February – Psychology Month
Your Mental Health… What? When? Where? And Why? What can a psychologist teach you about your mental health? Let’s talk about some facts you should know about your mental health. When should you seek [...]
Leo needs some extra care… can you help?
This is Leo, a geriatric dog. What an amazingly loving dog. He was found wandering in a rural area and was malnourished and in bad shape. He visited my clinic today with his new [...]
Concurrent and Subsequent Associations Between Daily Digital Technology Use and High-Risk Adolescents’ Mental Health Symptoms
Adolescents are spending an unprecedented amount of time using digital technologies (especially mobile technologies), and there are concerns that adolescents' constant connectivity is associated with poor mental health, particularly among at-risk adolescents. Participants included [...]
Danielle Robitaille Art – INVISIBLE
Danielle is a wonderful young woman who will be presenting her Art called INVISIBLE - Portrayals of Chronic Pain and Invisible Illness, on May 31st at 12:00 - 4:00 pm at the Pain Management [...]
CBC Radio One Information Morning NS Interview with Dr. Pure
"13 Reasons Why" has started a conversation about our youth that is very difficult. However, the conversation is prudent. - Dr. Pure "Child psychologist Kiran Pure says scores of her teen clients have watched the [...]
“The Power of Your Voice” Presentation
On April 24th, 2017 Dr. Pure, Laura Dakin-Clark, and Kathleen Smith had the privilege to present to a girl guides group at Saint Paul's United Church in Sambro. We presented "The Power of Your Voice." [...]
New brochures related to paediatric psychology
This past summer, Dr. Pure spent a lot of time working on a project. With the help of Zoe Duranceau, psychology assistant at the clinic, Dr. Pure prepared a number of brochures related to [...]
Happy Pride Week Halifax
This is the first year our clinic had flown the Pride flag for Halifax Pride week and as you can see, we also painted a Pride flag on the crosswalk just outside our door. [...]
Remembrance Day
For Remembrance Day, Rowan drew this picture of a Poppy in my clinic, and Kristen brought in this poem she wrote to show me. Thank you for letting me share this with everyone as [...]
HEADSTART… Going the distance for learning disabilities!
October is Learning Disabilities Awareness Month. It is a time when people pay special attention to children and adults with learning disabilities. On October 25th at 1pm, CHURCHILL ACADEMY school in Dartmouth along with [...]
