Psychological Services
for Children and their Caregivers
Nathalie Sagar, MA, Ph.D.
Child Psychologist (Supervised Practice)
Dr. Sagar is currently accepting new parent couselling clients for in-person and online therapy.
Dr. Sagar is a registered Clinical Psychologist (Supervise practice) with seven years of experience providing assessment and treatment services to children and youth. She specializes in using an attachment and family centered lens to support early childhood concerns including challenging behaviours, big emotions, parenting difficulties, and parent-child attachment. She is passionate about working collaboratively with families to support each child’s individual needs and strengths. Her goal is to create a warm, welcoming space where both children and their families feel understood and empowered.
Dr. Sagar completed her doctorate in School and Applied Child Psychology at the University of British Columbia. In 2022-2023, she completed a pre-doctoral internship at the Sick Kids Centre for Community Mental Health. Prior to this, she worked as a certified school psychologist, consultant, and doctoral practicum student in a variety of clinical settings in British Columbia including hospitals, private practices, schools, and community-based clinics. In these settings, she conducted a wide variety of complex psychological assessments for children and youth with varying needs and abilities, including providing individual therapy, family-based therapy, and facilitating parenting groups. Dr. Sagar’s work is done under the supervision of Dr. Julie Wallis.
Ilana Shiff, Ed.M, MA, Ph.D. Candidate
Senior Clinical Associate (Supervised by Dr. Julie Wallis)
Ms. Shiff is a senior doctoral student in the Clinical-Developmental Psychology Program at York
University. She works with children and youth with a range of emotional and behavioural
concerns as well as their parents. Through her work, she aims to create a safe, warm, and
collaborative environment to support clients in meeting their goals. She has experience
helping children and their parents manage concerns related to anxiety and mood issues,
ADHD, behavioural challenges, and selective mutism. She also has extensive training in
conducting psychoeducational and psychodiagnostic assessments. Her past clinical training
has included placements at the York University Psychology Clinic (YUPC), the Centre for
Addictions and Mental Health (CAMH), and private practice. Ms. Shiff's work is done under the supervision of Dr. Julie Wallis.
Alexandra Basile, PhD.
VIRTUAL SERVICES FOR TEENS
Dr. Basile (she/her) is a clinical and school psychologist registered with the College of Psychologists of Ontario. Her scope of practice includes work with children, adolescents, and their parents. Dr. Basile completed her Master of Arts and Doctor of Philosophy in Clinical Developmental Psychology at York University. Her clinical training and employment experience include work at several school boards, hospitals, and clinics including the Dufferin Peel Catholic District School Board, the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH), Markham Stouffville Hospital, and private practice. Dr. Basile’s breadth of clinical experiences has given her exposure to many modalities of both treatment and assessment for a variety of mental health needs. Her experience in school psychology provides her with a unique perspective of the challenges that parents, and their children experience not only at home but in meeting their social, emotional, and cognitive needs within the greater context of their community. Dr. Basile takes pride in tailoring treatment to individual needs by integrating learning and cognitive profiles into the application of developmentally appropriate interventions. She strives to provide a nonjudgmental and supportive space to establish a positive therapeutic relationship with her clients. Dr. Basile works from a cognitive behavioural therapeutic (CBT) orientation and integrates a variety of evidence-based approaches to best meet client needs.
Website: www.dralexandragbasile.com
Email: dr.alexandra.g.basile@gmail.com
Phone: 1(888)706-4807