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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Dannika is passionate about working with children, youth, families and individuals/couples. With over 8 years of experience working both clinically and from a community perspective, Dannika brings her knowledge, compassion and child-centred focus to her practice. At the core of her clinical work is the belief that everyone can be their best selves with the right support, tools and strategies.
Dannika enjoys working with clients to address social and emotional challenges, behaviour, anxiety, aggression, depression, relationship issues, attachment concerns, life transitions, and family conflict. Read more about Dannika HERE!

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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Ivanna is a Registered Social Worker with a Bachelor of Social Work Degree from Wilfrid Laurier University. She is in the process of completing her Master of Social Work degree, also through Wilfrid Laurier University (completion July 2021). 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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