18 Yonge Street
Toronto, ON, Canada
M5E1Z8
Facility Affiliations
Kim Edwards' Credentials
Accepting New Patients
Yes, this doctor is accepting new patients
Biography
Dr. Edwards’ Qualifications and Approach: Dr. Kim Edwards is a registered clinical and health psychologist in the Province of Ontario and State of New York. Dr. Edwards specializes in repetitive behavior disorders (e.g., Tourette Syndrome, trichotillomania (hair-pulling), excoriation disorder/dermatillomania (skin-picking) and neuropsychiatric disorders (e.g., ADD/ADHD, anxiety, and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder). Dr. Edwards also has expertise and experience in helping individuals with pediatric chronic pain, and somatic symptoms (e.g., headaches), specific issues with relationships, jobs, and transitions to new roles, low mood, and coping with stress, uncertainty, loneliness, and COVID-19. Education and Training: After receiving her PhD from the University of Western Ontario, Dr. Edwards completed a 1-year clinical residency and a 2-year fellowship specializing in pediatric neuropsychiatric disorders at The Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto. Over the past eight ten years, Dr. Edwards has delivered over 60 conference presentations and invitational lectures. She has also helped develop evidence-based workshops, videos, games, manuals, mobile apps, and resources for teachers, clinicians, parents,adults, youth, and camp counselors about mental health, repetitive behaviours, resilience, and positive psychology. Approach: • Dr. Edwards tailors treatment programs to an individual’s strengths, goals, and challenges. • Treatment plans are developed in close collaboration with clients and families • Treatment plans are innovative, creative, effective, efficient, collaborative, strength-based, and evidence-based. Dr. Edwards draws on a variety of techniques, backed by science. She regularly monitors treatment progress and outcomes with validated questionnaires to ensure clients don’t waste time and money doing something that is not working! • Easy-to-use handouts, worksheets, and strategy lists are provided weekly for clients engaging in treatment programs. • Depending on the client’s age, treatment programs frequently involve parent or partner participation • Dr. Edwards strives to ensure clients graduate from treatment programs with a toolbox of practical/useful skills for coping well in the present and future
Languages
- English
Education
- University of Western Ontario
We had an amazing experience with Dr Edwards. When we received an OCD diagnosis for our son, we were overwhelmed, stressed and very worried about his mental health. Finding Dr Edwards and learning about her approach to helping children with OCD was such a relief. We really appreciated the goals-based structure, practical strategies and age-appropriate activities she used to help our son make progress. He is doing so well now. More confident, outgoing, optimistic, self-reliant, empowered and happy.
Submitted July 22, 2021