Dr. Alex Porthukaran (PhD, CPsych)

Clinical Psychologist, Co-founder

Alex has been working with autistic children, youth and adults for many years in a variety of roles. He currently also works at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) as a Clinical Psychologist supporting autistic people in a variety of ways. He also holds an appointment at the University of Toronto as an Assitant Professor. He encourages each person he works with to understand their own unique strengths and values in order to support living a meaningful life. He has tools and strategies from a variety of therapy modalities that he uses to personalize his approach for each client.

  • Autism, OCD, Tourette’s, Anxiety, Parenting Strategies for Challenging Behaviours

  • Travelling, board games, video games

    • Accredited residency at CAMH with a focus on helping people with neurodevelopmental conditions across the lifespan.

    • PhD in Clinical Developmental Psychology - York University 

    • MA in Clinical Psychology- York University 

    • Honours BSc in Psychology- University of Alberta