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  • About
  • Therapeutic Approaches
  • Clinical Supervision
  • Fees
  • Resources
  • Couple & Family Therapy

What is Marriage/Couple and Family Therapy?

Individual , Couple & Family Therapy

Therapeutic Approaches

Individual Psychotherapy


At the heart of my work is supporting people on a exploration of there inner world, to become increasingly aware of their own relational patterns, that, in turn, lead to internal working models which guide  feelings, thoughts and expectations in relationships. I adhere to an attachment lens in my work as a systemic, experiential and process-oriented  and relational  therapist, drawing and utilizing approaches from Emotion-Focused therapy, Gestalt, and Somatic Experiencing theory to inform my practice.  


Couples Counselling ( Emotion Focused Couples Therapy)


Emotion Focused Couple therapy combines both experiential process-oriented approaches and systemic therapies.  Originally developed by Ottawa's own  Dr. Susan Johnson,  EFT revolutionized the field of couple therapy by introducing a new way of exploring couple dynamics through experiencing. I have had the honour of being a student and trainee of EFT since 2003.  


Book recommendation:  Hold Me Tight -Susan Johnson

 

Family Therapy  (Emotional Focused- Family Therapy - EFFT)


I work with families, specifically those with adult children, to mend bonds and heal fractures within their relationships using systemic and experiential interventions.  As an EFFT therapist with families, I focus on the emotional experiences and problematic  patterns within the family system that block family members from accessing the source of their desired connection, to create new patterns and deepen emotional accessibility and responsiveness.      


"EFFT provides a practical approach to engaging families at an emotional level. Accessing, processing, and connecting family members through the power of emotional experience promotes healing and fosters a family’s resilience to the everyday and unexpected challenges of life."  


Emotionally Focused family Therapy: Restoring Connection and Promoting Resilence

-James L. Furrow, Gail Palmer, S.M Johnson, G. Faller and L. Palmer- Olsen








Practice Details

Qualifications/Certifications


College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario, crpo.org

Registered Psychotherapist, (RP)


Canadian Association of Marriage and Family Therapy (camft.ca)

Registered Marriage and Family Therapist (RMFT)


Ontario Association of Marriage and Family Therapists (oamft.ca)

Certified Couple and Family Therapist (CCFT)


American Association of Marriage and Family Therapy, (aamft.org)

Clinical Fellow (MFT)


Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association  ccpa-accp.ca

Canadian Certified Counsellor (CCC)

Since November 2003


Society for the Study of Culture and Psychiatry

Member

Since 2018


McGIll Summer Institute in Transcultural Psychiatry

 2016 cohort


Excellence in Emotionally Focused Therapy™

Advanced Core Skills Training 2006

Emotion-Focused Family Therapy


Somatic Experiencing™-  Dr Peter Levine 

Intermediate year of training


World Association of Cultural Psychiatry

Member




Areas of Practice: Individual , Couple & Family Therapy

Feelings of Anxiety

Feelings of persistent sadness

Coping with Change

Couple /Marital Distress

Rebuilding Trust /Affairs & Infidelities

Life Transitions

Grief/Loss

Relocation

Post Traumatic Stress

Childhood Trauma

Recovery from Abuse

Family of Origin Conflict

Operational Stress 

Bullying/ Harassment

Caregiver/Compassion Fatigue 

Social Challenges to Identity 

Personal Identity Development  

Coping with Chronic Illness

Personal/Team Stress due to Organizational Change

Executive & Management Support

Addiction /Relapse (in conjunction with Tx)

Recovery

Families wth Addiction

Return to work


Clinical Supervision

Clinical Supervision is provided to psychotherapists interested in pursuing registration with the College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario  (CRPO).  In addition to qualifying for CRPO, am working towards my credentials as A supervisor with AAMFT/OAMFT and your hours can be used to towards these credential.  


For more information please call: 613 523 0791.   



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