Dr. Kim van Walsum, C.Psych., Ph.D. (Texas A&M), M.Ed. (McGill) is a psychologist with a special interest in the intersection of psychology, physical health, optimal wellness and performance.
Dr. van Walsum has held positions in the Musculoskeletal Clinic at the New Alberta Children's Hospital, as faculty in Psychiatry and Behavioral Science at the Texas A&M College of Medicine, and as a Program Director in Child, Adolescent and Family Mental Health in New England. Her doctoral residency was in the cutting edge Primary Care/Behavioral Health track at the University of Texas at Austin's University Health Center in Austin, Texas. She currently maintains a private practice in Peterborough, Ontario, and is an adjunct faculty member in the Psychology Department at Trent University as well as an instructor at the University of Lethbridge and University of Calgary.
Assessment
Dr. van Walsum offers adolescents and adults confidential professional assessments to determine strengths and needs in:
- sport & peak performance
- personality
- career
- psychological health
- intellectual ability & academic performance
- relationships
- body image & healthy eating
Most assessments include a private interview, formal standardized testing, and a follow up feedback session with your test results and recommendations for strategies that will build on your strengths and assist in overcoming barriers to health and high performance.
Intervention
Dr. van Walsum offers confidential individual coaching and psychotherapy to adolescent and adult clients.
Dr. van Walsum has special expertise in trauma, stress management, anxiety, depression, body image & eating disorders, and coping with injury or health challenges. She has training in Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction for patients dealing with stress and stress-related illness, or for those simply interested in optimizing the efficient use of their mental and emotional energy for high performance.
Dr. van Walsum recognizes that treatment is often warranted as much to prevent a future problem as to address a present challenge. Individuals and couples seeking consultation for performance enhancement, personal growth, and optimization of strengths are welcome.
Consultation & Training
Dr. van Walsum offers supervision, consultation, and training services to professionals and community organizations wishing to enhance their skills in performance psychology, mindfulness based interventions, trauma interventions, eating disorder assessment and intervention, or stress and coping interventions in health psychology.
Dr. van Walsum offers Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction classes (8 week classes, intensives & webinars) annually. Watch this web page for details on class dates and locations.
Dr. van Walsum is an experienced and engaging teacher and workshop leader, who uses dialogue, creativity, and experiential learning as the cornerstones of her training groups. She is available to speak and offer workshops to teams, community groups, schools and health care organizations on her areas of clinical expertise, mindfulness based interventions, and the applications of health psychology to performance enhancement.
As of September 2010 Dr. van Walsum's fees are $140 CAD per 50 minute session for psychotherapy; $60 CAD per 80 minute session for group psychotherapy; $165 CAD per hour for assessment and other consultation.
All private psychological services including psychotherapy, psychological consultation, and psychological assessments are confidential.
Dr. van Walsum is registered as a psychologist (Certificate #4358) in the province of Ontario, Canada.