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OUR SERVICES

Psychosocial Assessments

Montréal • Québec • Online

Clear guidance. Professional documentation. Compassionate support.

At Clinique Altera, we provide private psychosocial assessments completed by licensed social workers with care, rigor, and professionalism. These assessments help clarify an individual or family’s functioning, strengths, needs, risks, and recommendations within legal, health, administrative, or personal contexts.

Whether you are navigating a guardianship process, family transition, legal matter, return-to-work concern, or need formal professional documentation, we offer thoughtful assessments grounded in dignity and clinical expertise.

Available in person in Montreal and virtually across Quebec where appropriate.

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Psychosocial assessments can help with:

OUR APPROACH

At Clinique Altera, we believe assessments should be clinically rigorous while also deeply human.

People are more than a checklist or diagnosis. Our process is respectful, collaborative, trauma-informed, and culturally responsive.

We focus on:

  • Clear and fair evaluation processes

  • Professional reports written in accessible language

  • Sensitivity to trauma, culture, and lived experience

  • Balancing autonomy with safety concerns

  • Practical recommendations that support next steps

  • Timely, confidential service

Our psychosocial assessment services are guided by experienced clinicians with public-sector and private-practice expertise.

What the Process Looks Like

1. Initial Consultation

We discuss your needs, referral question, timeline, and whether a psychosocial assessment is the right fit.

2. Information Gathering

This may include interviews, document review, collateral information (with consent), and structured clinical inquiry.

3. Written Report

You receive a professional report with findings, impressions, and recommendations relevant to your situation.

4. Follow-Up Support

When appropriate, we can review the report with you and discuss next steps.

Why Choose a Private Psychosocial Assessment?

  • Faster access than many public systems

  • Clear timelines and responsive communication

  • High-quality professional documentation

  • Trauma-informed and respectful process

  • Bilingual service options

  • In person or virtual availability depending on case type

Need Ongoing Support Too?

Many clients also seek therapy, parent coaching, ADHD coaching, or family support alongside an assessment. We can help guide you toward the right next step.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

What Is a Psychosocial Assessment?

A psychosocial assessment is a structured professional evaluation completed by a qualified clinician, often a social worker, to better understand a person’s emotional, relational, practical, and environmental functioning.

Assessments may explore:

  • Mental health and emotional well-being

  • Family and relationship dynamics

  • Parenting and caregiving capacity

  • Daily functioning and independence

  • Work, school, or social stressors

  • Risk and protective factors

  • Strengths, supports, and recommendations

Following the process, you receive a written report that integrates clinical observations, relevant history, and practical recommendations tailored to the referral purpose.

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Assessments are performed and by our Psychosocial Support Supervisor