INITIAL CONSULTATION (NOT AVAILABLE)

Finding the Right Match

In the initial consultation, or intake, you will meet with Dr. Buick to discuss your needs and personal history. It will also allow you to determine whether she is the right fit for you. For therapy clients, research has shown that finding a psychologist with whom you feel a connection is vital to the therapeutic process. While it is typical to feel nervous or uncomfortable during the first few sessions, you will want to make sure that you begin to feel understood and connected. Because it is important that everyone receives the highest available quality of care, Dr. Buick will assess each individual situation to determine whether she has the availability and expertise to provide the requested services.

INDIVIDUAL THERAPY (NOT AVAILABLE)

Direct and Supportive

Dr. Buick uses a direct, supportive approach to therapy. She believes that reframing unhelpful thoughts into more adaptive ones is imperative in resolving many of the issues people face. Accordingly, she employs evidence-supported treatments derived from cognitive-behavioral and positive psychology theories to help clients manage depression, anxiety, bipolar symptoms, daily stress, grief and loss, and relationship issues. She has experience with Critical Incident Stress Management and treating posttraumatic stress, and enjoys working with all individuals, including first responders, military veterans, 65+ individuals, older adolescents, LGBTQ+ persons, and women in the peripartum and postpartum stages.

FORENSIC ASSESSMENT (NOT AVAILABLE)

Working with the Legal System

Forensic evaluations entail the assessment of individuals involved in the legal system for a variety of reasons. While earning her doctorate, Dr. Buick completed all of the coursework and training for a concentration in Forensic Psychology and has performed evaluations for testamentary capacity, competency, guardianship, disability, and risk of harm to self and others. Throughout her training she has evaluated patients in a state psychiatric hospital, juvenile detention center, and the psychiatric unit of a medical hospital. Referrals from judges, attorneys, nurse case managers, physicians, estate planners, and others are welcome.

NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT (NOT AVAILABLE)

Evaluation & Treatment

Neuropsychological evaluations involve testing of various cognitive abilities, which allows the neuropsychologist to acquire information about a patient’s functioning in the realms of intellectual, motor, memory, behavior, language, and executive functioning. This data, combined with an individual's personal history, can help provide a diagnosis and specific recommendations for treatment. Dr. Buick has completed thousands of hours of psychological and neuropsychological testing with pediatric, adult, and geriatric populations. Common referrals are for autism, neurodevelopmental disabilities, learning problems, and ADHD.

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