The toll your service has taken on your mental health isn’t always visible
The toll your service has taken on your mental health isn’t always visible, but it can impact many areas of your life.
Your experience deserves to be fully understood and accurately documented. My VAC disability benefits assessments provide Veterans Affairs Canada reviewers with a thorough, evidence-based account of your service history, your symptoms, and their impact on your life.
The effects of service-related mental health problems, including PTSD, can show up in ways you may not immediately recognize:
- Poor sleep or nightmares
- Memory and concentration problems
- Irritability, anger, or low patience
- Constantly being on alert or easily startled
- Unexplained physical pain
- Relationship struggles
- Depression, anxiety, or emotional numbness
- Loss of interest in things you once enjoyed
A Thorough 3-Part Assessment Process That Goes Beyond What’s Required
I’m an expert assessor who prepares rigorous, objective assessments that withstand the highest level of administrative scrutiny. This involves much more than simply completing the VAC medical questionnaire.
Your VAC assessment includes 3 components: gold-standard psychological testing, an in-depth clinical interview that explores your experiences in more depth than requested in the medical questionnaire, and, with your written consent, a review of any relevant collateral records to provide additional context and supporting information.
I take the time to provide a detailed report that gives a comprehensive picture of your experiences and how they have affected you. This helps ensure VAC reviewers have what they need to make an informed decision while avoiding information gaps that can lead to requests for clarification and delays in processing your claim.
My assessment reports have never been sent back with requests for more information. VAC reviewers have told me that they have never seen the level of detail I provide.
An Experienced Psychologist Who Understands Trauma, RCMP and CAF Cultures
I bring empathy, clinical objectivity, administrative precision, and nearly 2 decades of experience providing assessments and specialized trauma interventions to CAF and RCMP members and veterans who have experienced trauma. You won’t have to explain military or RCMP culture to me. You won’t have to translate rank, jargon, or context.
My combination of academic credentials, clinical expertise, and deep understanding of RCMP and CAF cultures shapes how I approach every assessment.
By the end of our assessment process, you’ll know that you were heard and understood, and your experience was documented as thoroughly and precisely as possible.
Schedule Your Free 15-minute Inquiry Call.
If you’re a serving RCMP or CAF member or veteran in British Columbia and your service has impacted your mental health, I’d be happy to hear from you.
Book your free 15-minute inquiry call. We’ll discuss your situation, what the assessment process involves, and whether working together is the right fit.
Consultation for Clinicians
If you’re a licensed or registered therapist working with military members, first responders, or other clients experiencing PTSD, C-PTSD, or other trauma-related issues, I offer consultation services. I bring extensive training in trauma and nearly 2 decades of experience with these populations to help you navigate the complex clinical issues inherent in this work.