Our Staff

Dr. Christina Ricciuti, PhD., C.Psych.

Director and Psychologist

Following more than 25 years working in the field of child and adolescent mental health, I have become very familiar with many of the challenges and pressures you may be facing. Since 2005, I have been providing psychological services privately from my Oakville practice to families of children from birth through 19 years. As I look back on years of training, research, and the diverse families that I’ve met, I can truly say that it’s been a rewarding and fulfilling journey.

Since first completing my Masters Degree in Developmental Psychology, I’ve had a keen interest in working with children who are affected by a variety of developmental, learning, behavioural and psychiatric disorders. That interest drove me to pursue my Ph.D. in Clinical-Developmental Psychology which involved training and internships at the Clarke Institute of Psychiatry in Toronto (now CAMH; Centre for Addiction and Mental Health), as well as the Chedoke MacMaster Children’s Hospital in Hamilton.

After my formal training and licensure from the College of Psychologists of Ontario, I was able to work at Halton Child and Youth Services (now the Reach Out Centre for Kids, or ROCK) providing assessments and treatment for children across the full age spectrum, from 2-19 years. At HCYS I was given the opportunity to hone some uniquely specialized skills, conducting assessments for youth fire-setters, running parenting groups and providing training to professionals in the community.

Today, as director of The Oak Centre, I spearhead our focus on thorough and comprehensive psychological assessments, psychological consultation for schools and child care centres, individual psychotherapy and family therapy for children and adolescents with a variety of clinical presentations. We also provide clinical consultation and supervision to staff at a school for children with special needs, and perform contract work for publicly funded agencies within the community.

As important as training and experience may be, your Psychologist should be someone you’re comfortable with and whom you can trust. If you have any questions or would like to meet for an initial consultation, please do not hesitate to contact us at The Oak Centre.

Education: Masters of Arts in Developmental Psychology, Ph.D. in Clinical Developmental Psychology, License with the College of Psychologists of Ontario