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Registered Psychotherapist #008145

About Valentin

Valentin is a Registered Psychotherapist who graduated with a Master of Arts in Marriage & Family Therapy.

Since 2016, Valentin has worked with a wide range of clients and developed specialties working with individuals and families with developmental and intellectual disability, supporting couples struggling with conflict and a loss of spark, and individuals who are experiencing mental health issues, trauma, and grief.

Valentin’s approach to therapy is rooted in empathy, active listening, and collaboration. She believes in tailoring therapy to meet each client(s) unique needs. She draws from various modalities such as solution-focused therapy, somatic body work, trauma & attachment, narrative and self-compassion. By working together with the client(s), Valentin supports uncovering and challenging underlying patterns, developing coping strategies, and fostering positive and sustainable change.

Valentin provides a safe and non-judgmental space for clients to explore their thoughts, feelings, and challenges. Her goal is to provide a supportive and confidential environment where clients can feel heard, understood, and empowered to make meaningful changes in their lives.

In her spare time Valentin enjoys spending time with her husband and cat, reading fantasy books and dancing.

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Life is hard. Being human is tough. It can be difficult to hold onto hope sometimes. Evangelynn wants you to know that you are not alone - there is hope. She would love to walk with you and help you navigate life’s challenges, uncover your strengths, find meaning for the broken pieces in your story, and walk forward with renewed purpose.

Evangelynn’s work is shaped by her own life experiences and her own healing journey. Her approach to therapy is grounded in the belief that a genuine human-to-human connection is the foundation of healing. She is focused on getting to know who you are as a person and what makes you, you.

Evangelynn is a Registered Social Worker with the Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers. She holds a Master of Social Work degree from Wilfrid Laurier University and brings over eight years of experience working with adults across various fields, including community outreach, criminal justice, and private practice. She has a background of working with individuals who have experienced adverse childhood experiences, complex trauma, addiction, homelessness, relationship conflict, and mental health challenges.

Evangelynn uses an integrated, client-focused approach of evidence-based therapies, including Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), Internal Family Systems (IFS), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), and Solution Focused Therapy (SFT). Essentially, this means that you will work in collaboration with Evangelynn to develop goals, prioritize goals, and approach those goals in a way that works best for you. She is committed to meeting you exactly where you are with compassion, curiosity, and understanding – and of course, a little bit of humour!

Outside of the therapy room, Evangelynn enjoys photography, hiking, traveling, exploring new coffee shops, and re-watching her favourite sitcoms.

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Nicole is a Registered Social Worker with a master’s degree in social work. She also holds an honours Health Sciences degree from Wilfrid Laurier University with minors in Psychology and Biology. Nicole has experience working with individuals with a variety of mental health struggles, including anxiety, depression, phobias, grief, emotion regulation concerns, those struggling with self-esteem, and trauma healing. Nicole is currently working towards her Perinatal Mental Health Certification with Postpartum Support International to support all parents through the challenges of pregnancy, birth, postpartum, and beyond.

Nicole is a passionate and attentive therapist who strives to work alongside clients in their mental health journeys. As a therapist, she truly values her client’s experience and seeks to understand their perspectives, strengths, values, and the unique qualities that make them who they are. From this place of mutual understanding, Nicole works with her clients to carve out the life that they want to live, one day at a time, using a variety of techniques designed to create sustainable change.

During her spare time, Nicole enjoys spending time with her family and pups, reading, gardening, being active, and spending time in nature. She is honoured to be part of your healing journey!

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Shannon is a Registered Psychotherapist who graduated from the University of Guelph with a Masters of Science in Couple & Family Therapy. Before that, she completed a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology and a Minor in Psychology from McMaster University. Most of Shannon’s research focused on the factors that lead to unhealthy relationship dynamics, as well as the impact of divorce on children. The goal of her research was to find ways to help couples and families heal and grow through adversity.

Since beginning clinical practice in 2014, Shannon has worked with a wide range of clients and developed specialties in supporting high-conflict couples, families experiencing divorce/separation, children and adolescents who are experiencing mental health issues, and people impacted by domestic violence.

She draws from a range of effective therapy models including: Narrative Therapy, Emotion-Focused Therapy, Family Systems Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, Gottman Method Relationship Therapy and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR). She has also completed the University of Guelph’s Intensive Sex Therapy Training Program.

Shannon specializes in couple and relationship therapy, with a Master’s degree in Couple and Family Therapy and formal training in Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy (EFT). EFT is an evidence-based intervention for couples that uses an attachment lens to foster emotional safety and trust between partners. Emotional safety can be compromised by a wide range of experiences such as trauma, infidelity, everyday negative communication patterns, problematic learned behaviour, intimacy issues, etc. In her work with couples, Shannon strives to create a safe space to break down barriers to open communication and facilitate healthy and positive interactions that heal the impact of past wounds and help partners feel more connected, heard, understood and loved by one another. Shannon is extremely passionate about working with couples - it is this work that inspired her to become a therapist.

Shannon knows how much courage and strength it takes to reach out and begin therapy. With a gift for highlighting her clients’ inherent strengths and resiliency, Shannon’s clients often comment on her ability to help them feel empowered to make changes and tackle obstacles. She also is renowned for helping her clients come to recognize what factors are within their control and guiding them in a direction that creates sustainable change in their lives. Shannon has experience working with individuals, couples, and families through various concerns such as unhealthy relationship dynamics & abuse, mental health, grief & loss, infidelity & trust, trauma, addiction, life transitions, shame & guilt, identity formation & exploration, chronic pain or illness, and personal growth.

When working with clients, Shannon brings her authentic, fun-loving self and is very transparent and open throughout the therapy process. She regularly offers her insight and thoughts in a gentle fashion that allows her clients to explore alternate perspectives and ideas. Shannon always welcomes client feedback and believes that exploring any emotions that come up during the therapeutic process is important in creating lasting change.

After having moved to Kitchener in 2015, Shannon has recently purchased a house in the KW area and is excited to set down her roots in a city she hopes to call her lifelong home!

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Des is a Registered Social Worker, Psychotherapist, with the Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers. He is an EMDR Certified Therapist, an EMDRIA Approved Consultant. Previously he worked as an Accredited Counsellor / Psychotherapist in Ireland for almost 10 years and as a Registered Social Worker for over 20 years. In addition, he was a Chartered Psychologist, a Family Mediator, Workplace Mediator, and University Lecturer. Recently he became a Flow Certified Professional Coach. He holds Bachelor’s degrees in English Language and Literature, Social Work, Counselling and Psychotherapy, and Master’s degrees in Occupational Psychology, Mediation and Conflict Resolution, and Psychological Research Methods.

Des has worked with adults, children and adolescents, both through psychotherapy and using EMDR therapy, for many years. He currently serves on the Board of EMDR Canada.

With warmth, empathy and a gentle sense of humour, he provides a judgement-free zone where people feel safe to open up. Through active listening and compassion, he collaborates to deeply understand each person’s needs. His down-to-earth approach creates an authentic therapeutic relationship that facilitates growth. He helps people to cultivate insight, resilience and the tools to live a more fulfilling, connected life.

When Des isn’t working, he likes to read, listen to music, exercise, meditate and go for walks in the forest.

Therapies Practiced: Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) Therapy, Solution-Focused Brief Therapy, Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT), Person-Centred Therapy, Mindfulness-Based Approaches.

Populations served: Adults, Adolescents 16+

Languages: English

Services offered: Individual therapy (50 minutes): $80

Treatment Specialties: Anxiety, Depression, Trauma, PTSD, Complex PTSD, Grief & Loss, Self-Esteem, Relationship Issues, Workplace Stress and Burnout, Compassion Fatigue, Life Transitions, Stress Management, Self-Compassion.

Insurance information: Master of Social Work Student

Supervisor: Lauren Marshall, Registered Social Worker #814636

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Stef is a Registered Social Worker with the Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers. She holds a Master of Social Work degree from the University of Toronto and has over 10 years of experience working with teens and adults in a variety of contexts, including crisis intervention services, the education system, and community mental health settings. Deeply committed to continuous learning, Stef has extensive training in a variety of evidence-based therapies, including Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT), Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Motivational Interviewing, and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT).

Stef has dedicated her career to helping people step into new levels of bold, courageous, and wholehearted living. Her overarching hope is that your therapeutic journey will lead you into a more accepting, compassionate, and secure relationship with yourself and with other people. As a therapist who is attachment-based, emotion-focused, and fascinated by the transformative power of the therapeutic process, Stef will seek to make your relationship with her a safe haven and a refuge for you - a place where you can explore your inner world with curiosity and openness, befriend your emotions and decipher the messages they’re trying to send you, and reprocess the pain of the past so you can be free to live as your most authentic self in the world.

As an experienced client herself, Stef recognizes and honours that therapy can be overwhelming and intimidating, especially at the outset. Knowing this, she strives to create comfort and a felt sense of safety by infusing humour into her sessions, and by taking the time to get to know each client’s strengths, values, and unique attributes. These vitally important parts of who we are are often so tragically eclipsed by setbacks and stressors, and Stef wants to help you rediscover and harness them in the service of developing resilience and growing into the person you want to be.

You’re not struggling because you’re incapable, weak, or doomed: being human is just insanely tough sometimes. Stef would love to walk with you to help you find meaning and vitality amidst the messiness of it all.

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Graham holds a Master’s of Social Work degree from Wilfrid Laurier University, having previously obtained a BA in Psychology and Bachelor of Social Work from the University of Waterloo.

As a Registered Social Worker, Graham has cultivated a passion for helping teens, adults and the elderly overcome hurdles that get in the way of them being their best selves - including anger, grief, addiction, anxiety, depression, chronic illness, and interpersonal conflict. As someone who has personally battled both addiction and ongoing chronic illness, Graham is well positioned to partner with his clients and collaborate with them through a thoughtful, level-headed and supportive style, with the hope that they, too, can work towards living a more balanced, centered and peaceful life.

Graham understands deeply how healing and growth can come from surprising places, and be anything but a straight path. Knowing this, Graham will work with you to identify and reach for the kind of life you want to live – preferring to act as a non-judgemental guide and mentor, as opposed to telling you the kind of life you should be living. Because of this, Graham prefers to keep things laid back and personable in session, giving you the safety and space you need to fully explore what’s challenging you.

Outside of the office, Graham is a frequent attendee of metal concerts, a passionate home cook and gardener, and a seasoned backcountry camper. Having lived in the Waterloo Region his whole life, he hopes now to continue to give back to the community that supported him in his own journey.

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Amanda is a Registered Social Worker having completed the Master of Social Work program at Wilfrid Laurier University. She also holds an honours Psychology degree from Wilfrid Laurier University with a minor in Biology and completed the Addictions and Mental Health program at Humber College.

Amanda has experience supporting people struggling with depression, anxiety, low self-esteem, and emotional dysregulation in a variety of individual and group settings including the child welfare system, mental health services, and church programming.

Amanda is the Co-Founder and Director of Development & Fundraising for Marafiki Pamoja which provides lunch and programming that promotes whole-person health, positive social skills, and intercultural understanding and relationships for children in Nairobi, Kenya. Her current role is primarily in fundraising and promotion while the local team of volunteers have taken on the task of program delivery.

She understands that each client is unique and as a therapist her goal is to build a therapeutic relationship that can foster growth and highlight the resilience of the client. She supports clients in setting goals and developing strategies to help them meet these goals and live a meaningful and fulfilling life.

Amanda was born and raised in Waterloo, and in her spare time enjoys golfing, travelling, cheering on the Blue Jays, re-watching Grey’s Anatomy, and eating tacos.

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Kimberlee is a registered social worker in good standing with the Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers. She holds a Masters degree in Social Work (Laurier) as well as a Bachelor’s degree in Peace and Conflict studies with a Drama minor (University of Waterloo).

Kimberlee is a warm, compassionate counsellor who is passionate about “holding space” for people navigating life’s challenges. She has experience supporting individuals struggling with anxiety, depression, interpersonal conflict, domestic violence, trauma, and complex mental health. Her training in Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, as well as her interest in other modalities such as CBT and ACT inform her approach. As a creative-type herself, Kimberlee also believes in the therapeutic benefits of an arts-based approach. When it suits her client’s interest and goals, Kimberlee is happy to explore how creative expression (of any kind) might be part of the healing process, borrowing techniques from drama, music, and art therapy. Kimberlee recently co-authored an academic paper about the therapeutic benefits of the theatre group that she has facilitated at the local women’s prison over the past several years.

Kimberlee is passionate about social justice and equity. Before working as a clinical counsellor, she spent 5 years providing social work supports to individuals struggling on the margins of society. Having worked in the federal correctional system as well as with individuals experiencing homelessness, Kimberlee is no stranger to supporting individuals through overwhelming emotions during their darkest times of life. Kimberlee’s calm, non-judgemental presence supports individuals to access a sense of inner stability, even when life feels out-of-control.

Kimberlee is thankful to be alive in this wild, precious world! In her spare time, she enjoys hiking, training on the aerial hoop, and creating socially conscious theatre productions with Theatre of the Beat.

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Jessica is a Registered Social Worker in good standing with the Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers. She holds Masters degrees in Social Work (McGill University) and Criminology (University of Guelph) as well as a Bachelor’s degree in Legal Studies and Sociology (University of Waterloo). She has post-graduate training in Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (TF-CBT) and Motivational Interviewing. As someone who loves learning, she is currently pursuing additional skills training in Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR).

Jessica has a background working with youth, post-secondary students, and adults in counselling and crisis intervention settings. Through this, she has gained insight into the holistic impact that different stressors can have on her clients’ wellbeing. She is passionate about being present for others when they feel vulnerable as well as empowering them to further develop their capacity for self-compassion and resilience.

As a therapist, Jessica’s style is down-to-earth, collaborative, and non-judgemental. She strives to individually tailor her approach to meet the needs of the person sitting across from her. By walking through the therapeutic process together, she hopes to support her clients in understanding and working towards their unique goals.

Jessica is originally from Southwestern Ontario but has lived and travelled extensively in Asia and Europe. She loves exploring different cultures and is constantly on a journey to gain new experiences. In her spare time, she can often be found camping, attempting a new sewing project, or curled up with a cat on her lap and her nose in a book.

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