Debbie is a registered social worker in Ontario with over 25 years of experience supporting children, youth, adults and families. She has worked in community settings and within the public education system, and has extensive experience supporting individuals through crisis situations, grief/loss, child welfare, life stresses, mental health challenges, and traumatic life events.

Debbie provides counselling and psychotherapy services for children, teens, and parents, for a range of mental health needs, including anxiety, depression, grief, trauma, stress management, and general well-being.

Debbie counsels through a strength-based, anti-oppressive lens for effective problem solving. She utilizes Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Harm-Reduction therapies, Problem Solving therapy, and mindfulness stress reduction approaches.

Debbie believes that we are the experts of ourselves; however, we can all find ourselves losing our path in life at times. If you or your child are feeling stressed, anxious, or overwhelmed by negative thoughts and emotions, Debbie will provide tailored support to help you get back on track.

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Guia holds a Master’s Degree in Social Work (MSW) from the University of Windsor, and is registered with the Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers (OCSWSSW).

Guia brings over ten years of experience working with neurodiverse individuals, marginalised youth, as well as newcomers, adults, and families from different ethnocultural backgrounds.

She has supported youth and adults with intellectual challenges and concurrent disorders, and also worked in the non-profit sector supporting individuals and their families with their psycho-emotional and psycho-social growth.

Guia passionately fosters an environment where young people and adults she supports feel empowered in their intersecting identities, helping them find their authentic voice and their strengths. Her general-eclectic approach to practice emphasizes the importance of the ways individuals interact with their environment and the systems they are a part of.

Guia’s approach to clinical practice uses components from Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT), Narrative Therapy, Emotion-Focused Family Therapy (EFFT), and Motivational Interviewing while implementing trauma-informed and anti-oppressive framework in supporting individuals and their families.

Guia is originally from the Philippines, and is fluent in both English and Tagalog.

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Rebecca is a registered psychotherapist and a Canadian Certified Counsellor. Rebecca completed a Master’s degree in Counselling Psychology at the University of Western Ontario. She has extensive experience working with children, teens, and adults, and with supporting youth and young adults in mental health crises.

Her work with young children, teens, and families encompasses a wide range of mental health concerns including: anxiety, depression, life transitions, parenting (coparenting), developmental trauma, suicide risk and self-harm, grief and loss, peer relationships, self-esteem, anger management, school refusal, and families in transition (i.e. separation and divorce).

Rebecca practices from a values-based and trauma-informed perspective to provide a safe, nurturing and non-judgemental space for healing and growth. She utilizes age-appropriate play-based therapies to support young children and parents in developing healthy family relations. She is attuned to matters of inclusion and diversity and strives to provide an anti-racist, anti-oppressive practice. She fosters a client-centred approach that incorporates Emotionally Focused (Family) Therapy (EFT/EFFT), Narrative Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), and Mindfulness-Based Therapy.

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Paula Laitila is a registered social worker in Ontario with over 18 years of experience supporting children, youth, young adults, and families. She has worked in community settings, including child welfare and the public education system with experience supporting individuals and families encountering acute mental health crises, anxiety, depression, ADHD, stressors related to the demands of life and various life stages, relationship challenges, difficulties with parental separation/divorce, and emotional dysregulation.

Paula is a compassionate therapist whose non-judgmental approach provides a welcoming space for clients to safely express their thoughts and feelings. She uses a trauma-informed lens and evidence-based interventions including cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), dialectical behavioural therapy (DBT), emotionally focused therapy (EFT), mindfulness, and narrative therapy with an integrative framework. Paula’s training has centered on child development and attachment, along with environmental and structural impacts on personal adjustment and general well-being.

Paula provides in-person sessions to children, teens, young adults, and families. She takes a holistic approach to therapy, seeing the whole as greater than the sum of its parts, with each of us being the expert of our lives. She believes that we all have the ability to change, and can use our individual and innate strengths, talents, and abilities to reignite hope and light in our every day.

Licensing Body: Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers

Education: Master of Social Work (York University)

Professional Association: Ontario Association of Social Workers

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Gillian is a registered social worker and holds a Masters of Social Work from the University of Toronto. She completed a certificate in adoption, and received training in several other relevant areas of her profession. As an enthusiastic professional, she engages in ongoing professional development.

Gillian brings over 25 years of experience supporting and counselling children, youth, adults, and families. She works in the public education system as a school-based social worker and has held a supervisory position. She also worked as a Clinical Investigator with the Office of the Children’s Lawyer, conducting custody and access assessments.

Gillian uses a wide range of evidence-based interventions, including cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), motivational counselling, solution-focused and brief solution-focused therapies. She counsels through a strength-based, anti-oppressive lens and works with her clients to leverage their own strengths to help them achieve what they want and need.

Gillian provides counselling services to young children and teenagers, and works with parents to address parental issues, for a wide range of mental health issues, including anxiety, depression, grief, trauma and stress management. She has extensive experience supporting individuals through crisis situations, grief / loss, life stresses, mental health challenges, and traumatic life events.

She easily develops rapport with clients of all ages, and is known not just for her compassion and empathy, but also for her ability to help her clients arrive at their own solutions while providing them with practical tools and life skills.

In her spare time, Gillian enjoys going to the theatre, cooking, gardening and travelling. She is a mother of three children and enjoys spending time with them. Gillian was born in Trinidad and moved to Canada in 1986.

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Vanessa Maharaj is a registered social worker in Ontario with over 16 years of experience providing clinical therapy to children, youth, adults and families.

Vanessa has worked in a variety of settings, including a hospital-based mental health day program for children, a community-based children’s mental health agency, transitional youth programs, and Ontario’s school system.

Her clinical approaches in therapy sessions incorporate Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT-informed), Narrative Therapy, Acceptance Commitment Therapy, Attachment, Trauma and Solution-focused therapies.

Vanessa provides psychotherapy treatment for the following concerns: anxiety, depression, grief, self-esteem, emotional regulation.

She brings a warm, genuine approach and easily connects with others. Vanessa’s goal in session is to provide space for her client to feel heard, valued and respected. She takes the time to listen for the glimmers in a person’s story that highlight their innate values, strengths and opportunities for growth and balance.

Licensing Body: Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers

Education: Master of Social Work (Wilfrid Laurier University)

Professional Association: Master of Social Work (Ontario Association of Social Workers)

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Jacklyn holds a Master of Science degree in Clinical Psychology, and completed her post-graduate course work in Applied Behaviour Analysis with the Florida Institute of Technology in 2014, becoming certified as a Board Certified Behaviour Analyst (BCBA).

Jacklyn has extensive experience working with children, youth, adolescents, adults, and caregivers in various capacities within school board, community agencies, and multi-disciplinary private practice settings.

She has a decade of experience working with students with diverse learning profiles, and is proficient in the assessment of learning disabilities, intellectual disabilities, and Attention-Deficit / Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD).

Jacklyn is married with two young children who keep her very busy. She enjoys spending time with her family and friends, being active, travelling, reading, and watching movies.

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Veesta has a Master’s in Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology and is currently pursuing registration as a Psychological Associate with the College of Psychologists of Ontario. Veesta offers 7 years of experience providing psychological services at school boards, private practices, and community agencies.

As a psychoeducational consultant, Veesta works to understand the various cognitive, academic, and socio-emotional factors contributing to a child’s difficulties and aims to provide meaningful recommendations that will support the child’s academic success and well-being. She has experience working with learning disabilities, intellectual disorders, ADHD, and Autism Spectrum Disorder.

Therapeutically, Veesta is a compassionate, non-judgmental and creative therapist that is committed to helping her clients improve their mental well-being and quality of life. Veesta supports children, adolescents, and young adults with a range of concerns including anxiety, depression, difficulty regulating emotions, self-harm, bipolar disorder, relational issues, and general life stressors. She also provides parent counselling for learning success and behaviour management. Veesta primarily draws from Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT), Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT), and Mindfulness techniques, but will carefully craft an intervention best suited to her client’s needs.

At CASE Psychology, Veesta provides psychoeducational assessments for children and teens under the supervision of registered psychologists and psychological associates at the practice. As such, her services are regulated by the College of Psychologists of Ontario (CPO) through her clinical supervision.

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Daniela is a registered social worker offering psychotherapy and counselling services. Her practice uses a wide range of evidence-based interventions including but not limited to cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), motivational counselling, dialectical behaviour therapy (DBT), emotion focused therapy and brief solution-focused therapy. She brings with her a very well-rooted feminist, anti-oppressive, anti-discriminatory, harm reduction and trauma informed practice framework.

Daniela has had the privilege to work within the field of social work for more than 21 years where children, youth, women and families have allowed her into their lives in the midst of the crisis they have experienced. The foundation of her years of experience stems from work across several sectors: Criminal Justice System, Violence Against Women sector, child protection services, sexual assault sector, Crisis Intervention, Health System and the Educational System.

Daniela offers online sessions only. She provides psychotherapy and counselling services to children, adolescents and young adults seeking support in the areas of mental health, anxiety, mood, grief & loss, parent / adolescent conflict, addictions, suicide ideation, and behaviour.

When it feels as though things are falling apart Daniela is committed to helping you put the pieces together.

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Abanti is a Registered Psychologist with a Master of Arts in Counselling Psychology and a Master of Science in Neuroscience. She provides assessment services for children, adolescents, and adults, addressing a variety of neurodevelopmental, mental health, and learning challenges.

With extensive training and experience in psychological assessments and psychotherapy across clinical and research settings, Abanti has worked with individuals throughout the lifespan. She conducts comprehensive psychoeducational assessments and delivers evidence-based recommendations designed to meet each person’s unique needs, helping them move toward success. Abanti collaborates closely with patients to develop a balanced view of their strengths and challenges, enabling the implementation of practical intervention strategies.

She offers assessment and consultation in areas such as ADHD, autism, learning disabilities, giftedness, social and emotional difficulties, complex mental health issues, and behavioral concerns. Her approach is grounded in positive psychology, developmental, and behavioral perspectives, with a focus on fostering resilience.

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Océane is a registered social worker in Ontario with a Graduate degree in Social Work from the University of Toronto. She has extensive experience providing psychotherapy and counselling to preschoolers, children, teens, parents, and families within a child & youth mental health setting. She provides psychotherapy and counselling in English and French.

Océane is committed to supporting children, adolescents, and their families as they move through challenging times. She provides treatment for a wide range of issues including depression, anxiety, selective mutism, obsessions and compulsions, self-harm, neurodiversity, emotion regulation, self-esteem, family communication, parenting, peer challenges, life transitions, grief and loss, acute trauma, and developmental trauma.

Océane aims to provide a safe and non-judgemental space for exploration, healing, and growth. Her clinical framework is grounded in child development, attachment, and trauma theories, and she is experienced in various evidence-based modalities such as Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Emotion Focused Family Therapy, Attachment Focused Family Therapy, Play Therapy, and Solution Focused Therapy. Her approach is always trauma sensitive, flexible, and tailored to each client’s needs.

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