Apitha is a Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying) who joins us as a student therapist from Yorkville University. She understands the significance of creating a welcoming atmosphere for clients, so they feel safe and comfortable to explore and process. She is dedicated to supporting teens during a time in their life where so many changes are occurring. Her enthusiasm lies in supporting teens as they build coping skills to help navigate challenges.

Apitha utilizes various modalities, including Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), Mindfulness-Based Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), and Cognitive-Behaviour Therapy (CBT). She recognizes the importance of ensuring that clients feel heard and understood and approaches each of her sessions with a client-centered approach.

Apitha enjoys spending time with family and friends. She enjoys sightseeing, going for walks, and watching the sun set and rise; there’s something so calming and beautiful about those moments.

Sam comes to us from the University of Toronto, where she pursued a Master of Education degree in Counselling and Psychotherapy. Sam recognizes the significant impact counselling has on individuals and the importance of creating a safe environment for clients. Sam completed her practicum placement at the Toronto Counselling Centre for Teens and looks forward to continuing working with teenagers in her current role. She has a passion for helping teens develop coping skills and being there to support them during a time in life when they are finding themselves and navigating new situations.

Sam has experience working with those experiencing body image concerns and difficulties with eating, perfectionism, anxiety, depression, relationship challenges, and anger. Adolescence can be challenging, and Sam recognizes the importance of helping teenagers in the present so they can be successful in their future and feel confident they have the tools they need to succeed. The modalities that inform Sam’s therapeutic approach include Narrative Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, mindfulness-based therapies, Internal Family Systems, Emotion Focused Therapy, cognitive-based therapies, and Family-Based Therapy. She believes in finding the best fit for each client.

Sam believes in creating a nonjudgmental space where teens feel comfortable being their genuine selves. She utilizes humour and compassion to cultivate this space. She takes an anti-oppressive and trauma-informed approach to her practice and believes that individuals are the experts on themselves. She strives to utilize a collaborative approach in sessions to empower those she works with.

Sam enjoys getting lost in a good book, making bracelets, and spending time in nature. A fun fact about Sam is she is a certified Pilates teacher!

Jennie is a Registered Psychotherapist. She transitioned from a career in communications and association management to focus on her passion for working with people. Her past experience emphasized the power of words and its effects on a person, as well as the positive impacts a safe, nonjudgmental space can provide to an individual.

She recognizes life can be unpredictable and overwhelming, at any stage of life. Her approach in therapy is client-focused, guided by the values of compassion, curiosity, humor and gentleness. Jennie’s therapeutic approach draws upon Narrative Therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and Psychodynamic modality, combined with interventions from Art Based Therapy and Mindfulness Therapy.

Her goal in therapy is to understand the client’s story and narrative. To collaboratively work together, with the client and family, to gain insight, clarity or achieve a specific goal. She believes each person and family possesses the strengths and insights to positively move forward. Areas of focus are anxiety, depression, self-esteem, life transitions as well as building and maintaining relationships.

Outside of work Jennie can be found walking and listening to music. She loves all musical genres and is always open to a song or artist recommendation. She enjoys yoga, reading, tea and spending time with friends and family.

Bella is currently a graduate student pursuing her Master’s of Social Work degree at York University. Bella has over three years of experience providing emotional support and coping strategies to diverse youth in an acute healthcare setting. Bella has supported youth through experiences with mental health challenges, issues with substance use, bullying, social exclusion, navigating family relationships and more.As a member of the 2SLGBT+ community, Bella is deeply committed to providing an anti-oppressive and safe space.

As a part of her practice, Bella informs her approach to therapy from Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Narrative Therapy and Mindfulness Strategies. She also recognizes that some teenagers experience heightened emotions that impact their well-being and create challenges in relationships. Therefore, she draws on emotion-regulation, distress tolerance and interpersonal effectiveness skills. Bella’s ultimate aim is to create a therapeutic relationship that feels authentic, relaxed and tailored to each person’s unique needs. Bella is committed to providing counseling that focuses on the desires and goals of patients.

In her free time Bella loves to garden, make pottery, rock climb and make visual art. For youth that may be interested, Bella is happy to incorporate art-based mindfulness practices into session.

Patricia has been working directly with young folks, kids, teens, and families for over 15 years. She works from an anti-oppressive framework and social justice context to build supportive, therapeutic relationships.

Patricia’s approach to working with individuals is all about highlighting and fostering strengths along with areas of success, resiliency, and collaboration in a non-judgemental space. She believes in the power of connection and compassion with yourself, family/chosen family, friends, and communities. Patricia will co-create and cultivate new ways of learning about, thinking about, and moving through challenging moments.

Patricia has extensive experience with complex family conflicts, as well as with assisting people to navigate the impacts of trauma, loss, grief, self-criticism, self-esteem, parenting/caregiving, and self-harming behaviours. She draws from multiple evidence-based modalities, including cognitive-based interventions, Narrative Therapy, and Emotion-Focused Therapy.

People often remark on her warmth, dry sense of humour, and insight. She is also a parent with a rambunctious and adorable child. When she’s not in session, you can find her teaching, soaking up music and art, and biking around the city.

Katherine strives to make it easier for adolescents and their families to find safety, support, and strength in difficult life circumstances. She finds genuine joy in helping others and guiding them towards their greatest potential. Katherine has worked directly with individuals for almost a decade and has extensive training working with young adults, adolescents, children and their families helping manage challenging behaviours, mental health concerns, and every-day struggles. Katherine also has comprehensive experience working directly with neurodivergence and specializes working with ASD and ADHD. Katherine approaches psychotherapy from a personalized perspective and tailors her practice according to her clients best needs. She has regularly consulted as part of a multi-disciplinary team to develop and implement well-considered client action plans and her pleasant, humorous personality brings calm and ease into her psychotherapeutic sessions.

Katherine has an MA in Spiritual Care and Psychotherapy and previously completed an Honours BSc in Neuroscience and Psychology. Her practice includes using a neuropsychologically-informed perspective, family systems-based perspective, cognitive and, solution and emotionally focused therapies.

Outside of work, Katherine has a passion for making and decorating cakes, travelling, nature walks, and spending time with her dogs, friends, and family.

Veronika comes to us from a career in the arts where she grew to be a passionate, creative thinker. Her experience in theatre, photography, music, writing and local activism inspired her to travel, learn and be open.

As a psychotherapist you'll find her to be nuanced, kind, attuned and deeply curious. She offers dedicated, safe, creative and non-judgmental psychotherapy that is rooted in compassion and humour. She helps a diverse clientele of teens, young adults, millennials and their families to understand, overcome, or learn to cope with a variety of issues such as anxiety, anger management, bullying, body image, self-esteem, self-harm and complex family dynamics.

She draws from many modalities, including: Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Act and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and Emotion Focused Therapy (EFT) to tailor-make an approach to help teens and families untangle from their concerns, struggles and pain while encouraging them to move in a direction that is important to them, utilizing their strengths and values.

Jenni is a Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying) who joins us as a student therapist from Yorkville University. In her past role as a pool manager and lifeguard instructor, she has found immense fulfillment in working with young people, serving as both a mentor and teacher. She values the uniqueness of each individual and is passionate about supporting adolescents to develop self-awareness and self-compassion as they navigate this exciting and challenging stage of life. Jenni takes a person-centred approach to therapy and uses her curiosity and warmth to help teens explore challenges including anxiety, depression, ADHD, loss, identity, and relationship difficulties.

Jenni draws from various modalities, including Internal Family Systems (IFS), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), and Emotion-Focused Therapy (EFT), to provide tailored support for each client. She strives to provide a warm, non-judgemental  space where teens can feel empowered and safe to explore what is important to them.

In her free time, Jenni loves spending time with family and friends and her cat, Nova. Jenni enjoys being outside in nature whenever possible, whether that’s running, hiking or camping. She also brings the outdoors inside, with a passion for caring for her numerous houseplants.

Laura’s Master of Education in Counselling Psychology and Psychotherapy is from the University of Toronto. She has a long history of working with teens and families. Prior to her Masters, she was at the Distress Centre in Calgary where she provided a wide range of emotional support and crisis intervention to teens experiencing a broad range of concerns including anxiety, depression, life transitions, relationship difficulties, self-harm, and grief. Before that, she worked with youth and their families within the school and community setting.

Laura’s hope is to help teens make sense of their experiences, utilize their strengths to cope with challenges, and be their authentic selves. Her hope with families is to help improve communication, restore connection, and heal from generational patterns. You will experience Laura as warm, caring and compassionate, allowing teens and families to share their stories, be understood, and feel empowered.

Coming from Colombia at the age of 6, Laura knows first-hand the difficulties that may arise when adapting to a new culture. She welcomes the opportunity to work with teens and families from diverse backgrounds. Laura is passionate about working from a humanistic, culturally-sensitive, and trauma-informed approach to best foster healing and growth. Her integrative approach draws on various evidence-based approaches such as Emotion-Focused Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Internal Family Systems Therapy, Family-Based Therapy (FBT) for Eating Disorders, Narrative therapy, as well as Compassion and Mindfulness-based practices.

Outside of therapy, Laura loves being creative through dance, embroidering, playing the ukulele, and reading.

Amy joins us from over a decade of work in a hospital-based treatment program for teens. Amy recognizes that adolescence is a unique life stage where young people are discovering their identity and forming habits, friendships, and experiences that will launch them into adulthood. She strives to empower youth to find their security through self-compassion, self-awareness, and healthy coping.

Amy takes a strengths-based approach and believes in providing anti-oppressive and trauma-informed care. Through compassion and warmth, Amy helps teens navigate the complexities of eating disorders, anxiety, depression, self-harm, self-esteem, loss, grief, and life transitions. She draws from multiple evidence-based modalities, including cognitive-based interventions, Narrative Therapy, and mindfulness-based interventions. Amy also has experience with Emotionally Focused Family Therapy (EFFT). She hopes to help teens and families find their strength, wisdom, and connection through the therapeutic process.

You can regularly find Amy on a hiking trail through a local forest, in the kitchen cooking up yummy meals, or sitting at the piano making music. Amy believes in healing the mind body connection through creative outlets and spending time in nature.

Amy has completed a Masters degree at Toronto Metropolitan University in the field of Child and Youth Care. Amy and her husband have three young sons who are the delight of their lives.

Molly’s background is in music and education. She worked as a cellist for several years in Montreal before moving to Toronto and prioritizing teaching. Over time, she came to realize that the relationships she enjoyed with her cello students and their families had become the most meaningful part of her work, which led her to a second career in psychotherapy. Molly’s years of volunteer work as a crisis responder at Kids Help Phone and her life at home with her husband and teenage kids fuel her love and appreciation for this age group, and her respect for all that today’s teens are carrying. 

In sessions, Molly uses humour and empathy to connect with teens and their families as they struggle with the stressors that accompany peer connection, academic responsibilities, and change or loss in families and friend groups. Molly prioritizes the therapeutic relationship and is responsive to the unique presentation of each individual client and family. 

Molly’s approach to counselling is relational, strengths-based, trauma-informed, and non-judgemental. Her therapeutic approach is informed by psychodynamic theory, Structural Family Therapy, Narrative Therapy, and Emotionally Focused Therapy. Molly also has experience with Emotionally Focused Family Therapy (EFFT).

Outside of counselling, Molly enjoys spending time with her family, attending concerts, and writing heated letters to editors of various newspapers which she very rarely sends. 

Delaney has supported the mental health of teens and young adults within postsecondary and community settings for several years. She loves working with teens because it’s an ideal age for building the tools we need to work through challenges like anxiety, depression, stress, burnout, interpersonal conflicts and trauma. It’s a passion of hers to walk with clients through some of life’s most difficult experiences.

For Delaney, an open-minded, down to earth attitude is a must. In the therapy room, Delaney shows up as her genuine self and loves when her clients do the same – there is nothing she enjoys more than hearing your unique story. With a healthy blend of compassion, humour and directness, she forms relationships with clients that are real and grounding. Her approach is non-judgmental and affirming of diverse sexual, gender, spiritual and cultural identities.

With a master’s degree in social work and experience / training in trauma-informed care, mindfulness, emotionally focused therapy, internal family systems, cognitive behaviour therapy, and addiction treatment modalities, Delaney works with clients to choose the approach that fits best. Most importantly, she sees each client as the expert of their own life, following their lead in a collaborative way.

Outside of the therapy room, Delaney is a proud mom to a wild toddler. She loves spending time in nature, reading, writing and listening to nerdy metal music.

Amy is a Registered Psychotherapist and has worked in community mental health and the non-profit sector for the last 20 years. Amy started her career counselling youth and families in Scarborough and Toronto and then worked in program management in mental health and education.

Amy has always been drawn to the energy and determination that young people bring to navigating their life choices and relationships. Amy’s approach to working with youth and families is rooted in exploration and collaboration. She works with warmth and humour to support youth in developing their understanding of their strengths, emotions and goals. Amy works in partnership with youth and families to enhance communication and connection. She is a parent to three children and appreciates the daily joys and challenges that come with parenting.

Amy uses an integrative approach to therapy drawing on various evidence-based therapies, including: Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Trauma-Focused CBT, Narrative Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, as well as applications of attachment theory and mindfulness strategies.

Bjorn comes to us from an agency in Peel Region where he supported a variety of youth and families going through a wide variety of experiences. He has journeyed alongside youth and families during times of crisis helping families stabilize while working to improve communication and family dynamics. He gets inspired when he sees teens and families going through their journey of healing and change.

In session, Bjorn provides space for each teen and family to explore feelings of anxiety, depression, low motivation, grief, loss and life transitions. He values the therapeutic relationship and will spend time to listen deeply to each teen’s story.

Bjorn’s approach to counselling is highly relational, trauma-informed, strength-based and anti-racist and anti-oppressive. Bjorn will be there to encourage and uplift your teen and family. Modalities that inform Bjorn’s therapeutic approach are Cognitive-Behaviour Therapy (CBT), Family-Based Therapy (FBT) for Eating Disorders, Narrative Therapy and Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT).

Outside of counselling, Bjorn enjoys spending his time playing tennis, golf and has a passion for video games. He came to Canada when he was 6 years old and enjoys learning and experiencing different cultures.

If requested, Bjorn is able to provide therapy in Cantonese.

Brittany Allison is an experienced Registered Dietician who specializes in eating disorder recovery and intuitive eating for individuals who are ready to break free from the grips of food and body obsession so they can reclaim their life, time, and mental energy.

In session, Brittany brings warmth and empathy into her sessions and maintains a client centred approach. Brittany strives to provide a space where the client is comfortable and heard. Brittany uses her lived experience and professional education in nutrition to support teens and families in a safe space where all bodies are welcome.

Brittany approach to sessions are informed by her education at Toronto Metropolitan University, motivational interviewing and Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy (CBT).

In her free time Brittany loves crafts, crocheting, drawing, painting and nail art. She enjoys spending free time with her Bernese mountain dog, Archer.