Dr. Elisabeth Melsom, C.Psych.

Dr. Elisabeth Melsom provides psychological assessment services to children (age 6+ years), adolescents, and adults, including military and veterans, at Gilmour Psychological Services® in Ottawa. Assessment services include:

  • psychoeducational assessments to clarify learning/school-related issues (e.g., learning disabilities, intellectual disabilities, giftedness, and/or ADHD)
  • psychodiagnostic assessments for diagnostic clarification (e.g., mood and anxiety disorders, trauma-related disorders, personality disorders, etc.)
  • psychovocational assessments to assist with career planning


Dr. Melsom completed her honours B.A. in psychology at the University of Ottawa and her M.A. and Ph.D. in clinical psychology at Queen’s University. She completed her doctoral internship at the Edmonton consortium with rotations in adult, pediatric and health psychology. Prior to private practice, Dr. Melsom worked in multidisciplinary rehabilitation organizations, hospitals, university clinics, and schools providing psychotherapy and assessment services. She currently focuses exclusively on assessment services.


Dr. Melsom is a registered member of the College of Psychologists of Ontario. She maintains memberships in national, provincial, and local psychological associations. These associations support psychological research and work to improve the quality of health care to the public. Dr. Melsom continues her professional development through scientific literature, supervision and consultation, and educational lectures, conferences, and workshops.

Psychologist Expertise

Dr. Melsom focuses in the areas of:

Assessments

July 27, 2022
Psychological Assessments are used by psychologists to help determine a diagnosis and inform the course of treatment. There are many different components to these assessments such as different tests, interviews, school and medical records, medical information, and observation.

Learning Disabilities

June 5, 2022
Learning disabilities cause a child to experience difficulty achieving academically to the level that would be expected given the child’s general intellectual ability. There are different types of learning disabilities which affect achievement in different ways and which require different forms of intervention.Psychologists can assist parents in planning for their child’s education by providing a psychoeducational assessment. These assessments provide clarification as to the nature of the child’s disability and provide recommendations for interventions which can help the child to achieve their academic potential. Such assessments also help parents to be aware of the type of post-secondary educational programs in which their child is likely to achieve success in future.

Contact

To reach Dr. Elisabeth Melsom directly, please phone 613-230-4709 ext. 157.