“You can discover more about a person in an hour of play than in a year of conversation” -Plato
Creative Minds is proud to operate two clinics, with our original location in Medicine Hat, Alberta, and our newest clinic in Coquitlam, British Columbia. Our multidisciplinary team includes Clinical Counsellors, Social Workers, Family Coaches, and Psychologists, all working together to provide comprehensive supports to individuals and families.
Our Clinical Director, Zoila Carolina Hall, is a Registered Psychologist and Certified Play Therapy Supervisor with extensive experience working across both clinics. She is dedicated to fostering a collaborative and client-centered approach to care, specializing in assessments and clinical interventions for children, adolescents, and families. Under her leadership, Creative Minds continues to deliver high-quality, inclusive mental health services to diverse communities.
Carolina offers a combination of in-clinic and virtual psychological counselling, consultation, and assessment services to a wide range of individuals (children, adolescents, and adults), couples, and families.
She is trained as a Certified Play Therapy Supervisor with extensive experience and training in trauma (both trained in EMDR and the Neurosequential Model of Therapeutics). She also recently received training using Exposure Response Therapy for OCD. Practice areas include counselling children, youth and adults that are experiencing relationship difficulties, depression, stress/anxiety, struggle to manage emotions, have experienced trauma and/or other difficulties impacting their quality of life.
Along with her over 20 years of experience working as a Behavioral Consultant and Psychologist, she was also trained using the Gold Standard for assessing Autism (ADOS/ADIR) along with other complementary assessments (Psycho-educational and ADHD Assessments for children & adults.
In order to make an informed decision about whether one of our therapists is the “right” therapist for you or your family, or for more information about their approach and practice, please feel free to check out their individual profiles under “team” or contact our office to speak to Shelly!
Main office: (403) 952-7583 or through email clinic@creativemindsconsultingservices.com
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As we move through life, many different issues can arise, and at times, exhaust our usual resources to cope. These changes, or issues may cause us to experience anxiety, grief, divorce, family conflicts, depression, trauma and much more. You can use psychotherapy to provide direction, and learn how to remove barriers that prevent you from experiencing the happiness you deserve.
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Is stress overriding fun and enjoyment in your family? Is there intense conflict and you wish family members could communicate with each other without fighting? Or does your child have a new diagnosis that your family would like to learn more about/new ways of connecting? Family therapy can help family members reconnect so that individuals feel more understood, supported, and respected.
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A thorough psycho educational assessment or socio-emotional assessment (Autism/ADHD) can help by making sense of your child's struggles; providing information behind the challenges/strengths. Furthermore, creating a picture of your child's unique learning profile, by assessing current cognitive functioning and gaining insight into strengths and weaknesses, cognitively, academically, and emotionally.
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Consultation can provide insight into your child’s behaviours and enhance your parenting strategies so that you can feel in control again. In this unique role, we use a collaborative approach that recognizes the importance of working with all types of professionals to develop a treatment plan that is holistic and inclusive of the whole family. Read more…