| Location: |
New-Path Counselling
2402-30 Malta Ave
Brampton, ON L6Y 4S5
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| Phone: |
(647) 378-2002
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| Email: |
Send email
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| Website: |
www.new-path.ca
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| Profession: |
Registered Social Worker
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| Services: |
Psychotherapy/Counseling
Telehealth (Video/Phone) Therapy
disability, injury of accident trauma counselling
telehealth service
tele-therapy
online therapy |
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| Session Formats: |
Individuals
Zoom
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| Practice Description: |
I come to this work with a BA in Psychology from York University in Toronto and a Bachelor and Masters degree in Social Work from Dalhousie University in Halifax. Since graduating I have worked in Employee Assistance Programs, in hospitals, CAMH, immigrant services, disability services and welfare services.
I was drawn to counselling because I empathize and work well with people who struggle. My personal journey has been one of health challenges that I have met and mostly managed to deal with nicely with perseverance. My therapeutic philosophy is that people respond uniquely to different interventions dependent on their individual characters, the situation at hand, and the rapport developed with the counsellor. That said, my preferred modality is Cognitive Behavioral Therapy because it focuses on looking at the individual's emotional state, the thoughts that led to and flow from those emotion, the actions that are prompted by those emotions and the results they garner. If you alter one of those variable you can alter the whole sequence. It really is quite amazing.
That's why my primary goal is to get to know the clients' and their pain, and use a variety of methods to address their needs until we find the ones that resonate with them. If we know myself and the clients will be working together for a series of sessions I also like to have them articulate their goal and co-create the path we will follow in reaching that goal.. I'm a proponent of leaving clients with ideas and tasks to engage in between sessions to the progress is maintained and they build a sense of their own power.
I see myself as an ally in my clients' journey toward self-healing. I bring my experience and expertise, but they are the masters of their lives. I am here to support them as long as they are committed to doing their work.
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Practice Specialties or Interests:
(Strengths are
in bold text) |
ADHD
Chronic Physical Illness
Physical Disabilities
Alzheimer's Disease
Anxiety
Asperger's Syndrome
Autism
Brain Injury
Cognitive Disorders
Depression
Grief/Loss
Learning Disabilities
Pain Management
Stress Management
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| Age Specialties: |
Adolescents
Adults
Elders
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| Additional Demographic Expertise: |
Blind and Low Vision
Cancer
Caregivers
Christian
Deaf and Hard of Hearing
People with Disabilities
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| Treatment Approaches: |
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
Biopsychosocial
Christian Counseling
Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT)
Mindfulness-Based Therapy
Motivational Interviewing
Person-Centered Therapy
Strength-Based Therapy
Trauma-Focused Therapy
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| Education: |
Master of Social Work
Dalhousie University, 2006
Bachelor of Social Work
Dalhousie University, 2004
Bachelor of Arts
York University, 1999
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| License #: |
811714 |
| Licensed In: |
Ontario |
| Additional Licenses/ Certifications: |
Advanced Certificate in NeuroLinguistic Processing (NLP) |
| Professional Affiliations: |
 | member in good standing of Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers | | member in good standing of Ontario Association of Social Workers |
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| Fee Schedule: |
$140 per session of 50 minutes
All major credit cards accepted |
| Insurance and Billing Details: |
Invoice will be provided after each session for clients to submit to insurance |
| Office Hours: |
M-F 10am-6pm EST Sa/Su 2pm-8pm EST |
| Additional Comments: |
Will make every effort to make service as disability accessible as possible |
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