Hi everyone. My name is Hansika khokhar and I have done my undergrad degree from University of Windsor in Psychology Honours with thesis with a minor in Women’s and Gender Studies. I am from India.

Throughout my undergrad journey at University of Windsor, I have worked as a Student Ambassador, Resident Assistant, Enactus President, and Journalist for the Lance News. I have also been a Peer Mentor for 1st year Psychology students and worked with the Department of Psychology as a Program Review and Conference Planning Assistant. I enjoy writing and meeting new people. However in my free time, I pursue my hobby of dancing.

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Rebecca is a Registered Social Worker with a Masters of Social Work from Carleton University. As a proud member of the Mohawks of the Bay of Quinte, Rebecca integrates a deep understanding of Indigenous culture and issues into her therapeutic practice.

Specializing in individual therapy for children, teens, and adults, Rebecca focuses on trauma— including combat and complex trauma— as well as Indigenous issues, crisis intervention, the impacts of domestic violence, and intergenerational trauma. She is passionate about providing holistic, culturally sensitive care that empowers individuals to heal, grow, and lead fulfilling lives.

With extensive experience across community settings such as the Child Welfare System, schools, and Indigenous support services, Rebecca utilizes a client-centered, trauma-informed approach. She draws on a variety of therapeutic techniques, including Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing Therapy (EMDR), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT), and Solution-Based Therapy. Her areas of specialty include PTSD, depression, anxiety, ADHD, and other complex mental health challenges, helping clients navigate their unique journeys toward well-being.

Rebecca is a Registered Social Worker with a Masters of Social Work from Carleton University. As ... Read More

Avielle is Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying), with the College of Registered Psychotherapist Ontario (CRPO). Avielle completed her Bachelor of Arts in Psychology at Wilfrid Laurier University and recently completed her Master of Arts in Counselling Psychology from Yorkville University. Avielle’s diverse background includes extensive experience working with individuals across various life stages, including her work in developmental services, youth mentorship, and one-on-one therapy.

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Avielle offers support with a wide range of challenges, including anxiety, depression, self-esteem, burnout, life transitions, stress, personal growth, and chronic health concerns. Avielle utilizes a client centered approach that integrates various modalities including, Cognitive Behavior Therapy, Solution Focused Therapy, and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy.

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Avielle is committed to fostering a warm and supportive environment to help you explore your strengths and overcome your obstacles. Avielle is open to working with individuals at all stages of life including youth and adults.

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Alex is a Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying) and counselling student at Yorkville University. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology and a Bachelor of Health Sciences with a specialization in Physician Assistant Studies from McMaster University. Alex has practical experience as a Physician Assistant in both family medicine and allergy & clinical immunology.

With her background in the medical field, Alex has had the privilege of working closely with individuals facing mental health challenges, gaining a deep appreciation for the interconnectedness of mental and physical well-being. Her clinical experience inspired her to pursue psychotherapy as a way to take a more holistic, hands-on approach to mental health care. She is committed to helping others foster insight, growth, resilience, and self-compassion within a supportive and empathetic therapeutic relationship.

Alex practices from a non-judgmental and culturally-informed perspective. She specializes in addressing concerns such as anxiety, depression, stress and burnout, self-esteem, perfectionism, chronic illness, food allergy, and concussion or traumatic brain injury. Drawing from therapeutic modalities including Solution-Focused Therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), and Emotionally Focused Therapy, Alex tailors her approach to meet the unique needs of each client, aiming to provide a meaningful and personalized counselling experience.

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Catherine Scida works from a person-centred and trauma informed approach when providing therapy. Catherine believes that you are the expert of your own life and your experience. She will work alongside you to develop self-identified goals and implement tools and strategies to create meaningful change in your life. Catherine has a strong background supporting individuals experiencing addiction, anxiety, stress, depression and other complex mental health concerns in a variety of community-based settings. When working with individuals, Catherine uses an assortment of approaches, drawing from Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavioural Therapy (DBT), Solution Focused Therapy, Motivational Interviewing and Psychoeducation. She believes that collaboration is essential in determining which approaches will best support you and meet your individual needs.

In session, Catherine values relationship-based care and strives to create an authentic, supportive and non-judgmental environment. She acknowledges the strength and resilience it takes for individuals to engage in self-exploration. Catherine completed her Bachelor of Social Work Degree at the University of Waterloo, and her Master of Social Work Degree from Wilfrid Laurier University. Although Catherine has completed the required schooling, she is a life-long learner that values on-going professional development to provide the best evidence-based care possible.

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Jennifer is a compassionate and skilled therapist who is ready to accompany you on your journey to living a more fulfilled life. She creates a safe space to share and explore feelings, honour those moments, and make goals to move forward and heal at your own pace. Jennifer will work with you to rediscover your strengths, create hopeful perspectives, and support you in empowering yourself.

Jennifer has spent the majority of her 18 year social work career working with individuals and families impacted by loss and trauma; especially within the child welfare system. Her true passion continues to be working with children and families, including supporting caregivers with their parenting strategies and marital separation support.

Jennifer strongly believes that every individual’s therapeutic journey is unique and may be supported by many different clinical frameworks and perspectives depending on the individual. She takes a trauma-informed, yet eclectic approach, influenced by Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Solution Focused Therapy, Narrative Therapy, and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT).

Jennifer completed her Bachelor of Arts at Wilfrid Laurier University with a double major in Psychology and English. She then went on to complete her Masters of Social Work degree at Laurier as well and she is currently a Registered Social Worker in good standing with the OCSWSSW.

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Belinda works from a client centred and trauma informed approach and fully believes you are the expert in your own life. She will walk alongside you to build on your strengths and create meaningful change. Belinda has experience in supporting individuals through addiction, anxiety, stress, grief and loss, ADHD and other mental health concerns. In this work she uses an eclectic approach, drawing from various therapeutic approaches such as cognitive behavioural therapy, dialectic behavioural therapy, solution focused therapy, motivational interviewing, psychoeducation, according to your unique needs. 

She has experience supporting individuals in a variety of treatment settings, including long term care, inpatient substance use programming and various outpatient substance use and mental health programs. In session, Belinda strives to create a warm, supportive and non-judgemental environment, as she acknowledges the bravery it takes to be vulnerable and engage with self exploration.

Belinda completed her Bachelor of Social Work Degree at Lakehead University, and her Master of Social Work Degree from Laurier University. She has also completed a certificate program through Mohawk College in Concurrent Disorders, a program specific to exploring the relationship and impacts of mental health and substance use.

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Kristen is a Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying) and has completed a Master’s in Counselling Psychology and a post-graduate program in Autism and Behavioral Science.

Kristen is an advocate for mental health, physical wellness, and empowering others through a variety of professional modalities. She has over three years’ experience working with children and adults with Autism and has volunteered on a local distress and crisis line. She has seen first-hand the profound impact of forming genuine relationships, building resilience, and providing emotional support and encouragement.

Kristen aims to build trust, compassion, and collaboration with her clients. She works hard to understand all aspects of the client’s life and values the importance of the therapeutic relationship by creating a space that feels warm and nonjudgmental. Her priority is to help the client achieve their goals and facilitate healing and growth while having self-compassion at the same time.

Kristen is trained in Play Therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT), and Complex Trauma (CCTP/CCTP-II). She works with a variety of challenges including anxiety, depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder, exploring emotions, self-esteem, work or academic stress, relational challenges, suicide ideation, grief, and trauma. Kristen works with all ages including children and adolescents.

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Mary-Katherine is a compassionate, gentle, and skilled therapist with a specialization in prenatal/postpartum mood and adjustment issues, infertility, and perinatal loss. Mary-Katherine worked at Mount Sinai Hospital for 19 years in the Women’s and Infants Health Program where she had the honour of working with women who struggle with anxiety, depression, changing self-identities, and body image during pregnancy and postpartum. She has also worked closely with individuals and couples who are navigating the often unpredictable and emotionally exhausting journey of infertility.

In Mary-Katherine’s 24-year career in Social Work, she has acquired extensive experience supporting individuals, couples, and families who are experiencing relationship distress, anxiety, depression, self-esteem issues, interpersonal trauma, personality disorders, divorce, and grief/loss. 

Mary-Katherine’s passion in providing therapy is to help individuals and couples discover their inner strengths, experience self-compassion, and enjoy feelings of connection. She is committed to providing clients with a warm, safe, and non-judgemental space to explore distressing issues, while also holding space to explore underlying feelings that may be difficult to express. She works with each client at their own pace and suggests approaches that best resonate with their specific needs. Mary-Katherine also enjoys working with clients from diverse cultural backgrounds and sexual orientations. Mary-Katherine has been trained in EFT for couples as she believes this modality is grounded in the belief that emotions are key to building safe and secure connections.

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Danielle is a Registered Psychotherapist (Qaulifying). Danielle’s educational experience includes her Bachelor of Arts degree at Brock University with a major in Psychology and her Master of Arts Counselling Psychology at Yorkville University.

Danielle has developed a desire to help individuals take back of control of their life.

This passion was derived from her experience with children, adolescents, and adults within the developmental service sector, where she tracked their health/well being progression and used skill-based building techniques.

In addition, Danielle also worked to help incarcerated youth with mental health and well-being, by leading health awareness groups, to promote and foster individual growth. Danielle believes that the counselling relationship should be a collaborative process, and that the therapeutic alliance is essential to the success of therapy.

Danielle is very understanding that this process can create vulnerability and appreciates the strength it takes for individuals to express their difficulties. She prioritizes the importance of providing a safe and nurturing environment where your thoughts, emotions, ideas, and difficulties can be shared.

Danielle’s own personal struggles have reinforced her desire to create an empowering environment. Danielle looks through a strength-based approach. Working on positivity, and kindness to oneself, her goal is to cohesively work together to foster your individual strengths and instill a sense of purpose and empowerment within your life. Danielle strives to provide respect and empathy into the session to help you feel heard, and be comfortable with sessions.

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Lolita has trained in Canada, and the UK and she has practiced in Canada, Central America, and Asia. Beginning her career as a social worker with Scarborough General Hospital, Lolita has worked in various social service organizations, NGOs and international schools in Ontario, Belize, China, and most recently Hong Kong.

Working internationally for 25 years has allowed Lolita to become very skilled at helping clients from various cultural and ethnic backgrounds. Key areas of speciality include dealing with issues in adaptation and life changes, gender identity, grief, parenting, trauma, and sexual dysfunction. Working from an integrative framework, Lolita utilises evidence-based therapeutic models to meet her clients’ needs.

Lolita has qualified extensively for crisis and suicide prevention & response with PREPARE. As a Child Protection officer in high schools, she has implemented Cognitive Behavioural Interventions for Trauma in Schools. Lolita has presented at numerous international conferences and offers topical workshops for parents, educators, and private organizations.

Lolita’s mission is to help people recall their self-worth, their core values & strengths and make the necessary changes to patterns of behaviour that no longer serve their life goals. She has lived experience with diversity and being treated as ‘other in the country she calls ‘home’’. Lolita knows, we all have our own unique perceptions based on many factors such as our life experiences and the context in which we live. Lolita strives to help every client find acceptance and appreciation for who they are.

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Emma is a Registered Psychotherapist. She completed her Bachelor of Art with a major in Psychology at the University of Guelph and completed her Master of Arts in Counselling Psychology. She spent several years working with those who struggled with comorbid mental and physical health issues, This experience pushed her to make individual psychotherapy more accessible to those with developmental disabilities and chronic health issues.

Emma works through a trauma-informed and harm reduction approach. She believes the therapeutic relationship is the heart of counselling and will strive to ensure you feel safe and heard in each and every session. She will support you in balancing your own needs with all of the challenges life might bring your way. She works with challenges such as abortion, anxiety, depression, dual diagnosis, eating disorders, life transitions, self-esteem, self-harming, sexual abuse, stress, suicidal ideation, social anxiety, trauma and financial trauma, work/life issues, OCD and pregnancy and infant loss. Emma is open to working with individuals at all stages of life including children and adults.

As an integrative therapist, Emma draws from Cognitive- Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Narrative therapy, Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT), Eye movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP), and Acceptance and Commitment therapy.

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Shannyn is a Registered Psychotherapist and a Canadian Certified Counsellor who completed her Bachelor of Arts at the University of Guelph with a major in Criminal Justice and Public Policy. Shannyn began her career working with both incarcerated and non-incarcerated adults within a residential treatment facility for addiction. This experience deepened her passion for working with individuals to address not only the presenting issue but the underlying causes as well. To continue her learning, Shannyn returned to school and completed her Master of Counselling Psychology through Yorkville University.

Shannyn uses a trauma-informed, client-centred and strengths-based approach to treatment planning. She works collaboratively with clients to create a treatment plan that will support achieving their goals. This treatment plan will incorporate an integrated approach from evidence-based modalities such as cognitive behavioural therapy, solution-focused therapy, cognitive processing therapy, dialectic behavioural therapy, and psychoeducation.

Shannyn has experience providing psychotherapy and supportive counselling in a variety of treatment settings including inpatient, residential, and outpatient. She has primarily worked with individuals and groups. Her areas of specialty include working with adults living with addiction, PTSD, trauma, and other complex mental health issues. I also have experience working with individuals who experience, anxiety, depression, grief and loss, self-esteem, relationship issues, and women’s issues to name a few.

Shannyn considers it a privilege to join you on the journey towards wellness. Through providing a safe, non-judgmental space, she hopes to support you with identifying your strengths and provide tools to create effective change.

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Founder & Owner of Anchoridge Counselling Services. (No Longer Accepting NEW Clients) Natasha has been working in private practice for over four years. She specifically works with adults dealing with depression, anxiety and stress. She also works with adolescents dealing with self-esteem issues, body image and self worth.

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