DR. MATT COSTARIS, PH.D.

REGISTERED CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGIST

(He/Him)

Dr. Costaris is registered with the College of Psychologists and Behaviour Analysts of Ontario and provides evidence-based psychological services to children, adolescents, emerging adults, and parents. He uses an integrative approach, pulling from multiple theories to create a treatment plan. Dr. Costaris received his doctorate in School and Clinical Child Psychology from the University of Toronto. He has worked within multiple settings, including the Toronto District School Board, Surrey Place, and the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health. Prior to his work in psychology, Dr. Costaris was a teacher, and he strives to integrate his teaching experience with his clinical work, considering and integrating the realities of the classroom when making recommendations.

Dr. Costaris provides individual and parenting coaching and therapy for children and adolescents. He practices in a range of modalities, including Psychodynamic, Emotion-Focused and Cognitive-Behavioural. After working closely with the individual/family to hear their story, Dr. Costaris draws upon techniques from each in order to create a treatment plan to best meet their needs. As goals often shift throughout the course of therapy, Dr. Costaris likes to collaborate with clients in the process throughout to ensure that they feel understood. Dr. Costaris also recognizes the key role families play in their children’s lives and, when appropriate, tries to work with families as well in developing and maintaining positive behaviors. His areas of expertise include mood and anxiety disorders, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), learning disabilities, intellectual abilities, Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) as well as issues with self-esteem, anger, and emotion regulation.

In addition to therapy, Dr. Costaris provides diagnostic/psychological and psychoeducational assessments for children and adolescents. These assessments may cover a broad range of learning and/or social/emotional areas such as learning disabilities, mental health disorders, intellectual disabilities, and giftedness.

Please note that our associates work with many presenting issues, some of which are not listed in this biography. Please speak to our intake team at 647-496-0457 for more information.