Chestnut Counselling

Providing In-Person and Virtual Assessment, Therapy, and Counselling Services to Children, Teens, Adults, Couples and Families

With over twenty years experience helping individuals and families navigate life's challenges, I feel privileged to still be passionate about the work I do. I am a Registered Social Worker with the Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers. I believe everyone has the potential to lead a fulfilling and meaningful life. I draw from various therapeutic interventions including, but not limited to Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Dialectical Behavioural Therapy, Mindfulness Therapies, Solution Focused Therapy, play therapy, and Exposure and Response Prevention Therapy.

I am a Canadian Certified Counsellor and Registered Psychotherapist . I have experience working with relationship issues, anxiety, grief, depression, intimacy, identity, self-awareness and others. I am committed to anti-oppressive practice, freedom from judgement or marginalization and, empowerment. I have extensive experience working with individual issues relating to Sexuality and Alternative intimate lifestyles. I also have much experience navigating work with the 2sLGBTQIA+ community. I practice counselling and psychotherapy, I employ psychodynamic approaches such as Time-Limited Dynamic Psychotherapy. I promote individuality and personal happiness above maintaining the social status quo. I am pro-equality and support equal rights above all else. EAP Insurance - Blue Cross, Aspiria, Optima LifeWorks, Green Shield, Standard Life, and some Sunlife/Manulife plans per OACCPP.