Living is hard. We are all just winging it. As a mental health practitioner with over a decade of experience, I am passionate about making life's journey easier and giving you space to be yourself.

 

I have done a lot of work in trauma, mood disorders, and neurodiversity. I am trained as an occupational therapist and have experience helping people navigate chronic disabilities, like pain and concussion, and executive functioning challenges.

 

In the past few years, I collaborate a lot with front line workers returning to work after a traumatic injury. I also see many teens and young adults who are trying to find peace at home, and figure out how they fit into this world.

 

I am known for my practical approach to tackling life's problems and people usually come out of my sessions with some strategy they can try. I have taken training in various modalities (DBT, ACT, CPT, IFS, CBT). If there is a therapy listed that you want to try, I can work with you specifically on that. If you have no idea or preference, I can blend and customize an approach tailored to your needs.

 

In my spare time, I enjoy board games, tending to my needy dog, and watching anime.

 

If any of this resonates with you, feel free to reach out. I promise I won't bite. 

With almost 20 years of clinical experience in hospitals, community agencies and outpatient services,
I’ve had the deep privilege of walking alongside individuals as they navigate emotional and physical pain,
life transitions, and mental health challenges. I bring a warm, compassionate, and collaborative
presence, always respecting the courage it takes to seek support and create space for change. My work
is grounded in a deep respect for each person’s lived experience and a belief in their inner wisdom to
guide our work together.

I have received expanded training and clinical supervision to draw on evidence-based approaches
including Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT), Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Compassion-
Focused Therapy (CFT), and mindfulness practices. These are woven together through the holistic lens of
my occupational therapy background, allowing us to explore how suffering affects not just the mind, but
the rhythms of daily life, identity, and connection.

Together, we make space for healing, meaning, and growth to emerge through compassion, reflection,
and supported change. I understand that tending to our wellness is a lifelong process, and I bring
empathy, humility, and care to each session. It is a true honour to witness people’s resilience and
transformation, and to help cultivate space for clarity, renewal, and connection.

I work with adults (18+) navigating a range of complex health situations including serious mental health
concerns, changes in physical health and abilities, life transitions, grief and loss, depression, anxiety; and
have extensive experience supporting older adults.

Deanna Smith is a Registered Psychotherapist (RP), a Certified Canadian Addictions Counsellor (CCAC), and an EMDR Trained Clinician who provides individual psychotherapy to individuals 16 years and older, both in-person and virtually.  

 

Deanna has extensive experience working with individuals in the areas of mental health, trauma and addiction. Specifically, Deanna's career has included supporting adolescents and young adults with mental health and substance use challenges and supporting them in making changes from a client-centered approach.

 

Deanna brings clinical experience in a number of different modalities including Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) Therapy,  Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), and Emotion Focused Therapy (EFT).

 

Deanna enjoys approaching her work in a collaborative, authentic, non-judgmental and compassionate manner as a way to allow individuals to feel comfortable to explore possible changes in their life and help reach goals they have for themselves. 

 

*For mental health professionals*: 

Due to her extensive clinical experience in youth and adult mental health and substance use, including an area of expertise in DBT, Deanna also offers Individual and Group Clinical Supervision as well as Consultation services.

Tiffany Verbancic is a Registered Psychotherapist with extensive experience working with individuals living with numerous mental health and substance-related concerns and has enjoyed assisting them in creating a balanced life. Taking a client-centred approach to treatment, Tiffany encourages and supports her clients in working toward their goals and helps them develop a healthier quality of life in which they can flourish. Bringing compassion and curiosity to her practice, Tiffany creates a welcoming and non-judgmental environment for clients to feel safe in being their authentic self.
 

Tiffany will explore different modalities to support clients’ specific concerns using evidence-based, client-centered approaches such as: Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), Emotion Focused Therapy (EFT), Eye Movement Desensitization (EMDR),  and Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT). 
 

Tiffany provides psychotherapy support to individuals 16 years and older, both in-person and virtually.

Marina is a Registered Social Worker and a Psychotherapist and a member of the Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers. Marina completed her Master of Social Work studies at University of Toronto in 2008.

 

For over 16 years Marina provided individual and family therapy in adult and children mental health centres. Marina obtained extensive post graduate training and supervision in attachment work, psychodynamic/psychoanalytic therapy, trauma focused sensorimotor psychotherapy and dialectical behavior therapy (DBT).

 

In family therapy, Marina specialize in addressing relational concerns, difficult emotions, and improving family functioning. She often works with parents and their adult children on relational concerns, communication and problem solving, and is very experienced in supporting adult children and their parents with processing childhood related wounds and facilitating repair.

 

In individual therapy, Marina specializes in areas of adult attachment/relationships, childhood trauma, parenting difficulties, life transitions, and mental health issues such as depression, anxiety and other emotional difficulties. Through an empathic therapeutic relationship where Marina's clients feel deeply understood, she helps them integrate relational, emotional, cognitive and body-oriented experiences to resolve their concerns.

 

Marina believes in the client’s inherent capacity to change and grow from the sense of safety and support gained in therapy. Marina works virtually with clients aged 16 and older.