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Dr. Gabriela Ionita, Registered Psychologist
Gabriela holds a PhD from McGill University and has over 10 years of experience providing counselling to children, youth, young adults, and their families. Although she is effective at helping clients manage a number of issues, her main areas of practice are in Anxiety, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, Tics, Depression, Self-Harm, and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. She is also a mother of two amazing and spirited children. Being a mother has provided her with an additional layer of understanding of the challenges faced by families and the incredible strengths that can be discovered within each family. Read more. |
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Kara Mulligan, M.Ed, Registered Clinical Counsellor
Kara Mulligan holds a Master’s degree from the University of British Columbia and has also completed numerous post graduate courses specializing in attachment, parent, teen, and child relationships, anxiety, OCD, and trauma. She is continuously engaged in professional development. Kara has been working as a Child and Family Therapist for the past 15 years at Child and Youth Mental Health, where she specialized in working with children and teens struggling with Anxiety, ADHD, Depression, Trauma Related Symptoms, and OCD. Kara has also gained extensive experience working with adults. Her approach is grounded in research and customized to each person she works with. She draws from several approaches, including Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavioural Therapy (DBT), Emotion Focused Family Therapy, narrative therapy, parent, child and teen attachment, family of origin work, and expressive tools. Kara creates a warm, collaborative environment in which children, youth, and adults can easily engage and feel supported. Read More. |
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Thea Jardine, M.A., Registered Clinical Counsellor
Thea Jardine holds a Master’s degree in Counselling from the University of Lethbridge. Her foundational training is in Cognitive Behaviour Therapy. However, she incorporates a variety of other approaches, including EMDR and DBT, which allows her to adapt her approach to fit the individual needs of each client. Thea is able to provide EMDR online. Thea has worked as a counsellor for over 19 years, spending the bulk of her career working in the health authority and schools with youth and young adults. Her practice has been primarily focused on anxiety, OCD, depression, self-harm, identity, and trauma. She has also worked closely with people experiencing significant life transitions and grief. As a therapist, Thea aims to help clients explore the factors that are creating barriers to wellness and develop solutions and strategies to find more effective ways of coping. Read More. |
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Maria Ogilvie, M.A., Registered Clinical Counsellor
Maria holds a Master's degree in Counselling Psychology from Adler University and has over 20 year experience providing counselling, behavioural support, and consultation to children, youth, and families. She is a Certified Positive Discipline Parenting Educator and has been trained as a Circle of Security parent group facilitator. Maria specializes in addressing challenges related to behaviour concerns, emotion regulation, anxiety, depression, OCD, ADHD and attachment. Maria uses a nonjudgmental, warm, family-centered and client-centered approach. Through the counselling process Maria supports individuals and families with strategies to improve communication and cooperation, as well as empower children and youth to develop life long skills to manage mental health challenges. Maria is passionate about working collaboratively with parents, children, and youth to help them discover their strengths, the courage to be imperfect, and the importance of repair. She believes that with support and encouragement clients can feel safe to explore tools/solutions that will help them work through challenges. Read more. |
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Hailea Williams, BA (Applied Psychology; Honours), Behavioural Specialist
Hailea Williams holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Applied Psychology (Honours) with a specialization in Pre-Counselling. Currently, she is a working on her Master of Arts in Counselling Psychology program at Simon Fraser University (anticipated completion: 2023). Hailea plans to become a Registered Clinical Counsellor (RCC). Hailea has worked with children, youth, and adults in a variety of helping professions and has worked in the Psychology Lab at Douglas College over the past years. She has completed training the area of OCD, Exposure and Response Prevention, Anxiety Intervention Support, and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy. Read more. |