, will be identified quickly by their impulsive behavior and excessive movement. Hyperactivity usually begins before age 4 but may not be recognized until the child enters school.

    What should parents, doctors, and teachers do if critical developmental milestones haven't appeared by the usual age? Sometimes it's best to allow a little more time, simply for the brain to mature a bit. But if a milestone is already long delayed, if there's a history of learning disabilities in the family, or if there are several delayed kills, the child should be professionally evaluated as soon as possible.



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    In Brief

    Psychotherapy is concerned with the person as a whole: their life history, their past and present relationships, and both their conscious & unconscious.

    The relationship between the therapist and the client facilitates self-discovery, change and growth. It is a process which requires time and regular attendance at sessions.

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    The following issues, mild or not, indicate whether a professional is required to help resolve these. Third-party intervention generally does not necessarily mean an in depth therapy. In some cases a simple consultation would be adequate. If you present with one or more of the issues listed below, you may want to consider visiting your general practitioner. That is, to understand and become more knowledgeable of the way medical issues could play a role in your distress in one or more issues listed below, you could be prompted to visit your General Practitioner. Together with this we recommend you to see a mental health professional as well.

  • If harmony in your family or in your relationship has been disturbed (even in the case of one that does not exist).
  • If you have been living devoid of happiness and contentment over a period of time.
  • If you are feeling tired constantly or have difficulty in falling asleep (partly due to medical issues, work related, or jet lag).
  • If you have been feeling low or in a bad mood over a period of time.
  • If you feel helpless or hopeless over a period of time, or if you feel bad about yourself; hate, blame, or despise yourself; feeling that you "want to put an end to all this".
  • If you often experience anger, or hear people tell you that you are angry very often
  • If you feel that you are losing control (shouting, or being pre-occupied with what other people say or do or may be doing; or if people accuse you of assuming too much control.
  • If you behave in a manner that is not work related or otherwise objectively necessary. Such behaviors may be related to cleaning or eating; or thinking often about one particular thing, such as eating, or the way you look - as examples.
  • If people tell you that you have a drinking problem or if you feel that you sometimes drink alcohol to get rid of a problem. The same is true of other chemical substances.
  • If you feel that sometimes you have a problem concentrating, keeping track of your thoughts, or being productive, over a period of time.
  • If you often experience internal tension, either psychological or physical (e.g., being on-guard, alert, or fearful/anxious) or in your body (muscle tension, headache, butterflies in the stomach, difficulties in breathing, tension in your chest, etc.), and the tension is not (only) due to a well-defined issue such as heart disease.
  • If you sometimes feel as if you are going mad; if you feel extreme fear related to a particular event or issue (even when there is a real danger involved).
  • If you went through a traumatic or dramatic event (even a minor one).
  • If the word "failure" seem to appear too often in your life or thoughts.
  • If you or someone very close to you behaves in a way that simply feels weird.
  • If you sometimes feel that your thoughts are running "fantastically" and you feel exhausted but still your thoughts continue to run. (This is NOT to say: if you are intelligent, then you need help. Think about the exhaustion.)