Tonya’s goal is to meet clients with a warm, empathetic approach while creating a safe space that is both relaxing and comfortable to clients. Her therapeutic style includes meeting clients where they are at and working at a pace that is comfortable to them while appropriately challenging to provide an environment that fosters growth and insight. Some of the approaches that Tonya uses in sessions include Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Solution Focused Therapy, Dialectical Behavioural Therapy and Narrative Therapy.
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Jeff has over 17 years’ experience working with children, individuals, couples and families in areas including: receiving a new health diagnosis, ongoing medical concerns, marriage or family conflict, grief and loss and a variety of other life transitional issues. Jeff strives to collaboratively engage with individuals and families to strengthen their ability to gain new skills and improve their mental health outcomes. As a counsellor, Jeff works from a strength-based perspective whereby he believes in working in collaboration with his client to develop their own intrinsic potential. Clients can expect Jeff to listen intently while co-creating a plan of support and actioning change.
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Kaitlyn’s primary experience has been working with adults and couples, who are navigating varying challenges related to mental health and wellness. Her work has included supporting individuals/couples who have experiences of childhood and adult trauma, and support for those experiencing mental health challenges such as depression, anxiety, personality disorders and eating disorders. Kaitlyn has experience in supporting clients from the following informed therapies including; DBT (Dialectial Behaviour Therapy), CBT (Cognitive Behaviour Therapy), CPT (Cognitive Processing Therapy) and the practice of SRT (Self-Regulation Therapy).
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Joscelyn earned her undergraduate honour’s degree at the University of Waterloo in Social Development Studies and Sexuality, Marriage and Families. She has focused her ongoing learning around supporting members of the LGBTQ2+ and polyamory/non-monogamy community, with their struggles with mental health, trauma, depression, anxiety, relationships, coming out, gender expression and gender identity.

She has also had training from Rainbow Health Ontario regarding transition support and documentation, as well as, experience in providing public education around LGBTQ2+ inclusivity and affirmation counselling. 

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Nadine Rubie is a counsellor and a registered Social Worker with a Master of Social Work degree. Nadine received her Bachelor of Health Sciences from the University of Western Ontario and then her Master of Social Work degree from the University of Toronto. In addition to her education, Nadine is also a member in good standing with the Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers and the Ontario Association of Social Workers.

For over 15 years Nadine has worked in various clinical and community settings. Her dynamic career has included front line roles in community health as well as mental health, in addition to administrative roles in clinical supervision and leadership. Nadine has a passion for working with members of diverse and marginalized communities.

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Kafui is a Registered Social Worker with a Master of Social Work degree obtained from the University of Windsor. She also has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology and Gender Studies from the University of Windsor. Kafui is passionate about helping individuals work through every-day challenges, as they strive to make meaningful lifestyle changes.

Using an eclectic approach to therapeutic practice, Kafui draws on tenets of cognitive behavioural therapy, narrative therapy, motivational interviewing, and strengths-based therapy. Kafui is dedicated to providing clients with a supportive space where their lived experiences are valued and understood.

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Casandra is a Registered Social Worker with her Master of Social Work degree from Dalhousie University. She received a Bachelor of Social Work degree from the University of Waterloo and her Bachelor of Arts in Sociology from Wilfrid Laurier University. Casandra will mainly be working with youth and children at Calming Tree and she is passionate about providing a warm, empathic, and safe space for her clients to explore their challenges and share their concerns.

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Rose strives to create helpful and supportive therapeutic conversations with the people she works with. She collaborates with clients to co-construct goals in counselling, while facilitating their discovery of insights, capacities, and resources to address the challenges they are experiencing, and finding practical strategies to improve aspects of their lives.

Rose utilizes a person-centred approach, drawing on and integrating anti-oppressive, trauma-informed, 2SLGBTQ⁺-inclusive, strengths-based, task-centred, solution-focused, cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), mindfulness, narrative, critical disability and critical social work practice.

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Stacey is a counsellor and a registered social worker in good standing with the OCSWSSW. She received her undergraduate degree in Child and Youth Studies and went on to complete her Bachelor of Social Work at the University of Waterloo. In her love for continuing education, Stacey received an Addiction Certification from Wilfred Laurier while also completing her Master of Social Work from Dalhousie University. 

Stacey has years of experience in supporting individuals who struggle with mood disorders, mental health diagnoses, and addiction concerns. Her career has been focused on working field of mental health and addictions with additional experience in crisis intervention. Stacey enjoys working with individuals navigating complex mental health or addictions in addition to those who are looking to strengthen their overall mindset and mental health.

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Tara is a Registered Social Worker with a Master of Social Work from Wilfrid Laurier University and is in good standing with the Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers (OCSWSSW) and the Ontario Association of Social Workers (OASW). Tara has worked with adults of all ages, families and couples in a variety of roles within community and hospital settings. Tara is passionate about walking alongside those she works with and is honoured to support their mental health, relationships and quality of life.

Tara’s focus in her practice is to ensure clients feel safe, heard and accepted. Her compassionate, approachable and empathetic nature has helped support clients experiencing a wide range of life challenges such as anxiety, depression, grief, family/relationship conflict, trauma, self-esteem, and substance misuse. Tara is a proud ally of the 2SLGBTQ+ community.

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Ivanna is a Registered Social Worker with a Masters of Social Work Degree from Wilfrid Laurier University. As part of her Master’s degree, Ivanna completed her practicum at Calming Tree from September 2020 to February 2021. During that time she was able to support a caseload of individual clients from diverse backgrounds. This placement allowed her an opportunity to gain experience in the field of mental health counselling and further equip her with the skills to support future clients.

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Elizabeth Akinyemi is a Registered Social Worker with a Master of Social Work degree. She is a certified member of both the Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers (OCSWSSW) and the Ontario Association of Social Workers (OASW). In addition to her Master’s, Elizabeth holds a diploma in Early Childhood Education and a Bachelor’s degree in Children Development and Contemporary Studies. Elizabeth is certified level 2 in both Traumatology and Gottman Method of Couples Therapy. She is passionate about relationships and helping people build meaningful relationships with self and others.

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Hilary McCulloch is a Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying) in good standing with the College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario (CRPO). Hilary obtained her Master of Arts in Counselling Psychology from Yorkville University and attended Queen’s University where she earned her Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Biopsychology. As part of her Master’s degree, Hilary completed an educational practicum at Cambridge Memorial Hospital where she provided individual therapy to adult clients in the outpatient mental health clinic.

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