Specialized expertise in complex cases, including historical sexual abuse, medical malpractice, veteran rehabilitation, and personal injury
Robust quality assurance processes that involve consultation and adherence to established best-practice guidelines, supporting clarity and defensibility across all reports
Deep commitment to serving diverse communities, including Indigenous peoples and other historically underrepresented groups
Strong collaboration with legal professionals, government agencies, and other stakeholders to ensure effective communication and coordination
About Us
Lightwell’s passion is to offer psychological evaluation services in a way that values the whole person. We honour all individuals’ lived experiences, while meeting the highest professional assessment standards. With decades’ of clinical experience, our teams’ evidence-based reports are clear, objective, and designed to withstand legal scrutiny.
What is a ‘trauma-informed’ assessment?
Lightwell’s approach prioritizes safety, trust, and respect, ensuring evaluations are thorough while minimizing the risk of re-traumatization. In this manner, we develop a comprehensive understanding of how past experiences, including abuse, neglect, and other difficult events, can alter a person’s thoughts, emotions, behaviours, and neurobiology. Trauma-informed assessments are a delicate art, which require both skill and wisdom. Our assessments provide invaluable insights, and contribute to sound clinical and legal decision-making.
Virtual assessment advantages
Telehealth assessments provide a convenient and clinically rigorous evaluation experience. They are particularly valuable for individuals in rural or remote areas, those with chronic health conditions, and anyone for whom travel is a challenge. Completing an assessment from home can also help people feel safer and more emotionally regulated, thus making it easier to be open and provide thorough information. Importantly, telehealth assessments are designed to maintain the same accuracy, reliability, and high standards as in-person evaluations.