{"id":847,"date":"2022-11-28T15:42:27","date_gmt":"2022-11-28T15:42:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leonpsychology.ca\/?page_id=847"},"modified":"2026-05-14T19:44:15","modified_gmt":"2026-05-14T19:44:15","slug":"online-child-psychologist-dr-leon","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/leonpsychology.ca\/en\/online-child-psychologist-dr-leon\/","title":{"rendered":"About Dr. Leon"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Dr. STEPHANIE L. LEON<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n

Clinical Psychologist and Neuropsychologist<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Online Child Psychologist, Adolescent Psychologist, & Parental Coaching | Montreal, Laval, Gatineau, Ottawa, Toronto and more<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Dr. Leon is an experienced psychologist who is passionate about helping children and adolescents navigate emotional, behavioural, and cognitive difficulties as well as supporting parents in providing optimal parenting when faced with these challenges. Her clinical interests include developmental, neurological, or chronic health conditions, mental health difficulties (such as depression, anxiety\/phobias), as well as cognitive difficulties (such as attention, memory, and executive functions). In Quebec only, Dr. Leon also works with adults suffering from medical conditions, such as post-concussional syndrome, mild cognitive impairement, multiple sclerosis, and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dr. Leon earned a Bachelor\u2019s in Sciences (Honours) from McGill University which focused on psychology and neuroscience. She subsequently completed her M.A. \u2013 Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology at the University of Ottawa. She conducted her doctoral research at the CHEO Research Institute on repeat visits to the emergency room for acute mental health symptoms and published several research articles. During her doctoral training, Dr. Leon provided clinical services in a variety of hospital settings where she conducted individual therapy, group therapy and comprehensive psychological, psychodiagnostic and neuropsychological assessments. For her pre-doctoral residency, she moved to Toronto and worked at Baycrest Heath Sciences and the UHN hospital network where she trained in adult and older adult neuropsychology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the last few years, Dr. Leon has worked as a clinical psychologist \/ neuropsychologist and clinical supervisor at CHEO (Children\u2019s hospital located in Ottawa) on the Chronic Pain, Infectious Diseases and Behavioural Neuroscience and Consultation Liaison teams. In addition to her virtual practice, she continues to be involved in research affiliated with CHEO’s Research Institute.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dr. Leon is also a mother of two young boys and no stranger to the ups and downs of being a parent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Clientele<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Children, adolescents, and their parents; Adults (Quebec only)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Languages<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

French, English<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Registration<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Registered psychologist in both provinces. In Ontario with the College of Psychologists and Behaviour Analysts of Ontario (public register<\/a>); in Quebec with the Ordre des psychologues du Quebec (tableau des membres<\/a>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Location<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Virtual; In-person (Bois-des-Filion)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Services<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Child Psychotherapy, Adolescent Psychotherapy, Parent Coaching, Neuropsychology and ADHD Assessement, Neuropsychology Intervention, Psychology Supervision and Coaching, Psychology Presentations and Workshops<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Areas of Expertise<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

ADHD, anxiety disorders, learning disorders, phobias, depression, neuropsychological assessment and intervention, psychodiagnostics assessment and treatment, pain, behavioural problems in children, adjustment to medical illness, intellectual disability, adjustment following concussion\/brain injury, problems of attention and executive function, perfectionism, sleep difficulties, toiletting difficulties, parental difficulties and burnout, emotional dysregulation, entrepreneurship.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Typical Searches<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Child psychologist, psychologist Toronto, psychologist Ottawa, child psychologist near me, therapy Montreal, Ottawa psychologists, parental coaching, Montreal psychologist, psychologist in Toronto, psychologist Windsor, Toronto psychologist, psychologists Ottawa, psychologists Toronto, psychologist Laval, online counselling, online psychologist.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Therapeutic approach<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Integrative approach strongly rooted in cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) and using elements from humanistic, emotion-focused, collaborative problem-solving, and motivational interviewing treatment modalities. This use of CBT is consistent with the evidence-based clinical practice guidelines reviewed by the American Psychological Association<\/a> for child and adolescent anxiety, mood disorders, and ADHD.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Therapeutic stance<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Warm, informal, collaborative, based on stages of change theory<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Education<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Bachelor of Science\/McGill University, Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology\/University of Ottawa<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Fee<\/span>
$<\/span>290<\/span><\/div>\n