Dr. Laura Weinheimer

Who is Dr. Laura Weinheimer?

Dr. Laura Weinheimer is a Registered Psychologist with the College of Psychologists and Behaviour Analysts of Ontario, working with children, adolescents, adults, and families. She completed her Ph.D. in School and Clinical Child Psychology from OISE/University of Toronto and holds an M.Ed. in School Psychology from the University of British Columbia.
 

What does Dr. Laura Weinheimer specialize in?

She provides intake, psychoeducational and psychological assessment, and individual, group, and family therapy for children, youth, adults, and families. Her approach is theoretically integrative, drawing on attachment, cognitive-behavioural, emotion-focused, dialectical behavioural, narrative, psychodynamic, solution-focused, and systems therapies — tailored to help each client address challenges, achieve their goals, and thrive.
 

What is Dr. Laura Weinheimer's background and training?

Her doctoral dissertation explored suicidal thoughts and behaviors in individuals with intellectual disability, aiming to increase clinicians' and researchers' understanding of suicidality in this population. She completed her predoctoral internship at Reach Out Centre for Children, an agency providing mental health services to children, adolescents, and families in the Halton region, and has worked across community agency and school settings providing psychological services to children, adolescents, and adults.
 

A bit more about Dr. Laura Weinheimer

She has personal interests in attachment, trauma, mental health, intellectual disability, and developmental disabilities.