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 all-ages 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 her 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 across the lifespan. She enjoys her additional role as an instructor at the UofA, where she has taught Adolescent Development, Emotional Development, and Abnormal Psychology.

Larissa offers community workshops and training in neurodiversity, complex behaviours, and developmental topics, to teachers, EA’s, parent groups, and workplaces. She has special interests in adult ADHD and Autism, particularly in identifying these in less researched populations (e.g., women). Larissa is passionate about the impact of family- and social-systems in mental wellness, and the importance of policy and governmental agendas for social change.

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. 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 (limited)

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