Children · Teens · Families

Understand your child’s needs and explore the next steps

We offer psychological assessments, therapy and academic intervention to help your family understand your child’s strengths and challenges and identify support suited to their needs.

Bright Lights Psychology Clinic
Toronto & Peterborough

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Your family’s next step

What brings you here?

You don’t need to have all the answers. Start with what you’ve noticed, and explore how we can help.

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Psychological assessments

Understand your child’s learning

Explore strengths and challenges in learning, attention and development. Get a clearer picture of your child’s needs.

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Child & teen therapy

Support emotional wellbeing

Find support for emotional, social or behavioural concerns, with space for children and teens to talk and build skills.

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Academic intervention

Build practical learning skills

One-to-one support with reading, writing, math, study skills and executive functioning, tailored to your child’s learning needs.

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Support for you, too

Parent consultations offer a place to talk through concerns and your child’s needs.

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Dr. Todd Cunningham
Dr. Todd CunninghamClinic Founder & Practice Supervisor

Psychology and learning, together

A team that sees the whole picture

Led by Dr. Todd Cunningham, Bright Lights brings together experience in psychology and education. We support children and teens with their mental health and the practical skills they use to learn.

Todd is a school and clinical psychologist whose work includes learning disabilities and assistive technology—tools that can make learning more accessible.

Watch Todd’s TEDx talkLearning differentlyAn educational talk on YouTube

A clear place to begin

What to expect

From your first question to your next step, here’s how to get started.

  1. Connect

    Explore a service or contact the clinic. We can help if you’re unsure where to start.

  2. Talk it through

    Initial parent consultations are with a registered psychologist. Academic intervention starts with the Academic Intervention Coordinator.

  3. Plan the next step

    Talk with the clinic about services that fit your child’s needs and what happens next.

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Helpful resources

Ideas for your family

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At home

Reading, homework and routines

Practical resources for learning and organization from the clinic’s library.

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At school

Preparing for high school

Explore the clinic’s guide to the move to high school and the questions it can bring.

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Watch & learn

Different ways to learn

Talks and ideas about learning, mental health and assistive technology.

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Here for your family

Let’s take the next step

You don’t have to figure it all out alone

Tell us what you’re looking for. We can help you understand where to start.