Avicenna Centre for Brain Health provides psychiatric and mental health services for children, adults, and older adults in Calgary, Alberta.
Our Calgary clinic was created to support Alberta patients and families who need access to specialized mental health assessment, psychiatric consultation, medication recommendations, and coordinated care navigation. As part of Avicenna Centre for Brain Health, the Calgary location follows a multidisciplinary model that brings together physicians, psychiatrists, nurses, allied health professionals, and patient care coordinators to help patients access the right support more efficiently.
Avicenna’s approach is built around coordinated mental health care. Instead of patients having to navigate multiple disconnected services on their own, our team helps connect patients with physician-led consultation, care recommendations, private-pay allied health services where appropriate, and practical next steps after assessment.
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Avicenna Centre for Brain Health’s Calgary clinic provides child, adult, and geriatric psychiatric services for residents of Alberta.
Patients may be referred for psychiatric consultation when they are experiencing mild to moderate mental health concerns that would benefit from physician assessment, diagnostic clarification, medication review, treatment recommendations, or additional support planning.
At Avicenna, psychiatric care commonly follows a consultation-based model. Patients meet with a psychiatrist for an initial assessment, where the psychiatrist may provide recommendations related to medication, psychosocial interventions, therapy options, allied health supports, and next steps for ongoing care.
After the psychiatric consultation, the patient’s family doctor or nurse practitioner generally remains responsible for ongoing care and medication management. Avicenna’s Patient Care Coordinators may help patients understand recommended private-pay services and navigate appropriate resources.
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Avicenna Centre for Brain Health is a private multidisciplinary mental health clinic. Our broader clinic network includes psychiatrists, nurses, psychologists, clinical counsellors, occupational therapists, physiotherapists, speech language therapists, family therapists, and other allied health professionals.
This team-based structure allows Avicenna to support patients through more than one part of their mental health journey. A patient may begin with a psychiatric consultation and then be guided toward additional services such as counselling, psychology, therapy, ADHD assessment, memory-related assessment, medication-related testing, or other supports depending on their needs and service availability.
Our goal is to make mental health care more coordinated, less stressful, and easier to navigate for patients and families.
Avicenna Calgary supports children, teens, adults, and older adults who may be experiencing mental health, behavioural, emotional, cognitive, or psychiatric concerns.
Patients may be referred for concerns such as:
Avicenna is not an urgent care response centre. If you or someone else is in crisis, call 911 or use local emergency and public mental health crisis services.
Avicenna’s Calgary clinic is part of a broader brain health and mental health network. Some services may be available directly through Calgary, while others may be accessed through Avicenna’s broader clinical modules or coordinated care pathways. Patients and referring providers are encouraged to contact the clinic to confirm current service availability.
Avicenna Calgary provides psychiatric services for Alberta residents, including consultations for children, adults, and older adults.
Psychiatric consultations may include assessment, diagnostic impressions, medication recommendations, psychosocial recommendations, and guidance for ongoing care with the patient’s primary care provider.
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The Adult Mental Health Clinic supports adults who may be experiencing mental health concerns that require psychiatric assessment or physician review.
A consultation may include a review of the patient’s symptoms, history, previous treatments, medication needs, and current challenges. The psychiatrist may provide recommendations that the patient can review with their family doctor or nurse practitioner for ongoing care.
Adult patients may also be connected with private-pay allied health services where appropriate.
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Avicenna Calgary supports psychiatric services for children and teens up to the age of 17.
The Child and Adolescent Mental Health Clinic may support youth who are experiencing concerns such as anxiety, mood disorders, behavioural issues, psychosis-related symptoms, suicidal ideation, or other psychiatric symptoms.
When appropriate, Avicenna’s allied health professionals may also support assessment, education, treatment planning, and family support.
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Avicenna Calgary provides geriatric psychiatric services for older adults.
Older adults may benefit from assessment when they are experiencing depression, anxiety, memory concerns, behaviour changes, disturbed thoughts, or changes in functioning. Psychiatric consultation can help patients and families better understand what may be contributing to these changes and what next steps may be appropriate.
Older adult mental health often overlaps with memory and cognitive health. Avicenna’s broader brain health model allows patients and families to receive guidance around psychiatric, cognitive, and psychosocial needs.
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Avicenna Centre for Brain Health offers ADHD assessment services through its broader clinic network, including services for both children and adults.
ADHD assessments may involve a team-based approach with professionals such as psychologists, clinicians, nurses, and social workers. These assessments help patients and families better understand attention difficulties, hyperactivity, impulsivity, executive functioning challenges, and related concerns.
Patients in Calgary who are interested in ADHD assessment should contact Avicenna to confirm current availability and referral requirements for Alberta patients.
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Avicenna’s Memory Clinic supports patients and families who are concerned about memory loss, dementia, cognitive decline, and other brain health concerns.
Memory changes can be stressful for both patients and families. Assessment can help clarify whether symptoms may be related to dementia, mood, anxiety, medication, sleep, medical issues, or other factors. Avicenna’s broader brain health model is designed to help patients better understand their symptoms and navigate next steps.
Patients in Calgary can contact the clinic to confirm current access to memory-related services and referral pathways.
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Avicenna’s broader clinic network includes allied health professionals who may support patients through counselling, psychology, therapy, education, family support, and other services.
Therapy and allied health services may be recommended after psychiatric consultation or may be accessed separately depending on the service. These services are typically private-pay and may be covered by extended health benefits.
Avicenna’s Therapy Program may include support for individuals, couples, and families, with therapeutic approaches such as Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, trauma-focused therapy, Dialectical Behaviour Therapy, and other modalities depending on the patient’s needs and provider availability.
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OptimalRx Plus is Avicenna’s pharmacogenetic testing service. This type of testing may help clinicians better understand how a patient may respond to certain medications based on genetic factors.
For patients who have tried multiple medications or have experienced side effects, pharmacogenetic testing may provide additional information that can support medication-related decision-making.
Patients should speak with Avicenna or their healthcare provider to determine whether OptimalRx Plus may be appropriate for their situation.
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Avicenna’s Esketamine Clinic supports eligible patients with treatment-resistant depression.
Esketamine treatment may be considered for patients who have not responded adequately to other depression treatments. This service requires careful assessment, eligibility review, monitoring, and clinical oversight.
Patients in Calgary who are interested in treatment-resistant depression support should contact Avicenna to confirm current service availability and appropriate referral pathways.
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A referral is required for psychiatry consultations at Avicenna Centre for Brain Health.
Patients are typically referred by a family doctor or nurse practitioner. The referral may include information about the patient’s mental health history, current symptoms, previous treatments, medications, and relevant background information.
Once the referral is reviewed, Avicenna may contact the patient or referring provider with next steps. For Calgary patients and Alberta referring providers, referral instructions may vary depending on whether the provider uses Connect Care.
During a psychiatric consultation, the psychiatrist will complete an assessment based on the reason for referral, the patient’s symptoms, history, previous treatments, and current needs.
The psychiatrist may provide:
In many cases, psychiatry at Avicenna follows a consultation-based model. This means the psychiatrist provides assessment and recommendations, while the patient’s family doctor or nurse practitioner remains responsible for ongoing care after the initial consultation.
Avicenna’s model is designed to help patients understand what to do after their assessment.
After a psychiatric consultation, a Patient Care Coordinator may help patients understand recommended services, available private-pay allied health options, and other supports that may be appropriate. This can make the process easier for patients who are unsure where to go next.
Depending on the patient’s needs, recommendations may include therapy, counselling, psychology, ADHD assessment, memory-related services, medication-related testing, community resources, or follow-up with the patient’s primary care provider.
Avicenna Centre for Brain Health Calgary is located in NW Calgary.
Suite 210 – 4525 Monterey Ave NW
Calgary, AB T3B 0L4
Phone: 403-454-0902
Fax: 1-888-675-9926
Avicenna Calgary supports patients and families in Calgary and surrounding Alberta communities who need access to psychiatric consultation and mental health assessment.
Patients may come from areas such as:
Patients and referring providers can contact Avicenna Calgary to confirm service availability, referral requirements, and next steps.
Avicenna Centre for Brain Health was created to make mental health care more coordinated and easier to navigate.
Patients and families choose Avicenna because our model includes:
Yes. Avicenna Centre for Brain Health has a Calgary clinic located at Suite 210 – 4525 Monterey Ave NW, Calgary, AB T3B 0L4.
Avicenna Calgary provides child, adult, and geriatric psychiatric services for residents of Alberta. Patients can also contact Avicenna to ask about access to related services through Avicenna’s broader clinic network, including ADHD assessment, memory-related services, therapy, OptimalRx Plus, and Esketamine services where available.
Yes. A referral is required for psychiatry consultations. Referrals are typically made by a family doctor or nurse practitioner.
During a psychiatric consultation, the psychiatrist assesses the patient’s symptoms, history, current concerns, and treatment needs. The psychiatrist may provide diagnostic impressions, medication recommendations, psychosocial recommendations, and guidance for ongoing care with the patient’s primary care provider.
Yes. Avicenna Calgary provides psychiatric services for children and teens as part of its child, adult, and geriatric psychiatric service model for Alberta residents.
Yes. Avicenna Calgary provides geriatric psychiatric services for older adults who may be experiencing concerns such as depression, anxiety, memory problems, behaviour changes, disturbed thoughts, or other mental health concerns.
No. Avicenna Centre for Brain Health is not an urgent care response centre. If you or someone else is in crisis, call 911 or use local emergency and public mental health crisis services.
Avicenna’s broader clinic network includes allied health professionals such as psychologists, counsellors, occupational therapists, physiotherapists, speech language therapists, and family therapists. Availability may vary by service and location, so patients should contact the clinic for current details.
Avicenna offers ADHD assessment services through its broader clinic network. Calgary patients should contact Avicenna to confirm current ADHD assessment availability and referral requirements for Alberta patients.
You can contact Avicenna Calgary by calling 403-454-0902 or by using the Calgary contact page.
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