Dr. Bramilee Dhayanandhan, Ph.D., C.Psych.
I am a registered psychologist providing assessment, consultation, and treatment to children, adolescents, and families. I specialize in the treatment of trauma (including complex/developmental trauma , grief/loss, and PTSD), anxiety, depression, emotion dysregulation, externalizing difficulties (including oppositional defiant disorder and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder), emerging personality disorders, attachment disturbances, and parent-child relational difficulties. I also specialize in the provision of family therapy, parent coaching and consultation for families experiencing relational ruptures, conflict, and communication difficulties.
In addition, I have extensive experience conducting comprehensive psychological and psychoeducational assessments of children and teens with learning, attention, and developmental exceptionalities.
My practice is informed by evidence-based methods, with particular emphasis on emotion-focused, attachment/psychodynamic, dialectical-behavioural and cognitive-behavioural treatment modalities. As a practitioner, I strive to help create conditions where change is possible, by working with clients and their families to make meaning of their experiences, reduce painful emotions and problematic behaviours, learn and apply skillful behaviours, and cultivate acceptance and hope.
I received my Doctoral Degree in Clinical-Developmental Psychology from York University and completed my pre-doctoral internship at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health. I have worked in a range of hospital and community mental health settings including Lakeridge Health, CAMH, Kinark Child and Family Services, Reach out Centre for Kids, Breaking the Cycle (Mothercraft), Holland Bloorview Kids Rehab, and SickKids Hospital.
I have co-authored several publications and presented my research on parent-child relationships, and predictors of resilience in families facing psychosocial adversity, at numerous national and international conferences.
I have also been involved in mental health advocacy and community leadership, including serving 8 years on the Board of Directors of the Canadian Mental Health Association Durham. These experiences have been instrumental in forging my stance as an empathic, attuned, non-judgmental practitioner.