Functional Neurological Disorder (FND) Resources
Curated by Dr. Lewis for patients seeking education, therapy, and treatment options.
Welcome to your centralized resource hub for managing FND. Explore the sections below to find educational tools, professional contacts, and treatment options tailored to your needs.
1. Educational Resources
General FND Education
- Neurosymptoms.org – A comprehensive guide to FND.
- FND Hope – Patient advocacy and resources.
Depersonalization & Derealization
- SciShow Psych – About Depersonalization & Derealization.
- Neurosymptoms.org: Dissociative Symptoms
Workbooks for Patients & Therapists
- Therapy for Functional Seizures & FND
- CBT for Functional Disorders
- For Children and Adolescents
Grounding Techniques
2. Psychology & Psychotherapy
General Trauma Therapy
- The Clinic on Dupont – CBT and Interpersonal Psychotherapy.
- Centre for Psychology & Emotional Health (CPEH)
- Roncesvalles Psychology
- North Toronto Psychology
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) for FND & Somatoform Disorders
- SLR Psychology (Dr. Lemire-Rodger)
- Your Therapy
- MindFit
- Step Stone Psychology
- Office of Dr. Giorgio Ilacqua
- Contact: Shree (admin@drilacqua.com | 647-349-6886)
Intensive Short-Term Dynamic Psychotherapy (ISTDP)
- Union Psychology Group – Trauma and functional symptoms.
- Dr. Julia Blackstock
- Dr. Karen Dinsmore
- Dr. Ian Shulman
3. Occupational Therapy
4. Physiotherapy
- Bergin Motion
- Location: 680 Bayview Drive, Unit 8, Barrie, Ontario, L4N 9A6
- Email: hello@berginmotion.ca
- Phone: (705) 252-0330
- Pure Motion (Matthew Chin-Yee & Amanda Moore)
- Location 1: 4789 Yonge St, Suite 1205, Toronto, ON M2N 0G3
- Booking: puremotion.janeapp.com
- Location 2: 1929 Bayview Ave, Suite 203, Toronto, ON M4G 3E8
- Contact: leasidesportsmedicine.com/contact
- Venn Med
- Email: info@vennmed.com
- Location: 801 Eglinton Ave W Unit 201, Toronto, ON M5N 1E3
- Physiotherapy Guidelines for FND
- FND Hope: Physio & OT Resource
5. Speech-Language Pathology
- Speech Therapy Centres of Canada
- Services: Cognitive-Communication Assessments and Speech Therapy
6. Driving Rehabilitation
- Programs in Toronto and The GTA include:
7. Ketamine & Psychedelic Therapy
- Psychedelics/Ketamine and FND
- Ketamine-Assisted Therapy Overview
- youtube.com/watch?v=tyoRcwZvAOU
- Note: Any reference to “Numinus” and current treatment in clinic is not current. This video is meant for information about the general process.
- Ketamine-Assisted Therapy and Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy
- youtube.com/watch?v=sBe_SuD1Obs&t=3140s
- Hospital-based presentation. Some material may be more complex in this video.
- Case Report of Functional Seizures & Ketamine
- Academic Paper about Functional Seizures & Psychedelics
- Podcast Episode: Seizures and Psychedelics – Dr. Evan Lewis
- FND and Psychedelics
- Ketamine Therapy - Tim Ferriss Podcast with Dr. John Krystal
- youtube.com/watch?v=1igJRZlqy70
- Long video with lots of information. Look at show notes for pertinent topics of interest.
- Basics of Ketamine and Ketamine Therapy by Dr. Anthony Kaveh
- Ketamine-Assisted Therapy Overview
8. Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS)
- Clinics and hospital-based programs offering TMS in Toronto:
- TMS Clinics of Canada
- Contact Phone: (905) 897-9699
- Email: info@tmsofcanada.com
- Address: 7250 Keele St., #419, Vaughan, ON L4K 1Z8
- Lead Physician: Dr. Leo Steiner
- Poul Hansen Family Centre for Depression at Toronto Western Hospital
- Contact Phone: (416) 603-5106
- Email: depression.centre@uhn.ca
- Address: 399 Bathurst St., 7th Floor, Toronto, ON M5T 2S8
- Lead Physician: Dr. Daphne Voineskos
- Therapeutic Brain Intervention Service at CAMH
- Contact Phone: (416) 535-8501, press 2
- Address: 1025 Queen Street West, 2nd Floor, Toronto, ON M6J 1H4
- Baycrest Health Sciences
- Contact Phone: (416) 785-2500 ext. 2730
- Email: neuroclinics@baycrest.org
- Address: 3560 Bathurst St., Toronto, ON M6A 2E1
- Unity Health Toronto – St. Joseph's Health Centre
- Contact Phone: (416) 530-6000 ext. 3969
- Address: 30 The Queensway, Toronto, ON M6R 1B5
- TMS Clinics of Canada
9. Neuropsychology
- Dr. Hiten Lad, Psy.D., C.Psych.
- Clinic: Lad & Associates | Neuropsychological + Psychological Services
- Phone: (416) 417-5009
- Dr. Rylie Moore, C.Psych.
- Clinic: Fusion Psychological Services
- Phone: (437) 222-0178
- Pediatric and Adolescent - Dr. Mirisse Foroughe, Ph.D., C.Psych.
- Clinic: Family Psychology Services
- Phone: 416-848-1829
10. Functional Imaging
- For information about functional imaging testing:
- MyndSpan
- Article about MyndSpan Imaging (May 2024)
- Note: This is a private service with ongoing research to reinforce the findings of MyndSpan’s own research. This is not a service covered by OHIP and all costs are out of pocket. You can speak with your health benefits provider to ask if all or some of the cost is covered.