Your path in life may take some unexpected turns and it is an honour to walk beside you for part of the journey. Ruth-Ellen is a Child and Family Therapist, a Registered Psychotherapist and has graduate and post-graduate training in Play Therapy, Family Therapy and Couple Therapy. She began her career focusing mostly on adults, but for the last 10 years has expanded her focus to include children, youth, parents/caregivers and families. She strongly believes that, wherever possible, caregivers need to be consistently involved in their child’s therapy, in order to make long-term change possible outside of sessions. She is also committed to strengthening attachments in family relationships, as another important factor in creating positive change. See the chart below for the types of struggles she has helped people with and the types of approaches she uses. Additionally, upon request, faith-based (Christianity) work can be provided. Also, upon request, indigenous concerns can be addressed. Ruth-Ellen uses an experiential/interactive approach, especially with young clients. She notes that children generally don’t use “talk therapy.” Instead, they use toys to represent people and situations and proceed to role play/process real-life experiences in this way. Therefore, when seeing children, Ruth-Ellen might use relevant toys, story telling, puppetry, role play, games, visual art, music, movement, fun attachment activities and more!

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Nikki Bianchi is a Registered Psychotherapist and MACP (Qualifying). Her practice is focused on nurturing the mental health and well-being of women and girls through the lifecycle. She has a special interest in authenticity, self-identity, and self-worth, and is passionate about empowering her clients to show up for themselves and as themselves in the world. Nikki believes in taking a compassionate, non-judgmental, and strength-based approach to healing, and uses a variety of evidence-based approaches, including but not limited to narrative therapy, acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), solution-focused therapy, and cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT).

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I am a Registered Psychotherapist with over a decade of experience supporting children, teens, and young adults. I work collaboratively with parents and families to help them better understand and support their child. I have a strong passion for helping young people navigate the emotional, social, and developmental challenges that come with growing up, while also empowering parents with practical tools.

I specialize in working with children and adolescents experiencing anxiety, OCD, ADHD, autism spectrum disorder (ASD), body-focused repetitive behaviours (BFRBs), and emotional regulation difficulties. I also support teens and young adults facing school stress, social challenges, perfectionism, low self-esteem, and life transitions. My approach focuses on helping youth build confidence, resilience, and coping skills they can use in everyday life.

For parents, I provide guidance and support in managing common challenges such as anxiety, behavioural concerns, emotional outbursts, and parenting stress. Together, we create strategies that strengthen relationships and foster a supportive home environment.

I also have a special interest in supporting women through the transition to motherhood, including peri- and post-natal mental health. I offer evidence-informed treatment for anxiety and mood concerns during pregnancy and postpartum, as well as support for identity changes and parenting adjustments.

Whether you are seeking support for your child, your teen, or yourself as a parent, I strive to create a safe, supportive, and non-judgmental space where meaningful change can happen. Together, we will work to build skills, strengthen relationships, and support your family’s overall well-being.

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Starting therapy can feel like a big step, and maybe you’re not even sure where to begin. You might have a lot on your mind, or just a sense that something isn’t sitting right and that’s okay. Imagine a place where someone is dedicated to you for 50 minutes. Alongside their training and experience, their role is to help guide, provide different perspectives and package it in a way you may easily understand. That is how I like to think about what therapy looks like.

If you are feeling overwhelmed, anxious, or confused about your life, therapy can be the space where you finally feel heard and gain control back in your life. If you are curious about taking that first step into gaining that control back then I invite you to book a free consultation call.

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Gretchen is a Music Therapist Accredited (MTA), Board-Certified Music Therapist (MT-BC), and Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying) who works from a warm, relational, and developmentally attuned approach. She holds a Master of Music Therapy from Wilfrid Laurier University and a Bachelor of Music in Cello Performance with a World Music Certificate from the University of Toronto.

Gretchen offers music psychotherapy for children, adolescents, and families, integrating evidence-based approaches with creative, expressive modalities. Her work is trauma-informed, strengths-based, and guided by curiosity, play, and attunement. She supports clients in building emotional awareness, regulation, communication, and self-expression within a safe and supportive therapeutic relationship.

She values caregiver involvement and believes in collaborative, family-centred care, where both children and families feel supported throughout the therapeutic process. Gretchen views music therapy not just as an intervention, but as a meaningful relational space where clients can feel seen, heard, and empowered in their growth.

Gretchen has experience providing both individual and group therapy across clinical settings, including work with individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), as well as individuals navigating anxiety, depression, eating disorders, trauma, grief, addiction, and complex emotional experiences. She has also supported individuals and families in medical and end-of-life care, using music to promote comfort, grounding, and meaning-making.

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Jackie is a registered social worker and certified family mediator with over 15 years of experience supporting children, adolescents, adults, and families through complex life transitions. Drawing from her extensive background in counselling, family mediation, and parenting support, Jackie brings a deeply compassionate, direct, and forward-thinking approach to her work. Jackie is particularly skilled in supporting neurodiverse individuals, including those with ADHD and autism, as well as clients navigating anxiety, emotional regulation challenges, parenting stress, separation and divorce, high-conflict co-parenting, and trauma. Her practice is grounded in trauma-informed, child-focused, and neurodiversity-affirming principles. With lived experience as a neurodivergent parent to neurodivergent children, Jackie integrates clinical expertise with personal insight. She tailors her sessions to meet the unique needs of each client. Jackie creates a warm, collaborative, and non-judgmental space where clients feel accepted, heard, seen and safe to be themselves.

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Shalheves is a Registered Social Worker dedicated to empowering children, adolescents, and adults to overcome challenges such as anxiety, depression, loss, trauma, addiction, and school difficulties. Her approach is tailored to each individual’s unique needs, using a range of modalities including CBT, IFS, play therapy, and motivational interviewing.

Shalheves works with individuals and families to identify the root causes of their struggles and empowers them to develop healthy coping skills. She utilizes a holistic and strengths-based approach, creating a safe space to help her clients explore their thoughts, emotions, behaviours and develop effective strategies for lasting change and growth.

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Dizia is a registered social worker with a specialty for working with children, teens, families and young adults using a variety of therapeutic approaches tailored to clients needs. With a master’s focus on mental health and an undergraduate degree in early childhood studies and a minor in child and youth care, Dizia prides herself on finding fun, creative and developmentally appropriate ways to support client goals.

Dizia works hard to build a sense of safety and trust in sessions while focusing on clients concerns, needs and goals. Dizia believes that there is no one perfect therapeutic model that can be used for every challenge brought forward, so she uses a variety of evidence based theories, practices and tools to help build client’s resourcefulness, resilience, and self esteem. By focusing on what is in one’s control versus what isn’t, Dizia helps clients build a tool kit of coping strategies to address both thoughts, emotions and choices. Once a foundation of coping skills has been built, we can then begin to tackle problems or stressors with a new sense of confidence.

Dizia has worked in the fields of mental health, health, and trauma as both a clinical therapist as well as a case manager. Through her work she realized how prevalent untreated traumatic experiences are, and how overwhelming they are in day to day life. Dizia began focusing her continuing education on trauma and trauma therapies and aside from working with a variety of presenting iasues, Dizia uses these trainings and knowledge to offer trauma informed care to all clients.

Dizia understands how scary and challenging it can be to find a therapist that you feel safe and comfortable sharing some of our hardest thoughts, feelings and experiences with. This is why Dizia is grateful and appreciative of the opportunities to stand with clients and earn that trust.

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When big feelings, anxiety, or behavioural challenges begin to impact a child or family, it can feel overwhelming to know how to help. I work with children, teens, and their caregivers, with a strong focus on supporting parents who may feel unsure, stuck, or overwhelmed in responding to their child’s emotional and behavioural needs. A central part of my work is parent coaching. I help caregivers understand what may be happening beneath a child’s behaviour and develop practical, trauma-informed, and attachment-based strategies that strengthen connection, improve communication, and support emotional regulation, both at home and at school. My approach is collaborative and grounded in real-life tools that feel sustainable and aligned with each family’s values. Alongside parent support, I work directly with children and adolescents to build emotional awareness, coping skills, and resilience while supporting them through anxiety, stress, school-related challenges, life transitions, and the impact of past experiences. I strive to create a warm, safe, and supportive space where children feel understood and families feel empowered. I truly appreciate the trust it takes to reach out and the opportunity to support you, your child, or your family through meaningful and often challenging moments. I look forward to walking alongside you and helping you navigate these experiences in ways that feel right for your family.

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Daniela is a child and family therapist with over a decade of experience working with children and families. She uses a collaborative approach when working with families in order to foster positive changes in their lives.

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Her specializations include working with parents, children, and teens who are struggling with anxiety, ADHD, ASD, learning disabilities, behavioural challenges, trauma and grief. She uses a variety of evidence-based approaches such as play therapy, art therapy, acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), narrative therapy, solution-focused therapy and cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT).

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