Sensory Processing Disorders and Self-Regulation Problems
Sensory processing disorders (SPDs) are problems with misinterpreting everyday sensory information such as touch, sound, taste, movement and smells. At the hypersensitivity end, this can lead to the person becoming easily overwhelmed by seemingly normal sensations of touch, sound or other senses. Behaviours like rage, tantrums, anxiety or avoidance may result. At the other extreme, hyposensitive or under-sensitive individuals may inappropriately seek out excess sensory stimuli such as movement, touch and sound.
Counselling and Therapy
Publicly Funded / Free Services
130 Pembroke Street West, Pembroke, ON, K8A 5M8 Map
613-735-2374 x18004651870
Area Served: Renfrew County
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All ages
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401 Smyth Road, Ottawa, ON, K1H 8L1 Map
613-737-7600
Area Served: LHIN Champlain
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Up to 17 years
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395 Smyth Road, Ottawa, ON, K1H 8L2 Map
613-737-0871
Area Served: LHIN Champlain
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Up to 18 years
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ON, Canada
Area Served: Canada
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All ages
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Private Practice Professionals and Commercial Businesses
Room for Growth Counselling Services
361 Catherine st, Pembroke, ON, K8A 1W1 Map
613-854-4283
Area Served: Renfrew County
Accepting patients: Yes
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All ages
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Danya Daccash, Private Practice Psychotherapist
ON, Canada
613-701-9688
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18 years and up
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The Holding Space: Virtual & Mobile Counselling & Family Care
33497 Bevan Ave., Abbotsford, BC, V2S 6H5
604-217-7134
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All ages
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Good Call Counselling Services
Pembroke, ON Map
613-404-3240
Area Served: Renfrew County
Accepting patients: Yes
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18 years and up
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Amanda Telford
201 Daniel Street South, Arnprior, ON, K7S 2L9 Map
613-218-0249
Area Served: Renfrew County
Accepting patients: Yes
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12 - 65 years
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BC, Canada
Area Served: Canada
Accepting patients: Yes
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All ages
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Day treatment programs
Publicly Funded / Free Services
ON, Canada
613-833-0497
Area Served: LHIN Champlain
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4 - 18 years
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1145 Carling Avenue, Ottawa, ON, K1Z 7K4 Map
613-722-6521
Area Served: LHIN Champlain
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16 years and up
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Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) teams
Publicly Funded / Free Services
1145 Carling Avenue, Ottawa, ON, K1Z 7K4 Map
613-722-6521
Area Served: LHIN Champlain
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16 years and up
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Self-help, Mutual Aid and Support Groups
Publicly Funded / Free Services
Private Practice Professionals and Commercial Businesses
Room for Growth Counselling Services
361 Catherine st, Pembroke, ON, K8A 1W1 Map
613-854-4283
Area Served: Renfrew County
Accepting patients: Yes
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All ages
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Community Health and Resource Centres
Publicly Funded / Free Services
ON, Canada
Area Served: Canada
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All ages
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Private Practice Professionals and Commercial Businesses
Room for Growth Counselling Services
361 Catherine st, Pembroke, ON, K8A 1W1 Map
613-854-4283
Area Served: Renfrew County
Accepting patients: Yes
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All ages
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General Community Mental Health Services
Publicly Funded / Free Services
ON, Canada
Area Served: Canada
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All ages
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Private Practice Professionals and Commercial Businesses
Room for Growth Counselling Services
361 Catherine st, Pembroke, ON, K8A 1W1 Map
613-854-4283
Area Served: Renfrew County
Accepting patients: Yes
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All ages
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Danya Daccash, Private Practice Psychotherapist
ON, Canada
613-701-9688
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18 years and up
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Other
Publicly Funded / Free Services
1145 Carling Avenue, Ottawa, ON, K1Z 7K4 Map
Area Served: LHIN Champlain
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16 years and up
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600 Sanatorium Road, London, ON, N6H 3W7 Map
519-858-2774
Areas Served: Ontario, Middlesex County
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Up to 18 years
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ON, Canada
Area Served: Ontario
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All ages
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ON, Canada
Area Served: Canada
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All ages
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Private Practice Professionals and Commercial Businesses
2270 St. Laurent Blvd, Ottawa, ON, K1G 6C4 Map
613-558-0980
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All ages
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Jodi Cotnam - Occupational Therapist
ON, Canada
613-293-3360
Area Served: Renfrew County
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All ages
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Gledhill Psychotherapy
1035 O’Brien Road, Renfrew, ON, K7V 0B3 Map
613-212-0076
Area Served: Renfrew County
Accepting patients: Unknown
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All ages
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SPROUT Occupational Therapy
14B Mill Street, Almonte, ON, K0A 1A0 Map
613-299-6936
Areas Served: Ottawa-Carleton, Lanark County, Renfrew County
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Up to 18 years
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1. Interactive Metronome (IM)
Interactive Metronome® (IM) is a therapeutic brain training program that helps people with timing, attention, impulse control, coordination and regulation.
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2. Safe and Sound Protocol (SSP)
The Safe and Sound Protocol, developed by Dr. Porges, is a five-day intervention designed to reduce stress and auditory sensitivity while enhancing capacity for social engagement and emotional resilience. It is an auditory intervention (distinct from auditory integration training) where the person wears headphones that play specially formulated music for up to one hour on five consecutive days. It can be done in the office of a trained clinician (e.g. occupational therapist) or in the comfort of the person's home.
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3. Visual Stress
Visual stress is a visual perceptual processing condition that affects how visual information is interpreted by the brain and interferes with reading, attention, coordination, general health and behaviour. This is different from problems involving sight or sharpness of vision and can occur despite normal vision. Classic symptoms include light sensitivity, headaches from reading, and problems reading because the white “page appears too bright” or the words appear to be "moving, flashing, or jumping on the page". As reading is such a key skill for school and life in general, problems with reading can thus lead to significant impairment. The good news is that appropriate intervention can make a significant improvement and for many individuals, one of the interventions is as simple as specific colour filters.
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