What do psychologists do?

Psychologists provide a wide range of services, including:

Psychological diagnosis

Through discussion and testing, where applicable, the psychologist assesses your resources, strengths, limitations and difficulties, which may affect your thinking, mood or behaviour. The aim of the psychological diagnosis is to identify your problem and determine an appropriate intervention or treatment plan.

Only psychologists are qualified to make a psychological diagnosis.

Neuropsychological diagnosis

The neuropsychologist uses a number of tests and questionnaires to assess various cognitive functions, including attention, memory, reasoning and organizational skills. These tools are chosen according to your specific problems and personal characteristics. The neuropsychologist interprets the results and makes a neuropsychological diagnosis to determine whether you have cognitive disorders and to specify their nature and severity. The neuropsychologist can make personalized recommendations and, if necessary, give an opinion on the relationship between your cognitive disorders and a specific brain dysfunction.

Psychotherapy

During psychotherapy sessions, you and the psychologist explore in greater depth the thoughts, emotions, behaviours or habits that have prompted you to seek help. Psychotherapy is an effective treatment that can take many forms, depending on the approach and techniques advocated by the psychologist.