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Welcome!
We commend you for making this important step in seeking to improve your care, and we thank you for choosing us to collaborate with you on a positive path to growth and well-being.
Mental Health Care
Here is what you should know about the services we provide.
Spiritual Care
Here is what you should know about the services we provide.
Our Approach
Family & Relational Care
Here is what you should know about the services we provide.
The Marriage Institute
Here is what you should know about the services we provide.
Our Values
We take pride in offering personalized, individual psychotherapy, couple's therapy, group, and family therapy, using an eclectic approach to decide the best intervention for individual cases.
We value the privacy of our clients and seek to provide a therapeutic environment that is safe and confidential. We understand and value the importance of divine intervention in the process of healing and provide our services inclusive of client’s spiritual beliefs.
If you're looking for extra support and guidance through a challenging situation or you're just ready to move in a new direction in your life, we look forward to working with you to achieve your goals.
Meet our team of experts.
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Shion O’Connor, Psy.D. MSc, BA
A Clinical Psychologist who is highly personable, collaborative, and empathetic. Meeting the psychological and relational needs of a multicultural clientele is one of his most fulfilling experiences. He specializes in relational care such as couple’s counseling, pre-marital and marriage therapy as well as pre-divorce and divorce recovery. Using Cognitive Behavioral, Psychodynamic and Brief Counseling such as Solution Focus modalities, he also works with trauma-related clients including sexual abuse, PTSD, and mood disorders.
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Donnet O’Connor, PhD, MSc, BSc
Dr. Donnet O'Connor is a licensed Counseling Psychologist and Therapist, holding a Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology. She specialises in working with young individuals and women facing relational challenges, she brings a wealth of expertise to her practice. With a commitment to fostering healthy connections and well-being, Dr. O'Connor combines her extensive academic background with a compassionate approach in helping clients navigate the complexities of relationships.
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Joan Latty , PsyD, MSc, BA
Dr Joan Latty is a Licensed Clinical Psychologist, A Marriage and Family therapist and a Certified Clinical Supervisor. Dr Latty has over 30 years’ experience in the field of psychology, offering counselling and psychological care, providing support, guidance, diagnosing and treating individuals with mental disorders across the life span. Specifically, she employs different modalities to address a range of concerns that people face; by conducting individual and group psychotherapy and administering Psychological Assessments.
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Sofia Hamilton MSc
A Licensed Educational Psychologist with over 20 years of experience in Education and over 4 years in Psychology. She holds a MSc in Psychology with an emphasis in Educational Psychology and is currently pursuing her PhD in Counselling Psychology. She has special interests in working with exceptional learners including the gifted and talented, those with learning and thinking differences (dyslexia, dyscalculia, dysgraphia, ADHD, etc.), learners on the autism spectrum (ASD), and other neurodivergent individuals.
We offer online sessions!
We are pleased to offer Online Services in California, USA and the Cayman Islands.
As well as In-Person sessions to prospective clients in The Cayman Islands
