Profession /COnTACt
Neuropsychologist
Childhood – Teens – Family Master’s degree – Neuropsychologist – Doctorate candidate – Psychotherapist – Psychological assessment – French, English, Spanish.
The waiting list for psychotherapeutic services with Andres Cardenas is currently closed for new clients. However, the waiting list for neuropsychology services remains open. Additionally, an intern under the supervision of Andres Cardenas will begin in March, and their waiting list is open for psychotherapy. Please contact Andres Cardenas by email to register your child.
Training and experience
Andres Cardenas holds a Master’s degree in developmental psychology with emphasis on child assessment and intervention (University of Manizales – Manizales – Colombia). He has 10 years of experience in the fields of mental health, and social services, has benefited from comprehensive training on the diagnosis and treatment of personality and behavioral disorders. He has a solid experience and works with children, teenagers and families. He has developed a specialization also in pervasive developmental disorder. He has worked in private practice as well as in the public sector (hospitals) or university (clinical research coordinator, professor). He practices psychotherapy according to the cognitive behavioral therapy approach. He is trained in emergency response techniques, signs of child abuse, and has advanced knowledge of learning disabilities and differential and complex diagnoses. In addition, he has experience in assisting people with disorders in the autism spectrum. It offers psychological assessment and psychotherapy services. It offers psychotherapy services in English, Spanish and French.
Description of clinical practice
- Customer base
- children
- Teenager (s)
- Family
Offered services
- Individual therapy
- Psychological evaluation
- Emotional assessment
- Personality assessment
- Assessment of learning disability (under supervision for French tests)
All services are offered in French, English and Spanish
Intervention methods
Its clinical orientation is based on a cognitive-behavioral therapeutic approach. Above all, he favors a warm therapeutic relationship as well as personalized interventions adapted to the specific needs and difficulties of the client.
- If your child is schooled in French, the evaluation must be conducted in French. Similarly, if schooled in English, the evaluation must be conducted in English. We do not assess academic learning in English.
- It is important to provide all previous professional evaluation reports and/or follow-up notes to better document your child’s case.