Our Services
With you at every step of your journey.
We work with heart, clarity, and intention. Our services are grounded in trauma-informed care, clinical judgement, and a deep respect for the complexity of each person's story. We work with children, adolescents, adults, couples, and families navigating trauma, emotional distress, high-conflict dynamics, legal situations, and major life transitions with a strong commitment to first responders and helping professionals.
Therapy isn't about quick fixes, it's a relationship that meets you where you are. At Kaïa, our psychotherapy work is grounded in trauma-informed care and shaped to your specific story, pace, and goals.
Whether you're navigating a difficult moment or doing deeper work over the long term, your therapist will help you understand the patterns shaping your experience, build practical tools, and move toward what matters most to you.
Sessions typically run 50 minutes and meet weekly or biweekly, depending on what you and your therapist agree is right. We offer in-person sessions in our office and secure video sessions for clients who prefer to meet online.
FOR INDIVIDUALS · ADULTS & ADOLESCENTS
Psychotherapy
Individual therapy to strengthen emotional balance, foster self-understanding, and navigate life's challenges.
TYPES OF SESSIONS WE OFFER
Individual Psychotherapy
Counselling
Parent Coaching
Family Therapy
Child & Adolescent Therapy
Group Therapy
WHAT WE WORK ON
Trauma & PTSD · Anxiety & panic · Depression · Emotion regulation · Relationships · Burnout · Identity work
APPROACHES WE USE
DBT · CBT · ACT · Schema Therapy · Mindfulness · Emotion-Focused Therapy
PROVIDED BY
Dr. Précilia Hanan
Myriam Lecousy
Dr. Sarah Benkirane
Legal situations involving mental health, family dynamics, or trauma require careful, methodologically sound expertise. Our psycholegal services support individuals, families, lawyers, and judicial actors navigating complex situations where psychological evaluation intersects with legal decisions.
We conduct thorough, impartial assessments using validated psychometric tools, structured clinical interviews, and collaborative work with legal counsel. Every report is prepared to meet court standards and is delivered with clarity, professionalism, and care for the people whose lives are affected by these decisions.
Mandates typically run over several weeks and may include file review, multiple clinical interviews, psychometric testing, third-party interviews, and the preparation of a detailed written report. Our experts also appear as witnesses before the Superior Court.
FOR LEGAL & COURT CONTEXTS
Psycholegal Services
Independent, evidence-based psychosocial expertise in legal and judicial contexts.
SERVICES WE OFFER
Psycholegal Expertise: comprehensive psychological evaluations
Psychosocial Expertise: neutral evaluations of parenting capacity, custody, family dynamics
PIFE Intervention : parent-child relationship repair in high-conflict separation or parental alienation contexts
Family Therapy for High-Conflict Families : therapeutic intervention parallel to court processes
Court-mandated Psychotherapy: clinical therapy in legal contexts (trauma therapy for victims, support for parents in custody disputes)
Consultation with Lawyers : case review, strategy, critique of opposing experts, report preparation
First Responder Services : specialized support in legal/forensic contexts
TYPES OF MANDATES
Parental capacity evaluations · Child custody & access assessments · Risk & safety evaluations · Credibility assessments · Psychosocial evaluations for the Superior Court · Expert witness testimony
WHAT'S INCLUDED
File review · Structured clinical interviews · Psychometric measures · Collaboration with legal partners · Written report · Testimony if required
PROVIDED BY
Dr. Précilia Hanan
Mélyna Lebel
Caroline Chaput
Family life is complicated. Whether you're navigating separation, co-parenting challenges, a child or teen who's struggling, or coordinating with schools, community services, or youth protection — our social workers bring decades of combined experience helping families find their footing.
Psychosocial services are practical and goal-oriented. We work with the full picture: the people, the relationships, the systems involved, and the real-world constraints that shape what's possible. Sessions are often more frequent at the start and taper as the work progresses.
Our social workers (S.W.) are also recognized as expert witnesses before the Superior Court, bringing rigorous psychosocial expertise to complex family situations.
FOR FAMILIES, PARENTS & CHILDREN
Psychosocial Services
Practical, structured, system-oriented intervention for real-life family functioning.
WHO IT'S FOR
Families navigating conflict or separation
Co-parents building healthier collaboration
Parents of children with behavioural/emotional concerns
Families involved with DPJ or school authorities
WHAT WE WORK ON
Family conflict & co-parenting · Parent–child relational difficulties · Behavioural & emotional concerns in children · Family mediation (médiation familiale) · Adjustment to separation/family transitions · Coordination with schools, DPJ, community services
PROVIDED BY
Caroline Chaput, S.W.
Camille Laberge, S.W.
Mélyna Lebel, S.W.
Orel Waknin
Dedicated pages: Family Mediation · Co-parenting Support
Every relationship hits hard stretches, communication that breaks down, trust that needs rebuilding, distance that's crept in, or the strain of separation and co-parenting. Couple's therapy at Kaïa is a space to slow down, understand the patterns, and find a way forward.
You'll be matched with the right specialist — Camille for relationship and co-parenting support, or Aimée for intimacy and sexual concerns. In person or online, in English or French.
From $185 · 50 min · in person or online
For couples & relationships
Couples & Relationship Therapy
Reconnect, communicate, and move forward together.
WHO IT'S FOR
Couples at any stage dating, married, or separating · Partners struggling to communicate or rebuild trust · Couples navigating intimacy or sexual concerns · Parents managing separation or co-parenting
WHAT WE WORK ON
Communication & recurring conflict · Trust & connection · Intimacy & sexual difficulties · Separation & co-parenting · Major transitions · Feeling distant or disconnected
PROVIDED BY
Sexology and couple's therapy address some of the most intimate and often most isolating aspects of being human and the work happens in a space designed to be safe, respectful, and free of judgement.
Our sexologist works with adults, adolescents, couples, and families navigating sexual difficulties, relational challenges, intimate violence, and questions of identity or desire. The approach is humanist and cognitive-behavioural, oriented toward solutions and centred on your strengths and goals.
FOR COUPLES & INTIMATE CONCERNS
Sexology
A safe, non-judgmental space to explore intimacy, relationships, and sexual wellbeing.
WHO IT'S FOR
Adults navigating sexual difficulties · Adolescents & young adults exploring identity, orientation, sexuality · Survivors of sexual or intimate partner violence · Individuals concerned about problematic sexual behaviours
WHAT WE WORK ON
Sexual difficulties (desire, function, satisfaction) · Sexual trauma & intimate partner violence · Problematic pornography use · Sexual compulsions & preoccupations · Orientation & identity · Sex education
PROVIDED BY
Sometimes therapy is the right path. Sometimes medication is. Often, it's both, coordinated thoughtfully. Our psychiatric services provide medical evaluation, diagnosis, and ongoing medication management as part of a complete approach to mental health care.
Initial psychiatric consultations are 60–90 minutes. Follow-up appointments are typically 30 minutes and may be scheduled weekly, monthly, or quarterly depending on your treatment plan. Psychiatric services are available in-person and via telepsychiatry.
Our psychiatrist works closely with our psychologists, social workers, and other clinicians to ensure your care is integrated and coordinated not fragmented.
FOR MEDICATION & MEDICAL EVALUATION
Psychiatry
Medical evaluation, diagnosis, and medication management by an experienced psychiatrist.
WHO IT'S FOR
Adults considering or taking psychiatric medication
Adolescents/young adults requiring medical evaluation
Children (with parent involvement) where psychiatric assessment is indicated
Anyone seeking an independent medical opinion
WHAT WE OFFER
Psychiatric consultations & diagnosis · Medication initiation, management, review · Independent medical evaluations · Treatment for anxiety, depression, ADHD, mood disorders & complex presentations · Telepsychiatry for ongoing care
PROVIDED BY
Dr. Joan Tucker, MD
Licensed in QC & ON · McGill & University of Toronto · 25+ years experience · Child & Adolescent Psychiatry fellowship
A good assessment doesn't just produce a diagnosis — it produces understanding. Our assessments are conducted by doctoral-level clinicians (and supervised psychometrists) following OPQ standards, with the goal of giving you genuinely useful information about how you or your child function and what would help.
The process typically involves an initial intake interview, a series of testing sessions , and a feedback session where we walk through the report with you. We provide a clear written report with practical recommendations for therapy, school, work, or family.
Assessments can be conducted in English or French. .
FOR CLARITY, DIAGNOSIS & PLANNING
Assessment Services
Comprehensive psychological assessments to clarify functioning and guide next steps.
TYPES OF ASSESSMENTS
Psychological Assessment: general evaluation of emotional, behavioural, and cognitive functioning
Psychoeducational: learning disabilities, academic functioning, school accommodations
ADHD Assessment: children and adults, attention, executive functioning, self-regulation
Psychodiagnostic: mood, anxiety, personality, complex presentations
Psychosocial: family dynamics, parent-child relationships
WHAT'S INCLUDED
Initial intake interview · Multiple testing sessions with validated instruments · Detailed written report (15–30 pages) · Feedback session · Practical recommendations for school, work, family, or treatment
PROVIDED BY
Dr. Précilia Hanan
Myriam Lecousy
Some things shift faster in a group. Groups and workshops at Kaïa are structured, time-limited, and designed to teach concrete skills you can use right away, whether that's regulating intense emotions, navigating high-conflict co-parenting, or rebuilding after burnout.
Closed groups typically meet weekly ; open workshops are usually half-day or full-day intensives. Programs are announced quarterly and limited in size to allow for real connection and skill practice.
If you're a first responder, a parent of a struggling teen, or a helping professional dealing with burnout, there's likely a group designed with you in mind.
FOR GROUPS, SKILLS & CONNECTION
Groups & Workshops
Skill-based group programs grounded in evidence-based frameworks.
GROUP THEMES WE OFFER
Emotion regulation (DBT-informed) · Stress, burnout & self-care · Interpersonal effectiveness · Parenting & co-parenting in high-conflict contexts · Personal growth & identity work · Trauma-informed group support
SPECIALTY PROGRAMMING FOR
Adolescents (mood, anxiety, social skills) · Parents & co-parents · First responders & helping professionals
FORMAT
Closed groups · Open workshops · Schedules announced quarterly
The same expertise we bring to individual care, we bring to organizations. Our community services support schools, community organizations, public-sector teams, and private workplaces looking to strengthen their programs, deepen trauma-informed practice, and improve wellbeing for the people they serve and employ.
We work through a structured process: starting with an initial consultation to understand your context, conducting program evaluations to identify needs and opportunities, and supporting implementation of evidence-informed change. Every project starts with a conversation and is tailored to your context.
We work with public schools, private organizations, first responder agencies, and community-based mental health initiatives across Quebec.
FOR SCHOOLS, ORGANIZATIONS & COMMUNITY GROUPS
Community Services
Consulting, training, and program development for organizations doing meaningful work.
WHO WE WORK WITH
Public & private schools · Community-based mental health organizations · First responder agencies (police, fire, paramedic, correctional, dispatch) · Helping professional teams · Private workplaces investing in employee wellbeing
CONSULTATION & EVALUATION
Initial Consultation — intake to clarify goals, stakeholders, scope, next steps
Program Evaluation (Needs Assessment) — understand current challenges, strengths, unmet needs via surveys, interviews, focus groups
Program Design (Assessment) — examines whether a program's structure logically supports its goals
Implementation Assessment — evaluates how a program is delivered vs. its planned design
Ongoing Monitoring & Evaluation — regular follow-up to track progress and refine based on data
DESIGN, TRAINING & SUPPORT
Program Design (Intervention) — evidence-informed strategy with clear action steps and timelines
Implementation Support — hands-on guidance putting changes into practice
Specialized Support for First Responders — psychoeducational workshops on crisis management, stress regulation, resilience-building
Staff Training & Capacity Building — training on evidence-informed practices, mental health literacy, crisis response
Customized Training Programs — fully tailored training around specific organizational priorities
FORMAT
One-time workshops · Multi-session training series · Ongoing consulting partnerships · All tailored to your organization's context
Our approach
We don't do surface-level healing. We do work that holds people, families, and communities.
Whether you're seeking therapy, assessment, psycholegal or psychosocial expertise, or group interventions, you'll be met with presence, honesty, and care at your pace, and with your goals at the centre.