Psychological Assessment & Psychotherapy

Dr. Bolton specializes in the treatment of trauma, with a particular focus on operational stress injuries for first responders. Dr. Bolton's professional experience working within a variety of hospital, correctional, psychiatric facilities, and OSI clinic settings gives her a fulsome understanding of the challenges faced by first responders and those working within complex organizations (such as policing, CSC and armed forces). Dr. Bolton is trained in evidenced based trauma treatments (including that of Cognitive Processing Therapy, and Prolonged Exposure Treatments), and provides  assessment, intervention and therapeutic services to treat PTSD and Trauma Related Disorders. 

Secondly, Dr. Bolton provides assessment and treatment for a wide variety of presenting issues including but not limited to anxiety disorders, mood disorders and occupational & relational difficulties.  In addition, she offers services to those who experience emotion regulation problems caused by personality disorders.

Dr. Bolton provides the following forms of psychological assessments

- Psychodiagnostic assessment to assess for major mental illness and disability.

- Psychoeducational assessment for purposes of assessing mental acuity, memory and abilities (typically used for accommodation requirements for postsecondary, or for baseline analysis for queried cognitive concerns).

- Mental wellness assessments for frontline providers (OSI prevention and identification)

- Forensic psychological risk assessments

We follow the CPO guidelines for service provision, and virtual options for psychological intervention are available. Online sessions are held from the safety of your own home is convenient for you.