Online ADHD Assessment & Treatment for Residents of London, Ontario

For adults aged 18 to 64 in London and Middlesex, the main hospital outpatient entry point is the Centralized Access Point used by London Health Sciences Centre and St. Joseph’s Health Care London. Both hospitals state that a family physician or nurse practitioner should assess you first and submit the referral if hospital-based outpatient service is needed. The CAP page says it serves London and Middlesex residents, accepts community referrals, and can route people to services such as non-urgent psychiatry consultation, CBT, DBT, urgent consultation, and certain first-episode programs. It is not the crisis service.

For a mental health or addictions crisis in London, St. Joseph’s directs people to Reach Out, the local 24/7 crisis response line, to the CMHA Thames Valley Mental Health and Addictions Crisis Centre at 648 Huron Street, or to the nearest emergency department. CMHA states the Crisis Centre is open 24/7 for walk-in crisis support and does not require a referral. The same page also says it is not a medical service, there is no psychiatrist on site, and it cannot help with medication changes, so emergency or hospital care may still be more appropriate in some situations.

Ontario’s published OHIP materials say insured physician services are covered according to the Schedule of Benefits, and psychiatry appears in that schedule as a physician specialty. That means hospital or community psychiatrist visits that meet OHIP rules are generally part of the publicly funded system rather than a separate private physician bill. A private virtual ADHD assessment fits differently. It can be a self-pay assessment outside OHIP coverage for people seeking a direct video-based evaluation, but it does not convert hospital outpatient psychiatry into a private service or guarantee access to local hospital follow-up.

Western University has an Accessible Education office that arranges academic accommodation for classes, exams, internships, and other course activities. Fanshawe College has Accessibility Services at its London campus and says students can register for accommodations, alternate formats, funding information, and assistive technology support. Huron’s academic advising FAQ states that students seeking academic accommodations should connect with Student Accessibility Services through Western. King’s current student pages list Accessibility Services among health and wellness supports. Because documentation standards vary by institution, it is sensible to contact the office before booking any assessment.

The local hospital pages do not publish an ADHD-specific checklist, so there is no verified London-only document list I can give. What is verified is the route: St. Joseph’s says you should first connect with your family physician, family doctor, or nurse practitioner, who will assess your situation and decide whether a referral to hospital-based outpatient mental health services is appropriate. In practice, that means bringing a clear symptom history and any relevant school, work, or prior mental health records to your primary care visit may help, but the exact paperwork expectations for ADHD assessment could not be verified on an official London page this session.

No — Finding Focus is a fully virtual ADHD service for London residents. Our only physical offices are our headquarters in Oakville, ON, and a second office in Vancouver, BC. Wherever you live in London, your assessment, diagnosis, and ongoing care all happen entirely online by phone or video — no travel required.

We currently provide our virtual services to residents of Ontario, Alberta, Manitoba, British Columbia, P.E.I, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, and Saskatchewan — including everyone living in London, ON. Check back soon for support in other provinces.