Hi, I am Christine.
I am a registered social worker, psychotherapist, certified hypnotherapist and clinical supervisor.
I’m here to collaborate, help you navigate life’s challenges, and provide you with the tools so that you feel capable and empowered to manage what comes your way.
I use an integrative and holistic approach in my work, drawing from my background in psychology, neuroscience and 15 years of experience in the field of health and mental health.
To explore working together, please book a consultation
I can support you with:
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STRESS & ANXIETY
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TRAUMA & PTSD
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CONFIDENCE & SELF-ESTEEM
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DEPRESSION & MOOD DISORDERS
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LIFE TRANSITIONS
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FEARS & PHOBIAS
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CHRONIC ILLNESS & HEALTH-RELATED LIFE CHANGES
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COPING SKILLS
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POST-STROKE
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WOMEN'S ISSUES
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PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT
HYPNOTHERAPY
The therapeutic use of hypnosis in psychotherapy that allows access to the subconscious root cause of a problematic belief, behaviour or pattern to foster transformation, healing, and change.
EYE MOVEMENT DESENSITIZATION REPROCESSING (EMDR)
A structured therapy that encourages the patient to target significant memories while simultaneously experiencing bilateral stimulation, which reduces the vividness and emotion associated with the memories.
POLYVAGAL THEORY
A body-oriented, somatic approach to therapy that emphasizes the role the autonomic nervous system - especially the vagus nerve - plays in regulating our health, thoughts and behaviour.
PARTS THERAPY
A systems lens to understanding how we adapt to painful and traumatic experiences in a way that develops certain roles, "parts" or personalities for the person. Drawing on Structural Dissociation Theory, we identify, work with, and treat those parts of self that have taken on what was once an adaptive response to a problem, yet has now become unhelpful or maladaptive.
ACCEPTANCE & COMMITMENT THERAPY (ACT)
$150
INDIVIDUAL THERAPY (50 min)
$200
HYPNOTHERAPY (75 min)
Initial Hypnotherapy session (90 min) is $225
$150
CLINICAL CONSULTATION (50 min)
No HST applies to services by Registered Social Workers (HST exempt)
Services provided by Registered Social Workers are often covered by Extended Health Benefit plans, and receipts are provided to submit for reimbursement.
2024 Structural Dissociation Theory & Treating Parts
2023 EMDR Training, Levels 1 + 2, Niagara Stress and Trauma Clinic
2023 Integrative Polyvagal Theory with Deb Dana
2023 Advanced Hypnotherapy Training in Age Regression
2022 ACT: The Model, the Practice, the Application, Wilfrid Laurier University
2022 Rational Emotive Behaviour Therapy ​
2022 Hypnotherapy Training and Certification
2014 Anxiety Disorders & Treatment, Sunnybrook Hospital
2014 Adult Attachment Interview in Research & Practice, University of Toronto
2014 Clinical Applications and Neuroscience in Dementia Care, University of Toronto
2011 Cognitive Behaviour Therapy Essentials for Anxiety, Depression & PTSD, Gail Appel Institute 2010 Attachment Theory in Practice, Gail Appel Institute
2010 Master of Social Work, University of Toronto
2009 Palliative Oncology, University Health Network
2009 Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
2007 Trauma-Informed Treatment of Problem Behaviours, Buffalo University
2007 Bachelor of Arts in Psychology with Honours, Brock University
2006 Crisis Intervention Training, Centre Against Rape & Sexual Assault (CARSA)
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