Lalonde Psychology

Transform your life with Lalonde Psychology

Individual Therapy for Adults

Dr. Carmen Lalonde and the clinicians at Lalonde Psychology provide personalized, empathetic, evidence-based therapy to individuals seeking to make positive changes in their lives and relationships. She collaborates with you to identify the underlying causes of your problems and supports you in achieving long-term improvements and transformation. Dr. Lalonde and clinicians at Lalonde Psychology specialize in treating complex disorders, including borderline personality disorder, mood and bipolar disorders, anxiety disorders, and substance abuse. The clinicians at Lalonde Psychology also have extensive experience in offering therapy and support for adults with neurodiversity (ASD and ADHD). Dr. Lalonde and the clinicians at Lalonde Psychology have undergone extensive training in various interventions, including Dialectical Behavioural Therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Internal Family Systems, Emotionally Focused Therapy, Mentalization-Based Therapy, Mindfulness, Relational and Attachment Therapy, and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy. All of the clinicians at Lalonde Psychology will work collaboratively with you to determine the most effective approach for your specific needs.

Individual Therapy for Children and Youth

Dr. Carmen Lalonde and clinicians at Lalonde Psychology offer personalized therapy programs tailored to meet parents' and their children's unique needs and goals. She is highly skilled in working with children and youth facing a broad range of issues, including mood disorders, anxiety, behavioural disorders, emotional dysregulation, suicide and self-harm, substance abuse, trauma, adoption and attachment issues, as well as difficulties related to Autism and learning differences. The clinicians at Lalonde Psychology are compassionate therapists who have extensive training in DBT-C, DBT-A, play therapy, CBT for children and youth, behavioural therapy, and other developmentally designed, evidence-based interventions.

Couples Therapy

Dr. Carmen Lalonde and clinicians at Lalonde Psychology will help you strengthen your relationship with evidence-based couples therapy techniques, including DBT for high-conflict couples, Emotion-Focused Therapy for Couples, SAGE, Behavioural Therapy for Couples, Internal Family Systems, and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Couples.

Family Therapy

Dr. Carmen Lalonde and the clinicians at Lalonde Psychology provide family therapy services to enhance family relationships, communication, and conflict resolution. The clinicians at Lalonde Psychology utilize a compassionate approach and employ various techniques, such as Bowen Family Systems, Internal Family Systems, Emotion-Focused Family Therapy, and DBT for Families.

Parenting Therapy

Dr. Carmen Lalonde and clinicians at Lalonde Psychology are therapists who use a compassionate, DBT-and attachment-focused approach to help parents improve their relationships with their children. At Lalonde Psychology, the goal is to help parents improve their communication with their children, resolve conflicts, and develop parenting skills that are balanced, clear, loving and confident. Dr. Lalonde and clinicians at Lalonde Psychology have expertise in working with parents of children who have severe mental health issues, such as suicidal and self-harming behaviours, emotion dysregulation, emerging and developed personality disorders, behavioural disorders, attachment issues, and substance use.

Group Therapy

Dr. Carmen Lalonde and clinicians at Lalonde Psychology offer various group therapy modalities, including comprehensive DBT skills training, group therapy for substance use, seeking safety trauma therapy groups, and circle of security parenting groups.

Trauma Therapy

Dr. Carmen Lalonde and clinicians at Lalonde Psychology provide trauma-informed therapy to people of all ages, treating PTSD, complex PTSD, grief, complex loss, and other trauma and stressor-related disorders. Dr. Lalonde and clinicians at Lalonde Psychology use a variety of evidence-based approaches, including Internal Family Systems, Cognitive Processing Therapy, Prolonged Exposure Therapy, Written Exposure Therapy, DBT-PE, and Emotion-Focused Therapy for Trauma, to help their clients move toward healing, growth, and freedom.

Consultation and Trainings

Dr. Carmen Lalonde is a board-certified clinician in Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT). She provides training and consultation for clinics, hospitals, and community-based programs that want to improve their skills in offering DBT or developing comprehensive DBT programs. Dr. Lalonde is committed to providing high-quality training to clinicians in adherent DBT therapy for children, adolescents, adults, families, and parents.

In addition to her services related to DBT, Dr. Lalonde also provides training and workshops on a variety of other topics, including personality disorders, relationships, gender affirming care, and mental health needs across the lifespan.

Therapy Approaches We Offer

Please reach out to us via the Contact Page if you have questions about the type of therapies offered at Lalonde Psychology

Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT)

DBT teaches practical skills for managing intense emotions, tolerating distress, and building healthier relationships, balancing acceptance with meaningful change. It is one of the most effective treatments for borderline personality disorder, suicidal and self-harming behaviours, emotion dysregulation, and substance use, with adapted versions for children (DBT-C), adolescents (DBT-A), families, couples, and parents.

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)

CBT helps you notice the connections between your thoughts, feelings, and behaviours, and gently shift the patterns that keep you stuck. It is a well-researched, practical approach used to treat anxiety, depression, mood disorders, and many other concerns in children, youth, adults, and couples.

Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP)

ERP helps you gradually face the thoughts and situations that trigger anxiety while learning to resist the compulsions or avoidance that keep it going. It is the gold-standard treatment for obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and is also effective for phobias and related anxiety conditions.

Emotion-Focused Therapy (EFT)

EFT helps you understand, make sense of, and transform difficult emotions rather than avoid them, using emotion as a guide toward healing. It is used with individuals, couples, and families to address depression, relationship distress, trauma, and long-standing emotional pain.

Internal Family Systems (IFS)

IFS views the mind as made up of different "parts" — protective, wounded, and wise — and helps you build a compassionate relationship with each of them. It is a gentle, non-pathologizing approach used to heal trauma, anxiety, depression, shame, and inner conflict.

Mentalization-Based Therapy

Mentalization therapy strengthens your ability to understand your own mind and the minds of others — what you and the people around you are thinking and feeling. It is especially helpful for personality disorders, emotion dysregulation, and relationship difficulties.

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)

ACT helps you make room for difficult thoughts and feelings instead of struggling against them, so you can focus your energy on living according to your values. It is effective for anxiety, depression, chronic stress, and substance use.

Behavioural Activation Therapy

Behavioural Activation helps you gradually re-engage with meaningful, rewarding activities, gently reversing the withdrawal and inactivity that depression creates. It is a straightforward, well-researched treatment for depression and low mood.

Mindfulness-Based Therapy

Mindfulness practices teach you to observe your thoughts, emotions, and body with openness and without judgment, creating space between you and your reactions. It is used to reduce anxiety, stress, depression, and emotional reactivity.

Relational and Attachment Therapy

This approach explores how early relationships shape the way you connect with others today, using the safety of the therapy relationship itself as a place for healing. It is used to address attachment wounds, adoption-related concerns, trust difficulties, and recurring relationship patterns.

Play Therapy

Play therapy meets children in their natural language — play — allowing them to express feelings and work through difficulties they may not yet have words for. It is used with younger children to address anxiety, behavioural challenges, trauma, and emotional struggles.

Behavioural Therapy

Behavioural therapy focuses on changing specific patterns of behaviour through practical, skill-building strategies and positive reinforcement. It is used with children, youth, adults, and couples to address behavioural disorders, anxiety, and habits that interfere with daily life.

Bowen Family Systems Therapy

Bowen therapy looks at the family as an emotional unit, exploring multigenerational patterns and helping each member stay true to themselves while remaining connected. It is used to improve family relationships, reduce conflict, and break unhelpful cycles passed down through generations.

Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT)

CPT helps you examine and gently rework the beliefs that trauma has left behind — about safety, trust, blame, and self-worth. It is a leading evidence-based treatment for PTSD and complex trauma.

DBT Prolonged Exposure (DBT-PE)

DBT-PE integrates trauma processing into DBT treatment, first building emotional stability and coping skills, then gently working through traumatic memories. It is designed for people with PTSD alongside suicidal or self-harming behaviours, emotion dysregulation, or borderline personality disorder.

Prolonged Exposure Therapy (PE)

Prolonged Exposure helps you gradually and safely approach trauma-related memories and situations you have been avoiding, so they lose their power over your life. It is a highly effective, well-researched treatment for PTSD, also offered in combination with DBT (DBT-PE) for those who need additional emotional skills first.

Written Exposure Therapy (WET)

Written Exposure Therapy uses structured, guided writing sessions to process traumatic memories in a brief and manageable format. It is an efficient evidence-based treatment for PTSD, often completed in as few as five sessions.

Seeking Safety

Seeking Safety is a present-focused group therapy that builds coping skills and stability without requiring you to retell painful memories. It is designed for people living with both trauma and substance use, helping them establish safety in their lives, relationships, and emotions.

DBT Skills Training Group

This comprehensive group teaches the four core DBT skill sets — mindfulness, emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness — in a supportive, structured setting. Groups are offered for individuals, couples, families, teens, and adults, as well as parenting DBT groups based on DBT-C and DBT-A. It is used to help people who struggle with intense emotions, impulsivity, and relationship difficulties build lasting skills for a life worth living.

Group Therapy for Substance Use

This group offers a safe, non-judgmental space to explore your relationship with substances alongside others who understand the struggle. It is used to build motivation, coping skills, and connection for people working toward recovery from alcohol or drug use.

Circle of Security Parenting

Circle of Security is a group program that helps parents understand their child's emotional needs and respond in ways that build secure, lasting attachment. It is used to strengthen the parent-child bond and support confident, connected parenting.

SAGE (Couples)

SAGE is a structured couples approach that helps partners slow down conflict, understand each other's emotional worlds, and rebuild connection. It is used with couples experiencing high conflict, disconnection, or communication breakdown.

Gottman Method Couples Therapy

Grounded in decades of research on what makes relationships succeed, the Gottman Method helps couples deepen friendship, manage conflict constructively, and build shared meaning. It is used to address communication breakdown, recurring arguments, and disconnection.

High Conflict Couple Therapy

Based on DBT principles, this approach helps couples caught in cycles of intense arguments and high conflict learn to regulate emotions, communicate clearly, and repair after conflict. It is designed for couples whose disagreements escalate quickly or feel out of control.

Multi-Modal (Eclectic) Therapy

Rather than fitting you to a single method, multi-modal therapy thoughtfully draws from several evidence-based approaches to create a treatment plan tailored to your unique needs and goals. It is used when a flexible, integrative approach best serves complex or overlapping concerns.