Transform your life with Lalonde Psychology

Dr. Carmen Lalonde provides personalized and empathetic evidence-based therapy to individuals who wish 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 specializes in treating complex disorders, including borderline personality disorder, mood and bipolar disorders, anxiety disorders, and substance abuse. She also has extensive experience in offering therapy and support for adults with neurodiversity (ASD and ADHD). She has undergone extensive training in various interventions, such as Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Emotion Focused Therapy, Mentalization Therapy, Mindfulness, Relational and Attachment Therapy, and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy. She will work collaboratively with you to determine the most effective approach for your specific needs.

Dr. Carmen Lalonde offers 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. Dr. Lalonde is a compassionate therapist who has extensive training in DBT-C, DBT-A, play therapy, CBT for children and youth, behavioural therapy, and other evidence-based interventions that are developmentally designed and evidence-based.

Note: Status of Adolescent Waitlist: Closed

Dr. Carmen Lalonde 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, and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Couples.

Dr. Carmen Lalonde provides family therapy services that aim to enhance family relationships, communication, and conflict resolution. Dr. Carmen Lalonde utilizes a compassionate approach and employs various techniques, such as Bowen Family Systems, Emotion-Focused Family Therapy, DBT for Families, and Internal Family Systems.

Dr. Carmen Lalonde is a therapist who uses a compassionate, DBT-and attachment-focused approach to help parents improve their relationships with their children. Her 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 has 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.

Dr. Carmen Lalonde offers 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.

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

Dr. Carmen Lalonde has specialized training and expertise in gender-affirming care. She will closely collaborate with you and your family to help you understand and manage the process of coming out and understanding gender identities. Moreover, she helps families and couples to embrace and accept diversity within family members and themselves.

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.