Atlantic - West
Assessment & Therapy Institute
Welcome to
Professional mental health services that allow people the opportunity to self-determine their own wellness.
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"The other side of healing is bravery."
- Dr. Patricia Miller (2024)
Programs and Services
We respect diversity and engage in inclusive mental health practices that allow people to self-determine their healing process.
Individual Therapy
Our team of clinicians have a variety of evidenced-based approaches to assist you in determining and meeting your therapeutic needs.
Assessments
PhD. Level Expertise
Atlantic-West Assessment and Therapy Institute offers a number of assessments facilitated up to a PhD. Level of expertise, including: Psychoeducational, Early Detection, Emotional / Anxiety, Autism and ADHD Assessments.
Family & Couples Therapy
At the Atlantic-West Assessment and Therapy Institute, we take a systematic, trauma-informed perspective of the long-term well being of couples and families.
Dr. Miller is publishing an upcoming book called: "The Many Spaces of Silence." She is sharing the introduction for the book which will be published in late 2025:
It is in the spaces of silence, we can find ourselves feeling lost-isolated within emotions which are difficult to name, stories fragments yet to be shared, and a deep longing for emotional connection. In order to be seen- and for the silence to become a space of healing- there must be safety of a healthy relationship, one both nurtured and sustained. Over the last 25 years, my research and practice have shown me the profound importance of honouring stories. I have come to understand how silence, when held with care, can be harvested into conversations- especially, as people (the survivors) identify how the role of self-determination helps in the healing of trauma. Over the years, I have had the good fortune to see how the human spirit displays significant vitality: sorrow turned into insight, terror transformed into human resiliency and silence becomes midwifed into voice through connection and compassion. To those who shared their stories: it has been an honour. To those whose stories remain held within: know that you are not alone.