Sandra is a licensed Clinical Neuropsychologist and Clinical Psychologist in Ontario who works with adults, seniors, and couples. She received her Ph.D. from the University of Toronto, completed her doctoral internship and post-doctoral fellowship in adult and geriatric neuropsychological assessment at Baycrest Hospital, and is certified in Goal Management Training™, an evidence-based rehabilitation intervention for Minor Neurocognitive Disorders. Sandra is also a consultant and educator who develops community-based clinical programs focused on menopause, healthy aging, and dementia healthcare, including an innovative women’s brain health risk prevention program supported by the Centre for Aging & Brain Health Innovation, powered by Baycrest.
Women have historically had limited access to adequate mental and cognitive health assessment during the menopause transition, and are less likely to be accurately diagnosed with ADHD — symptoms like brain fog, mood and sleep changes, and executive function difficulties are often misattributed or overlooked. As someone who has walked her own path through confusing menopause symptoms, Sandra found that many clinicians lack training in this area and committed herself to deepening her expertise in how reproductive health transitions impact women’s brain health.
Sandra approaches assessment and treatment through a reproductive health lens, recognizing the significant impact that hormone cycles and reproductive transitions have on cognitive, emotional, and sleep functioning. Her integrative approach draws on IPT, CBT, CBT-I, ACT, and SFT, along with neuropsychological rehabilitation strategies, to help women improve coping skills, overcome mood symptoms, compensate for brain fog, and restore sleep.
Sandra supports clients navigating menopause-related mental, sleep, and cognitive health (including ADHD, Bipolar, Anxiety, Depression, Insomnia, and Brain Fog), as well as seniors (65+). She speaks English.
Outside of the clinic, Sandra enjoys reading, skiing, hiking, and volunteering — she’s a long-time advocate for equity in healthcare for women, seniors, and people living with dementia, and sits on the boards of the Alzheimer Society of BHNHH, Elder Abuse Prevention Ontario, and the Canadian Psychology Association’s Aging and Geropsychology Section.
