About Larissa Predy

Registered Psychologist | Clinical Supervisor | Clinic Director

Larissa has over 20 years of experience working with individuals with developmental disorders in various settings. She has specialized in assessment and treatment of ADHD, Autism, learning difficulties, exceptionalities, behaviour problems, personality, and parenting concerns for 15 years. Larissa received her masters in school and child psychology from UBC after completing an honors-equivalent degree in psychology at Vancouver Island University. After several years in practice, she returned to complete her doctorate at the University of Alberta (UofA) and is presently a doctoral candidate in cognitive developmental psychology, with a specialization in executive functioning in early childhood to young adults. She enjoys her additional role teaching psychology courses at the UofA, including Adolescent Development, Emotional Development, and Abnormal Development.

At Little Oaks, Larissa provides clinical consultation and supervision for many early career clinicians, including clinical counsellors and provisional psychologists, as well as registered psychologists under the College of Alberta Psychologists (CAP) who are developing competencies in school and formal assessment, neurodiversity, differential diagnosis, and clinical/counselling skills. She is an Adjunct Academic Colleague with the UofA’s Department of Educational Psychology supporting doctorate and masters level practicums and internships through their School & Clinical Child Psychology (SCCP) program. She also accepts student interns from the University of Calgary’s School & Applied Child Psychology (SACP) program, as well as masters of counselling programs including the University of Lethbridge, Yorkville, and City University.

Larissa currently supervises new and training professionals and accepts clients with complex emotional-behavioural needs, particularly in contexts of short-term parenting consultations and family therapy. She has a strong reputation for excellence in comprehensive assessment and provides community/professional educational workshops across Alberta. She holds assessment contracts with three local school districts, and teaches individuals and teams strategies for successful integration and support of neurodiversity in the workplace and academic systems.

Services Offered

• Assessment

• Clinical Supervision

• Counselling

• Community Workshops

• Group Therapy

Age Groups

• Ages 3-5 (Preschoolers)

• Ages 6-11 (Children)

• Ages 12-17 (Adolescence)

• Ages 18+ (Adults)

Availability

• Daytimes

• (September Availability)

Specializations

• ADHD

• Anxiety

• Autism

• Adolescence

• Child behaviour

• Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)

• Emotional dysregulation

• Emotion Focused Therapy

• Executive Functions

• Family Therapy

• Life transitions

• Mental Health

• Obsessions/Compulsions

• Parenting

• Perfectionism

• Personality

• Solution Focused Brief Therapy