David holds an MSW from the Wurzweiler School of Social Work. He has worked in the field of addictions since 2020, focusing on CBT and Motvational Interviewing as strategies for clients. David also works extensively with couples, utilizing EFT therapy as a way to bring clarity and connection to couples who are seeking clarity and change.

David is a compassionate and understanding individual, and is excited to bring his enthusiasm and strengths to Glimmer’s therapeutic setting.

When not on the job, David loves to hike, to water ski, to snow ski, and to tickle the piano keys when no one is watching!

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My name is Deandra. I am a Black woman who would like to break down stereotypes about mental health and educate my community. I want to provide psychoeducation and dispute the idea that if someone is seeking help, i.e. going to therapy, they must be crazy. Mariska Hargitay said, “Healing takes time, and asking for help is a courageous step.” I want to be a part of the mental healing process, providing those in need of mental health care with adequate assistance. I have spent years trying to force myself into a career that was not a fit for me. Counselling Psychology speak directly to who I am.

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Noelle is a Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying) completing a Master’s degree in Counselling Psychology from Yorkville University. She is also a licensed dentist whose areas of expertise are chronic pain, sleep pathology, and severe dental phobia. Due to injury, she practices dentistry rarely, and only on a volunteer basis.

Alongside dentistry, she also did coaching/consulting for healthcare professionals with a focus on work/life balance, financial stress, and workplace boundaries. Prior to dentistry she worked in neuroscience research and volunteered extensively supporting special needs youth and their families, particularly children with autism.

Noelle brings a rich multidisciplinary background to her understanding of whole-person health and living your best possible life.

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Naomi Levine has been practicing as a Toronto-based social worker for over 15 years. She uses the safety of the therapeutic relationship to explore inner conflicts and unhelpful patterns that keep one stuck in distressing cycles of dysregulated mood, behaviour, and relationships. She is trained in trauma-informed approaches, including EMDR. Naomi has practiced in a variety of not-for-profit clinics and in private practice. She also supervises graduate students completing their clinical internships and has been an intersession lecturer at MacMaster University, teaching undergraduate students CBT and mindfulness.

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Ursula strives to create a safe and comfortable experience for clients. Her commitment is to provide a client-centered, respectful and compassionate environment. Ursula has a BA (Honours) in Psychology from York University and is currently pursuing her Master of Arts degree in Counselling Psychology from Yorkville University. She is a regular volunteer with the Durham Rape Crisis Centre. Ursula is a strong advocate for mental health and wellness and is deeply passionate about helping others.

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Therapy uses many aspects of ourselves in order to find the wisdom to come back to our physical bodies.

While meditation is the personal journey inwards – therapy is the relational experience to bring you back in touch with your environment, to see what is stuck and what has to die in order to find the song of who you truly are. We will explore through many experiences of embodiment, role-play, dreams, symbols and dialogue so that through those awarenesses that emerge, you will have opportunity to see your life and relationships differently, giving you the freedom to make different choices.

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Brian is a Registered Psychotherapist with the College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario (CRPO). Brian’s lived experiences with intensive meditation training, addiction recovery, and first career in corporate communications inform his clinical work.

Brian fosters a safe therapeutic environment for clients struggling with mood, relationships and school/work-related stress. While he helps clients connect with their experience in the present moment, Brian’s approach is very much trauma-informed and psychodynamic. He seeks to provide clients with the room they need to explore how their past may be overwhelming their present.

Meeting the client where they are at, Brian engenders a supportive space, providing clients the opportunity to encounter the emotions and long-standing narratives that keep them stuck in repetitive disempowering cycles of behaviour and thought. Setting an empathic, yet structured tone to each session, Brian is able to guide those seeking resolution toward discovering their own solutions. Brian has found that by helping clients build a deeper awareness of their mind-body connection, they develop greater self-regulation, a healthier sense of self and more satisfying interpersonal relationships.

Brian has served in the military and is married with 4 step-children, a baby boy, and a cocker spaniel.

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Linda is completing her Masters in Counselling Psychology at Yorkville University. Guiding clients to wellness draws from positive psychology and mindfulness-based approaches, but Linda also practices an integrative approach to respect diversity of clients and unique life experiences.

Through your journey with Linda, knowing that we all face challenges and sometimes need extra support, you will find an open, empathetic, nonjudgemental therapeutic environment. Together, you will navigate the ebbs and flows of life to create a healthy healing process, develop coping skills and explore strengths that lie within.

Linda is also a certified yoga therapeutic instructor and welcomes clients who are interested in supplementing the many benefits of yoga techniques with counselling.

Her areas of focus include workplace relations (harassment, discrimination, conflict), racialized and immigrant families, and parenting including adoption and fostering.

In her spare time, Linda loves spending time with her social butterfly daughter, and long walks with her dog. She also enjoys hiking, kayaking, reading memoirs and watching documentaries. Her goal is to knit something other than a scarf!

Life is a balance of holding on and letting go - Rumi

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Therapy is a powerful tool to work through your feelings and issues. Christine’s goal is to facilitate this process in an empathetic, inclusive, and supportive way. Your time together would start with you sharing your story, then working together to set goals and find solutions that are mutually agreed upon. Christine looks forward to connecting with you to do this work

Christine is a Registered Social Worker with over twenty years’ experience working in multiple settings, including Inpatient Facilities, Psychiatric Emergency Rooms, Mobile Crisis, Psychotherapy in Private Practice, Clinical Director for a Community-Based Agency and a Director at the New York State Office of Mental Health, (New York City Field Office) . Christine’s area of clinical expertise includes working with individuals and couples on issues related to anxiety, anger, depression, relationships, bereavement and neurodiversity. She draws from a variety of approaches, including CBT, Mindfulness, and Psychodynamic Therapy, using a person-centered, strength-based approach.”

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Maureen is a Registered Psychotherapist, with the College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario. She completed her Bachelor of Arts (BA) at Carleton University and completed her Master of Arts in Counseling Psychology at Yorkville University.

She is a certified Clinical Trauma Specialist, has certification in the ASIST Suicide Prevention Training Program, Crisis training and Indigenous Cultural Competency Training. Maureen works with children, youths and adults who have mental health challenges. Some of these challenges can include anger and stress management, anxiety, depression, relationships, grief and bereavement, self-harm, suicidal ideation, and trauma.

Maureen is passionate about providing an empathetic, caring, honest, direct, empowering, and non-judgmental space where the needs of children, youth and their families are heard and validated.

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